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'''Acronyms''' are commonly used by the [[ | '''Acronyms''' are commonly used by the [[Neopets]] community. An [[Wikipedia:Acronym|acronym]] is a series of letters that represents several words. To a user unfamiliar with their usage, Neopian acronyms may seem confusing. The following is a list of some common acronyms, in alphabetical order for convenience. | ||
*'''AC''': [[Avatar]] Chat, where users speak about how to obtain or show off avatars. | |||
*'''AI''': Artificial Intelligence. [[1-Player Challengers]] run on set AI patterns. | *'''AI''': Artificial Intelligence. [[1-Player Challengers]] run on set AI patterns. | ||
*'''BN''': | *'''BC''': [[Beauty Contest]] | ||
*'''BN''': ''Before Neopia'', referring to times before recorded [[History of Neopia]] (or before [[Neopets]] began). | |||
*'''BD''': [[Battledome]]. Where [[Neopet]]s get to fight against other Neopets or [[:Category: Villains|Villains]] of [[Neopia]]. | *'''BD''': [[Battledome]]. Where [[Neopet]]s get to fight against other Neopets or [[:Category: Villains|Villains]] of [[Neopia]]. | ||
*'''BDC''': Battledome Chat | |||
*'''BRB''': Chat speak for "be right back". | |||
*'''BTY''': [[Better Than You]] | |||
*'''CATFB''': [[Chomby and the Fungus Balls]] | *'''CATFB''': [[Chomby and the Fungus Balls]] | ||
*'''COM''': [[Curse of Maraqua]] | *'''COM''': [[Curse of Maraqua]] | ||
*'''CSS''': [[Wikipedia: Cascading Style Sheets|Cascading Style Sheets]]. An extension to HTML which can set default style attributes for a HTML tag (that has been defined in the doctype) or style attributes for a specific class or id. Frequently used to customize [[User Lookup]]s and [[Shop]]s. | *'''CSS''': [[Wikipedia: Cascading Style Sheets|Cascading Style Sheets]]. An extension to HTML which can set default style attributes for a HTML tag (that has been defined in the doctype) or style attributes for a specific class or id. Frequently used to customize [[User Lookup]]s and [[Shop]]s. | ||
*'''DBD''': Dark Battle Duck. A weapon that used to do 10 icons damage in the [[Battledome]], and isn't as valued anymore. | *'''DBD''': Dark Battle Duck. A weapon that used to do 10 icons damage in the [[Battledome]], and isn't as valued anymore. | ||
*'''Def''': Defense, a stat category of a Neopet. | |||
*'''DoN''': [[Defenders of Neopia]] | |||
*'''ENT''': Evil Neopets Team. An acryonym used often to refer to [[The Neopets Team]] when they're particularly unpleasant. | *'''ENT''': Evil Neopets Team. An acryonym used often to refer to [[The Neopets Team]] when they're particularly unpleasant. | ||
*'''ETS''': Easy to sell [[item]]. | |||
*'''FC''': Fan Club [[Neoboard]]. | |||
*'''FFQ''': [[Fountain Faerie]] Quest | |||
*'''FTP''': ''First to post'' in a Neoboard. | |||
*'''HATIC''': [[Hannah and the Ice Caves]] | *'''HATIC''': [[Hannah and the Ice Caves]] | ||
*'''HATPC''': [[Hannah and the Pirate Caves]] | *'''HATPC''': [[Hannah and the Pirate Caves]] | ||
*'''HC''': Help Chat of the Neoboard. | |||
*'''HH''': H4000 Helmet. A very valued weapon in the [[Battledome]]. | *'''HH''': H4000 Helmet. A very valued weapon in the [[Battledome]]. | ||
*'''HoH''': [[Hall of Heroes]]. Important place in the Altador Plot | *'''HoH''': [[Hall of Heroes]]. Important place in the Altador Plot | ||
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*'''HT''': [[Hidden Tower]] | *'''HT''': [[Hidden Tower]] | ||
*'''HTML''': [[Wikipedia: Hypertext Markup Language|Hypertext Markup Language]]. The mark-up language which all webpages are written in. | *'''HTML''': [[Wikipedia: Hypertext Markup Language|Hypertext Markup Language]]. The mark-up language which all webpages are written in. | ||
