IHA - I HATE ACRONYMS

[bobc469]

I enjoy reading through the various threads, but it is easy to get lost with all the use of acronyms.

I'm not new to this, I've been a Dish customer for more than 12 years, but I still find acronyms that I have never run across or forgotten what they mean.

Would it be possible to post a list of Acronyms and their meanings so a person could find out what something means while reading the forums.

Tnx (Thanks) QRU (nothing further).

BC

 

[LER]

You should try working for a place like I do (IBM), where there are acronym's on top of acronyms.

 

[rglore]

The proper terminology is TLA (three letter acronym). I worked at Ford and had a TLA dictionary.

 

[jahost]

I agree. What the heck is DLNA?

 

[dentke]

I agree. What the heck is DLNA?

Me 3

 

[isaacmorseMI]

I agree. What the heck is DLNA?

Digital Living Network Alliance

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Living_Network_Alliance

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[gpollock87]

digital living network alliance?

 

[Ilya]

We used to have a Glossary here on the forum. But for some reason Scott had to remove it after some version updates. I don't remember why.

 

[Ilya]

Ok, here is the glossary. It is stickied in the General CableTV & Satellite Forum
I added DLNA to the list. If anything else is missing there, please let me know:

Glossary

 

[isaacmorseMI]

Ok, here is the glossary. It is stickied in the General CableTV & Satellite Forum
I added DLNA to the list. If anything else is missing there, please let me know:

Glossary

I would add HIC, and H/J.

 

[Ilya]

Done.

 

[sparc]

PTAT = Primetime Anytime: Records all 4 Broadcast Networks during primetime hours on one tuner in the new Hopper system (as long as Dish offers your HD locals)

 

[PokerMunkee]

How does E* stand for DISH Network??

 

[HIFI]

How does E* stand for DISH Network??

E* = Echostar before the dish /echostar seperation.

 

[MikeD-C05]

How does E* stand for DISH Network??

It doesn't anymore, as Echostar is a separate company and is no way part of Dishnetwork. DISH is the proper name now since they dropped the network part of their name. In the early days they used E* to define Dishnetwork since they owned them, and they used D* to define Directv. I have used DISH for Dishnetwork for years now and have always hated acronyms for either sat company.

 

[PokerMunkee]

Ah, ok. That makes sense now!

 

[Coach Knight]

I enjoy reading through the various threads, but it is easy to get lost with all the use of acronyms.

OMG! WTH?? :

LOL j/k

TTYL

 

[Tampa8]

IDK, BBFN.

 

[DustoMan]

I work for the Army. They love acronyms and best part is that they change them every couple years just to mess with you.

 

[Ganthet]

If you want to get REALLY nit-picky terms such as PTAT and DLNA are not acronyms, they're abbreviations.

An acronym is a pronounceable word made from the first letter of a compound term or phrase (SCUBA, RADAR, LASER, FUBAR)

How are abbreviations and acronyms different