List of Popular Acronyms

NeitherExtreme · **on:** September 14, 2007, 10:04:58 PM

We use lot's of acronyms and abbreviations, so I figured I'd try to make a list to help the newcomers, although I still probably have a few to learn as well. Please add to my list, and I'll update this post to keep them all in order.

Common Acronyms – Used with Multitools:
ALOX - Aluminium Oxide - Vic's (and Wengers SI) aluminium scaled knives (93mm and 84mm) have an Aluminium Oxide coating
BO - Black Oxide finish
CC - Cap Crimpers
CE - Combo Edge (part-serrated, part plain knife blade)
DLC - Diamond Like Coating
MAS- Multitool Acquisition Syndrome
MT - Multitool
OH/OHO - One Handed (Opening) (mainly knife blades)
PE - Plain Edge (knife blade)
SS - Stainless Steel
SAK - Swiss Army Knife
SAKKO - Swiss Army Knife Knock-Off
SE - Serrated Edge (knife blade)
TGMTPT - The Great Multi Tool Picture Thread
VSAK - Victorinox SAK
WSAK - Wenger SAK

Company (Organisation!) Names:
CRKT - Columbia River Knife & Tool Company
LM - Leatherman
MT.O, MT.o, MTO, MTo - Multitool.org
SOG - Studies and Operations Group (Knife & Tool company)
SOSAK - Secret Order of the Swiss Army Knife
Vic - Victorinox

Some Specific Tool Models:
Champ - Victorinox SwissChamp
CX - Skeletool CX
EVO - A style of Wenger tools with ergonomic handles including one group with rubber 'grip' inserts
FSP - Fisher Space Pen
GAK - German Army Knife
MP - Multiplier, for example Gerber's MP400/MP600
OHF - Vic's One Handed Fireman
OHT - Vic's One Handed Trekker, or Leatherman's "One Handed Tool"
PAD - SOG powerAccess Deluxe
PPP - SOG's Pocket Power Plier
PPPD - SOG's Pocket Power Plier Deluxe
PST - LM's Personal Survival Tool
P4, S4, E4 - LM's Squirt Series
SI - Wenger Standard Issue, aka. The 'Soldat'. The Wenger version of the 1961 Vic Soldier design
ST - (Victorinox) SwissTool or (Leatherman) Super Tool
STS - SwissTool Spirit
S2, CS4, KF4, XE6 - LM's Juice Series
TCP - Tool Chest Plus
Ti, XTi, TTi, AL, ALX - LM's Charge Series
XAVT, XL, XLT, XXLT - Large versions of Victorinox' SwissChamp

Common Acronyms - General Use:
BOB - Bug Out Bag
CCW - Concealed Weapons Permit
EDC - Every Day Carry
FAK - First Aid Kit
OG - Original
PC - Politically Correct
PSK - Personal Survival Kit

Common Acronyms - Internet Chat:
AFAIK – As Far As I Know
FTFY – Fixed That For You
IMO – In My Opinion
IMHO – In My Humble Opinion
OP - Original Poster (first poster in a thread)
OT - Off Topic
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary - 'That is my experience in my context, your experience/situation may well be different'

Buying and Selling:
NIB - New In Box
NWB - New Without Box
BNIB - Brand New In Box (same as NIB)
LNIB - Like New In Box
BIN - Buy It Now
OBO - Or Best Offer
NOS - New Old Stock
D/C - Discontinued
LE - Limited Edition
SN - Serial Numbered

Papacat · **Reply #1 on:** September 14, 2007, 10:29:21 PM

Is there going to be a test? $:-\$

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #2 on:** September 14, 2007, 10:47:24 PM

Quote from: NeitherExtreme on September 14, 2007, 10:04:58 PM

We use lot's of acronyms and abreviations, so I figured I'd try to make a list to help the newcomers, although I still probably have a few to learn as well. Please add to my list, and I'll update this post to keep them all in order.

CRKT - Columbia Knife & Tool Company
EDC - Every Day Carry
GAK - German Army Knife
LM - Leatherman
SAK - Swiss Army Knife
SAKKO - Swiss Army Knife Knock-Off
SOSAK - Secret Order of the Swiss Army Knife
SOG - SOG ;D (Knife & Tool company)
ST - SwissTool or Super Tool
MT - Multi-Tool
MT.O or MTO - Multitool.org
Vic - Victorinox

Tool Models:
S2, CS4, KF4, XE6 - LM's Juice Series
P4, S4, E4 - LM's Squirt Series
Ti, XTi, TTi, AL, ALX - LM's Charge Series
XAVT - Huge Vic Tool

Bloody good idea fella

J-sews · **Reply #3 on:** September 15, 2007, 12:17:25 AM

(Thanks for making this thread all sticky Micky!)

It took me a month or more before I figured out what OHT was. (One Hand Trekker)

Link = http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Trekker

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #4 on:** September 15, 2007, 12:20:22 AM

Quote from: J-sews on September 15, 2007, 12:17:25 AM

(Thanks for making this thread all sticky Micky!)

It took me a month or more before I figured out what OHT was. (One Hand Trekker)

Link = http://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Trekker

All credit to NeitherExtreme for coming up to the idea

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #5 on:** September 15, 2007, 12:21:54 AM

Quote from: J-sews on September 15, 2007, 12:17:25 AM

sticky Micky!

