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Beginners Guide (Acronyms)

AFS - Automatic Feed System Analog - Traditional tobacco cigarette Atty - Atomizer BB - Black Beauty (AltSmoke) BFM - Blue Foam Mod (cart filler material) BP - "Big Pharma" - large, multi-national pharmaceutical companies BP - Buzz Pro (Notcigs) BSB - Black Silver Bullet (AltSmoke) BT - "Big Tobacco" - large, trans-national tobacco companies, such as RJ Reynolds, BAT, Philip Morris etc C9V - Cloud 9 Vaping (Supplier) Cart - Short for cartridge- The part of the electronic cigarette which contains the liquid. These come blank (with no liquid), or pre-filled. CASAA - The Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association cc - cubic centimeter (1 cc = 1 ml) cm - centimeter (1 cm = 0.394 inch) CN - China DBSB - Double Barrel Silver Bullet (AltSmoke) DC - Dual Coil DCC - Dual Coil Cartomizer DIY - Do It Yourself DOA - Dead On Arrival dr - dram (1 dram = 3.7 ml) Dripping - To place a few drops of liquid directly onto the atomizer instead of using a cartridge. Dry Smoking - Same thing as dripping, refering to the fact that the cartridge us usually not filled, therefore dry. DT - Drip Tip E-Liquid - Flavored or unflavored liquid for use in an electronic cigarette, usually (but not always) containing nicotine. ECA - Electronic Cigarette Association (until 2010) ECF - e-cigarette-forum Electrofag - British-English slang term for an e-cig ELP - ELiquidPlanet (Supplier) EMDCC - eGo Mega Dual Coil Cartomizer EST - E-smokeytreats (Supplier) ETA - Edited to Add ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival FDA - Food and Drug Administration Filler - The clump of fibers that hold the liquid in the cartridge FV - Fixed Voltage GG - Golden Greek (The GG) GP - Good Prophets (Supplier) GRAS - Generally recognized as safe an FDA designation that covers PG and VG HR - High Resistance (Atomizer/Cartomizer) HV - High Voltage (typically a 5 or 6 volt e-cigarette) IMR - A battery with lower internal resistance and a high discharge rate, good for high drain applications like e-cigarettes in - inch (also abbreviated ") (1 inch = 25.4 mm) JC - Short for Johnson Creek, a brand of e-liquids JS - Janty Stick Juice/E-Juice/Smoke Juice - Another term for E-Liquid KB - Kissbox (Janty) KR8 - KR808D-1 LR - Low Resistance (Atomizer/Cartomizer) LV - Light Vaper (Mod) LXP - LiquidXpress (Supplier) mA - milliamp (often used as a measure of available power) mAh - milliamp hour (often used as a measure of battery capacity/duration) MFS - My Freedom Smokes (Supplier) mg - milligram (often used as measure of nicotine per ml of e-liquid) ml - milliliter (1 ml = 0.034 fluid ounce) mm - millimeter (1 mm = 0.039 inch) Mod - Forum Moderator Mod - Modified (custom built) e-cigarette MOQ - Minimum Order Quantity MVS - My Vapor Store (Supplier) NH - Nhaler (Supplier) Nic - Nicotine NPG - Not containing Propylene Glycol. Sometimes used as a synonym to Vegetable Glycerin. NRT - Nicotine Replacement Therapy (patch, gum, etc.) NVC - National Vapers Club OD - Overdose OP - Original Post or Poster oz - Ounce (1 fluid oz = 29.5 ml) Passthrough - A USB adapter for the Electronic Cigarette which screws onto the atomizer like a battery, but draws power from a USB port. PC - Powder Coat or Coating PCC - Personal Charging Case / Portable Charger Case PD - Prodigy (PureSmoker) PEG - Propylethylene Glycol PG - Propylene Glycol PGA - Pure Grain Alcohol (aka Everclear) PH - Public Health PM - Private Message Primer Puff - A short, quick mouth-inhale on the electronic cigarette similar to the action when smoking a pipe or cigar. This heats up the atomizer before a full draw. PS - PureSmoker (Supplier) PT - Passthrough - A USB adapter for the Electronic Cigarette which screws onto the atomizer like a battery, but draws power from a USB port. PTB - Pyramid Tea Bag (cart filler material) PV - Personal vaporizer - An electronic cigarette. Some prefer to use this term as the word 'cigarette' has a lot of negative connotations associated with it that do not apply to PVs. PVF – Pinoy Vapers Forum (Phillipine E-cig Vapers Organization / Forum) PWM - Pulse Width Modulation (Variable Voltage) QC - Quality Control RD - Ruyan Direct (Supplier) RYO - Roll Your Own analog cigarettes SB - Silver Bullet (AltSmoke) SD - Trog's Screwdriver Mod SE - Smoking Everywhere (Supplier) SLB - Shenzhen Sailebao Technology Co. (Manufacturer) SR - Standard Resistance (Atomizer/Cartomizer) SS - Stainless Steel SS - Super-Six (Super T Manufacturing) Stuffing - Another term for filler TAB - Turkish American Blend (E-liquid) Tailpiping - Vaping directly from the atomizer without using a mouthpiece/cartridge TAWA - Throw Away Atomizer (no warranty) TH - Throat hit Topping Up/Off - To add a few drops of liquid to a partially used cartridge to prolong its use TV - Tasty Vapor (Supplier) TW - Totally Wicked (Supplier) UFS - Uninterrupted Feed System (The GG) ULRA - Ultra Low Resistance Atomizer V4L - Vapor4Life (Supplier) Vaping - The act of using an Electronic Cigarette (as opposed to "smoking", as the device creates a vapor rather than smoke) VG - Vegetable Glycerin VK - Vapor King (Vapor4Life) VK - Vapor Kings (Supplier) VV - Variable Voltage VW - Variable Wattage WHO - World Health Organization WTA - Whole Tobacco Alkaloids XH - XHaler (Nhaler) DK - Dekang (World's largest e-liquid supplier)
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