| Every now & then someone asks for help understanding the acronyms & initialisms they see here and elsewhere around the Net, so I put this together. If anyone would like to contribute additional acronyms (especially the pen-specific ones) -- or to correct any errors I may have made, for that matter -- I'll maintain the list.
-- Linda B.
A general guide to acronyms can be found at the Acronym
Finder page
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| ALL-PURPOSE ACRONYMS: |
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These acronyms are in general use in the wired world. Most originate in the world of IRC (Internet Relay Chat) chat rooms.
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| BEG: |
-- Big Evil Grin |
| BFTB or BFYB: |
-- Bang For The [or Your] Buck |
| BTW: |
-- By The Way...
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| FWIW: |
-- For What It's Worth
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| G: |
-- Grin |
| IIRC: |
-- If I Remember [or Recall] Correctly |
| IMHO: |
-- In My Humble Opinion |
| IMNSHO: |
-- In My Not So Humble Opinion |
| IMNTBHO: |
-- In My Never To Be Humble Opinion |
| IMVHO: |
-- In My Very Humble Opinion |
| IMO: |
-- In My Opinion |
| LOL: |
-- Laughing Out Loud |
| RO[T]FL: |
-- Rolling On [The] Floor Laughing |
| RO[T]FLMAO: |
-- Rolling On [The] Floor Laughing My A$$ Off |
| RO[T]FLMBO: |
-- Rolling On [The] Floor Laughing My Butt Off |
| RO[T]FLMAOAPMP: |
-- Rolling On [The] Floor Laughing My A$$ Off And Peeing My Pants |
| RO[T]FLMAOASTC: |
-- Rolling On [The] Floor Laughing My A$$ Off And Scaring The Cat |
| TTFN: |
-- Ta-ta For Now |
| TTYL: |
-- Talk To You Later |
| VBG: |
-- Very Big Grin |
| VBEG: |
-- Very Big Evil Grin |
| VVBG: |
-- Very Very Big Grin |
| YMMV: |
-- Your Mileage May Vary (i.e., your results/opinion may differ) |
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| PEN-SPECIFIC ACRONYMS: |
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These acronyms are specific to the pen world. Some collectors or dealers may use slight variations on these.
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| BCHR: |
-- Black Chased Hard Rubber |
| BHR: |
-- Black Hard Rubber
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| BF: |
-- Button Filler
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| BP: |
-- Ballpoint
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| C/C: |
-- Cartridge/Converter [fill method] |
| CF or C/F: |
-- Cartridge Filler |
| CS or C/S: |
-- Conway Stewart |
| ED: |
-- Eye-Dropper |
| EX: |
-- Excellent (condition) |
| FPH: |
-- Fountain Pen Hospital |
| FPOTW: |
-- Fountain Pens Of The World [book by Andreas Lambrou] |
| GF: |
-- Gold-Filled |
| GP: |
-- Gold Plate[d] |
| LE: |
-- Limited Edition |
| LF: |
-- Lever-Fill[ed] |
| MB: |
-- Mont Blanc |
| MIB: |
-- Mint In Box [condition - i.e., all original; never dipped or filled] |
| MP: |
-- Mechanical Pencil |
| NM: |
-- Near Mint [condition] |
| NMIB: |
-- Near Mint In Box |
| NOS: |
-- New Old Stock |
| OS or O/S: |
-- Oversize [i.e., extra large/long] |
| PF: |
-- Piston-Fill[er] |
| PFM: |
-- [Sheaffer's] Pen For Men |
| RB: |
-- Roller Ball |
| RCHR: |
-- Red Chased Hard Rubber |
| RHR: |
-- Red Hard Rubber |
| RG: |
-- Rolled Gold |
| SS or S/S: |
-- Sterling Silver |
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| NIBS: |
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These acronyms are used to describe nibs. Some collectors, manufacturers or dealers may use slight variations on these.
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| B: |
-- Broad |
| BB: |
-- Double-Broad
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| BBB: |
-- Triple-Broad
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| EF: |
-- Extra-Fine
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| F: |
-- Fine |
| I: |
-- Italic |
| LO: |
-- Left Oblique [i.e., for left-handed writer] |
| M: |
-- Medium |
| OB: |
-- Oblique Broad |
| OBB: |
-- Oblique Double-Broad |
| OF: |
-- Oblique Fine |
| OM: |
-- Oblique Medium |
| RO: |
-- Reverse Oblique (aka Left Oblique) |
| S: |
-- Stub |
| S/F: |
-- Semi-Flex[ible] |
| XF: |
-- Extra-Fine |
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