*'''HTS''': ''Hard to sell'' item | |||
*'''IDB''': [[In-Depth Battlepedia]]. Sub-site of [[PinkPT]] which is dedicated entirely to the [[Battledome]]. | *'''IDB''': [[In-Depth Battlepedia]]. Sub-site of [[PinkPT]] which is dedicated entirely to the [[Battledome]]. | ||
*'''IDNQ''': [[In-Depth NeoQuest]]. Sub-site of [[PinkPT]] dedicated entirely to the games [[NeoQuest]] and [[NeoQuest II]]. | *'''IDNQ''': [[In-Depth NeoQuest]]. Sub-site of [[PinkPT]] dedicated entirely to the games [[NeoQuest]] and [[NeoQuest II]]. | ||
*'''K''': The symbol following a number, meaning ''thousand''. | |||
*'''IQ''': Intelligence Quotient. [[Adam Powell]] has an IQ of 174. | *'''IQ''': Intelligence Quotient. [[Adam Powell]] has an IQ of 174. | ||
*'''LDP''': [[Lost Desert Plot]] | *'''LDP''': [[Lost Desert Plot]] | ||
*'''LDPBSTSCC''': The [[Trading Card]] ''Lost Desert Paint Brush Stamp T-Shirt Collectable Card''. | *'''LDPBSTSCC''': The [[Trading Card]] ''Lost Desert Paint Brush Stamp T-Shirt Collectable Card''. | ||
*'''MP''': [[Morphing Potion]] or ''My Price'' for an item. | |||
*'''MSP''': Malevolent Sentient Plushie. A [[Paintbrush]] colour that only exists for [[Poogle]]s. | *'''MSP''': Malevolent Sentient Plushie. A [[Paintbrush]] colour that only exists for [[Poogle]]s. | ||
*'''MSPP''': Malevolent Sentient Poogle Plushie | *'''MSPP''': Malevolent Sentient Poogle Plushie | ||
*'''NM''': [[NeoMail]] | |||
*'''NP''': [[Neopoints]] | *'''NP''': [[Neopoints]] | ||
*'''NQ''': [[NeoQuest]] | |||
*'''NQ1''': [[NeoQuest I]] | *'''NQ1''': [[NeoQuest I]] | ||
*'''NQ2''': [[NeoQuest II]] | *'''NQ2''': [[NeoQuest II]] | ||
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*'''NQII''': [[NeoQuest II]] | *'''NQII''': [[NeoQuest II]] | ||
*'''NST''': [[Neopia Standard Time]]. The clock [[Neopia]] follows, and the time [[The Neopets Team]] follows in their work day. | *'''NST''': [[Neopia Standard Time]]. The clock [[Neopia]] follows, and the time [[The Neopets Team]] follows in their work day. | ||
*'''NT''': [[Neopian Times]] | |||
*'''PB''': [[Paint Brush]] | |||
*'''PHP''': The programming language that makes [[Neopets]] possible.(recursive acronym for "PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor") | *'''PHP''': The programming language that makes [[Neopets]] possible.(recursive acronym for "PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor") | ||
*'''PPL''': [[Petpet Protection League]]. A group of [[Neopian]]s who reward [[Neopet]]s for taking good care of their [[Petpet]]s. | *'''PPL''': [[Petpet Protection League]]. A group of [[Neopian]]s who reward [[Neopet]]s for taking good care of their [[Petpet]]s. | ||
*'''PPPB''': [[Petpet Paint Brush]] | |||
*'''PPT''': ''Pink Poogle Toy'', or [[PinkPT]]. One of the oldest [[Neopets]] help sites to exist on the internet. Home of all that is weird and wonderful. | *'''PPT''': ''Pink Poogle Toy'', or [[PinkPT]]. One of the oldest [[Neopets]] help sites to exist on the internet. Home of all that is weird and wonderful. | ||
*'''PPTer''': The term given to a person who has become a member of [[PinkPT]] and considers themselves a part of the PPT community. | *'''PPTer''': The term given to a person who has become a member of [[PinkPT]] and considers themselves a part of the PPT community. | ||
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*'''PSP''': Playstation Portable. | *'''PSP''': Playstation Portable. | ||
*'''PTS''': Points, in reference to the score users receive in the [[:Category:Games|Games]] they play. | *'''PTS''': Points, in reference to the score users receive in the [[:Category:Games|Games]] they play. | ||
*'''R#''': The [[Item Rarity]] of an item (example: r99) | |||
*'''RE''': [[Random Event]] | |||