Oh please don't say that's a nick name coming on

;D

J-sews · **Reply #6 on:** September 15, 2007, 12:35:08 AM

Quote from: micky d on September 15, 2007, 12:21:54 AM

Quote from: J-sews on September 15, 2007, 12:17:25 AM
sticky Micky!
Oh please don't say that's a nick name coming on ;D

I'm going to let that drop for fear of retaliation

Here's another couple:
PST = Personal Survival Tool
EVO = short for Wenger's Evolution series of Swiss Army Knives

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #7 on:** September 15, 2007, 12:39:00 AM

Quote from: J-sews on September 15, 2007, 12:35:08 AM

Quote from: micky d on September 15, 2007, 12:21:54 AM
Quote from: J-sews on September 15, 2007, 12:17:25 AM
sticky Micky!
Oh please don't say that's a nick name coming on ;D
I'm going to let that drop for fear of retaliation

Here's another couple:
PST = Personal Survival Tool
EVO = short for Wenger's Evolution series of Swiss Army Knives

You'd beat me anyway, I'm still not the master of my new found moderator power's, you could delete me out of exsistance at the push of a button

;D

FAK First Aid Kit
DAK Dutch Army Knife

Roadie · **Reply #8 on:** September 15, 2007, 01:07:22 AM

BOB - Bug Out Bag
PSK - Personal Survival Kit

Good idea this thread.....could you put all them together in the first post so that people don't have to search the thread for them.

CQC-7 · **Reply #9 on:** September 15, 2007, 03:54:11 PM

CCW permit- Concealed carry permit.

Tom Munch · **Reply #10 on:** September 15, 2007, 05:47:43 PM

SOG orignally stood for Studies and Operations Group.

J-sews · **Reply #11 on:** September 15, 2007, 06:00:08 PM

These are kinda fun....but I can't think of any more.

Maybe we should make up some new ones?

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #12 on:** September 15, 2007, 06:10:16 PM

OHF= One Handed Fireman (Victorinox)
OHR= One Handed Recurve (Modded OHT)
TCP= ToolChest Plus (Wenger)
PPP= Pocket Power Plier (SOG)
PPPD= Pocket Power Plier Deluxe (SOG)

Def

CQC-7 · **Reply #13 on:** September 15, 2007, 06:15:36 PM

SWP-Swisschamp?

STS- Swisstool spirit

STBO- Swisstool black oxide

SBM- Suicide by multitool

KEL- Killing the English Language

Essentially this is what we are doing here. Isn't it fun

jock1 · **Reply #14 on:** September 15, 2007, 07:16:49 PM

my personal favourite is S.N.A.F.U which stands for Situation Normal All

Up

CQC-7 · **Reply #15 on:** September 15, 2007, 07:42:31 PM

FSP- Fisher Space Pen

PC- Politically correct. Could also stand for paracord

NeitherExtreme · **Reply #16 on:** September 17, 2007, 01:26:42 AM

Thanks for the help, keep them coming if you think of any more! That was the first I heard of a meaning for SOG, thanks Tom! Cool idea making this sticky, hopefully it can make life easier for someone...

NeitherExtreme · **Reply #17 on:** September 17, 2007, 01:29:54 AM

Also, I just thought to add: if there's anyone who has seen an acronym and wants to know what it means, just let us know, and if I don't know the answer I'm sure someone else can help us out

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #18 on:** September 17, 2007, 10:07:46 AM

Were all forgetting the most important acronym of all!

SWMBO She Who Must Be Obeyed! ;D ;D

I'm Still Bison · **Reply #19 on:** September 18, 2007, 04:30:56 AM

Quote from: micky d on September 17, 2007, 10:07:46 AM

Were all forgetting the most important acronym of all!

SWMBO She Who Must Be Obeyed! ;D ;D

Some of the acronyms I learned in the service couldn't be posted here,because the explanations aren't exactly family friendly

J-sews · **Reply #20 on:** September 18, 2007, 04:44:54 AM

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #21 on:** September 18, 2007, 10:27:42 AM

Quote from: Bison56 on September 18, 2007, 04:30:56 AM

Quote from: micky d on September 17, 2007, 10:07:46 AM
Were all forgetting the most important acronym of all!

SWMBO She Who Must Be Obeyed! ;D ;D
Some of the acronyms I learned in the service couldn't be posted here,because the explanations aren't exactly family friendly

I'm curious now ;D

jock1 · **Reply #22 on:** September 18, 2007, 08:38:15 PM

Quote from: Bison56 on September 18, 2007, 04:30:56 AM

Quote from: micky d on September 17, 2007, 10:07:46 AM
Were all forgetting the most important acronym of all!

SWMBO She Who Must Be Obeyed! ;D ;D
Some of the acronyms I learned in the service couldn't be posted here,because the explanations aren't exactly family friendly

J-sews · **Reply #23 on:** September 25, 2007, 03:57:56 AM

Looks like we've accumulated quite a list here!

Hmmmm, I'm thinking we should post it on the Multitool Encyclopedia as well. NeitherExtreme, would you like the honors?

;D

(Give a shout if you need a hand getting started)

NeitherExtreme · **Reply #24 on:** September 25, 2007, 10:03:31 PM

I'm kinda busy at the moment, and I've never done the wiki thing, although I'm sure its easy enough. If no one else gets to it before I do, I'll try to get it on there sometime...