*'''RPG''': Role Playing Game. [[Neoquest]] and [[Neopets: The Darkest Faerie]] are both considered RPGs. | *'''RPG''': Role Playing Game. [[Neoquest]] and [[Neopets: The Darkest Faerie]] are both considered RPGs. | ||
*'''RS''': Restocking, refering to Neopet [[shop]]s fulling their stores, or a method users use for their own shops. | |||
*'''RSing''': Another way of saying ''restocking''. | |||
*'''SAP''': Seasonal Attack Pea, a powerful weapon of the [[Battledome]]. | *'''SAP''': Seasonal Attack Pea, a powerful weapon of the [[Battledome]]. | ||
*''' | *'''SC''': [[ScratchCard]] | ||
*'''SDB''': [[Safety Deposit Box]] | *'''SDB''': [[Safety Deposit Box]] | ||
*'''SHH''': [[Something Has Happened]], a type of [[Random Event]]. | |||
*'''SOS''': Sword Of Skardsen | *'''SOS''': Sword Of Skardsen | ||
*'''SS''': Scorchstone, referring to a collection of weapons used in the [[Battledome]]. | *'''SS''': Scorchstone, referring to a collection of weapons used in the [[Battledome]]. | ||
*'''STP''': ''Second to post'' in a [[Neoboard]]. | |||
*'''Str''': ''Strength'', a stat category of a Neopet. | |||
*'''SuAP''': Super Attack Pea | |||
*'''TCG''': ''Trading Card Game'', in reference to the [[Neopets TCG]]. | *'''TCG''': ''Trading Card Game'', in reference to the [[Neopets TCG]]. | ||
*'''TDF''': [[The Darkest Faerie]] | *'''TDF''': [[The Darkest Faerie]] | ||
*'''TNT''': [[The Neopets Team]]. Inspired the ''TNT'' [[Avatar]], which is used only by them. Also refers to the [[Neopian Times]]. | *'''TNT''': [[The Neopets Team]]. Inspired the ''TNT'' [[Avatar]], which is used only by them. Also refers to the [[Neopian Times]]. | ||
*'''TP''': [[Trading Post]] | *'''TP''': [[Trading Post]] or [[Transmogrification Potion]] | ||
*'''WC''': [[Werelupe]] Claw, a powerful weapon of the [[Battledome]]. | *'''Trans''': [[Transmogrification Potion]] | ||
*'''TYS''': [[Test Your Strength]] | |||
*'''UB''': ''Unbuyable'', refering to an [[item]] which can't be bought through stores and only through the [[Trading Post]]. | |||
*'''WC''': [[Werelupe]] Claw, a powerful weapon of the [[Battledome]], or [[World Challenge]]. | |||
*'''WoE''': [[Wheel of Excitement]] | |||
*'''WoK''': [[Wheel of Knowledge]] | |||
*'''WoM''': [[Wheel of Monotony]], [[Wheel of Misfortune]] or [[Wheel of Mediocrity]] | |||
*'''XHTML''': Extensive Hypertext Markup Language. The stricter, cleaner form of HTML. | *'''XHTML''': Extensive Hypertext Markup Language. The stricter, cleaner form of HTML. | ||
==External Links== | |||
*[http://sunnyneo.com/abbreviations.php SunnyNeo Abbreviations List] | |||
[[Category: Neopets Terminology]] | [[Category: Neopets Terminology]] | ||
Revision as of 19:26, 19 November 2006
Acronyms are commonly used by the Neopets community. An acronym is a series of letters that represents several words. To a user unfamiliar with their usage, Neopian acronyms may seem confusing. The following is a list of some common acronyms, in alphabetical order for convenience.
- AC: Avatar Chat, where users speak about how to obtain or show off avatars.
- AI: Artificial Intelligence. 1-Player Challengers run on set AI patterns.
- BC: Beauty Contest
- BN: Before Neopia, referring to times before recorded History of Neopia (or before Neopets began).
- BD: Battledome. Where Neopets get to fight against other Neopets or Villains of Neopia.
- BDC: Battledome Chat
- BRB: Chat speak for "be right back".
- BTY: Better Than You
- CATFB: Chomby and the Fungus Balls
- COM: Curse of Maraqua
- CSS: Cascading Style Sheets. An extension to HTML which can set default style attributes for a HTML tag (that has been defined in the doctype) or style attributes for a specific class or id. Frequently used to customize User Lookups and Shops.
- DBD: Dark Battle Duck. A weapon that used to do 10 icons damage in the Battledome, and isn't as valued anymore.
- Def: Defense, a stat category of a Neopet.
- DoN: Defenders of Neopia
- ENT: Evil Neopets Team. An acryonym used often to refer to The Neopets Team when they're particularly unpleasant.
- ETS: Easy to sell item.
- FC: Fan Club Neoboard.
- FFQ: Fountain Faerie Quest
- FTP: First to post in a Neoboard.
- HATIC: Hannah and the Ice Caves
- HATPC: Hannah and the Pirate Caves
- HC: Help Chat of the Neoboard.
- HH: H4000 Helmet. A very valued weapon in the Battledome.
- HoH: Hall of Heroes. Important place in the Altador Plot
- HP: Hit points, the amount of total health you have. Important in the Battledome.
- HT: Hidden Tower
- HTML: Hypertext Markup Language. The mark-up language which all webpages are written in.
- HTS: Hard to sell item
- IDB: In-Depth Battlepedia. Sub-site of PinkPT which is dedicated entirely to the Battledome.
- IDNQ: In-Depth NeoQuest. Sub-site of PinkPT dedicated entirely to the games NeoQuest and NeoQuest II.
- K: The symbol following a number, meaning thousand.
- IQ: Intelligence Quotient. Adam Powell has an IQ of 174.
- LDP: Lost Desert Plot
- LDPBSTSCC: The Trading Card Lost Desert Paint Brush Stamp T-Shirt Collectable Card.
- MP: Morphing Potion or My Price for an item.
- MSP: Malevolent Sentient Plushie. A Paintbrush colour that only exists for Poogles.
- MSPP: Malevolent Sentient Poogle Plushie
- NM: NeoMail
- NP: Neopoints
- NQ: NeoQuest
- NQ1: NeoQuest I
- NQ2: NeoQuest II
- NQI: NeoQuest I
- NQII: NeoQuest II
- NST: Neopia Standard Time. The clock Neopia follows, and the time The Neopets Team follows in their work day.
- NT: Neopian Times
- PB: Paint Brush
- PHP: The programming language that makes Neopets possible.(recursive acronym for "PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor")
- PPL: Petpet Protection League. A group of Neopians who reward Neopets for taking good care of their Petpets.
- PPPB: Petpet Paint Brush
- PPT: Pink Poogle Toy, or PinkPT. One of the oldest Neopets help sites to exist on the internet. Home of all that is weird and wonderful.
- PPTer: The term given to a person who has become a member of PinkPT and considers themselves a part of the PPT community.
- PS2: Playstation 2. The Neopets: The Darkest Faerie video was released on the PS2.
- PSP: Playstation Portable.
- PTS: Points, in reference to the score users receive in the Games they play.
- R#: The Item Rarity of an item (example: r99)
- RE: Random Event
- RPG: Role Playing Game. Neoquest and Neopets: The Darkest Faerie are both considered RPGs.
- RS: Restocking, refering to Neopet shops fulling their stores, or a method users use for their own shops.
- RSing: Another way of saying restocking.
- SAP: Seasonal Attack Pea, a powerful weapon of the Battledome.
- SC: ScratchCard
- SDB: Safety Deposit Box
- SHH: Something Has Happened, a type of Random Event.
- SOS: Sword Of Skardsen
- SS: Scorchstone, referring to a collection of weapons used in the Battledome.
- STP: Second to post in a Neoboard.
- Str: Strength, a stat category of a Neopet.
- SuAP: Super Attack Pea
- TCG: Trading Card Game, in reference to the Neopets TCG.
- TDF: The Darkest Faerie
- TNT: The Neopets Team. Inspired the TNT Avatar, which is used only by them. Also refers to the Neopian Times.
- TP: Trading Post or Transmogrification Potion
- Trans: Transmogrification Potion
- TYS: Test Your Strength
- UB: Unbuyable, refering to an item which can't be bought through stores and only through the Trading Post.
- WC: Werelupe Claw, a powerful weapon of the Battledome, or World Challenge.
- WoE: Wheel of Excitement
- WoK: Wheel of Knowledge
- WoM: Wheel of Monotony, Wheel of Misfortune or Wheel of Mediocrity
- XHTML: Extensive Hypertext Markup Language. The stricter, cleaner form of HTML.