Internet Abbreviations-WTF do those letters mean (FOR FAQ SECTION)

95RogueM3 · Fri, Oct-31-2003, 05:06:39 PM

hfm= hot film meter, frequently referred to as air flow meter.

This is the peice which meters the air going into the engine and then compensates with the correct amount of gasoline to keep the stochiometric ratio.

-Richard

97BLKM3COUPE · Mon, Nov-03-2003, 01:47:00 PM

CEL - Check Engine Light
TIA - Thanks in Advance
OEM - Origininal Equipment Manufacturer

m3bro · Mon, Nov-03-2003, 06:37:14 PM

FAD - Functions As Designed

YMMV - Your Milage May Vary

FWIW - For What Its Worth

POS - Piece of S**t

IMHO - In My Honest Opinion

ASC+T - All Season Control + Traction

That 's all for now....

rbc827 · Mon, Nov-03-2003, 08:04:03 PM

Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't HFM stand for High Flow Meter and not Hot Film Meter?

Fishey · Mon, Nov-03-2003, 08:05:07 PM

R&P (Ring and Pinion)

redheadfred · Tue, Nov-04-2003, 12:31:15 AM

NWS - Not Work Safe. very heavily used on the BF.c off-topic

...

BF.c - bimmerforums.com

eXpLiCiT_4o8 · Tue, Nov-04-2003, 01:29:52 AM

What about EVO?

Extrav.Dreams · Tue, Nov-04-2003, 01:40:30 AM

I think it is short for evolution

beebo100 · Wed, Nov-05-2003, 06:41:08 PM

anyone wonder why the word abbreviation is so long? anywho:

adidas:all day i dream about shifting(or sex whichever you prefer)
asc+t : automatic stability control + traction it's in your owners manual i just looked it up. it's not all season control +traction
ford: fixed or repaired daily (cheap shot but i just had to)

beguile · Wed, Nov-05-2003, 11:51:54 PM

FORD is usually Fix Or Repair Daily, but here's some others:

Fast Only Rolling Downhill
F*$cked Over Rebuilt Dodge

And one nice one...
First On Race Day

Oh and one other thing... don't misuse the TLA's (Three Letter Acronyms)..

For example, don't say NIC Card (NIC = Network Interface Card). So saying NIC Card is like saying "Network Interface Card Card". "NIC Card" was on the front page of compusa's webpage for awhile... sad..

Or even DIMM Memory Module (duh... DIMM= Dual Inline Memory Module). I found this one on an instruction manual that come with some memory (from Kensington if memory serves me right).

Or how about "Built on NT Technology" that's printed on EVERY Windows 2000 CD, manual, and even the boot screen.. (NT = New Technology). Why not just say "Built on New Technology", it's only one letter more and your not repeating the LONG part of the acronym. Of course, if you call Microsoft on this (and I have), they now claim that "NT" no longer stands for "New Technology" like it did back in the day when NT 3.51 (or even 4.0) was out... no... it's now a "proper noun".. sure.. right.. nice try (which is what some people say NT stands for, "Nice Try").

Sorry for the semi off topic post, but it needed to be said.

Fri, Oct-31-2003, 05:06:39 PM	#11
95RogueM3 ^Needs More Garage Space.. Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 33 Posts: 3,021 Reputation: 0 Location: Richmond, VA	hfm= hot film meter, frequently referred to as air flow meter. This is the peice which meters the air going into the engine and then compensates with the correct amount of gasoline to keep the stochiometric ratio. -Richard __________________ '98 M3 Sedan - Built 2JZ Swap - 915whp, 791wtq '95 M3 - 37k Miles

Mon, Nov-03-2003, 06:37:14 PM	#13
m3bro Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 20 Reputation: 0 Location: Boston	Here's more FAD - Functions As Designed YMMV - Your Milage May Vary FWIW - For What Its Worth POS - Piece of S**t IMHO - In My Honest Opinion ASC+T - All Season Control + Traction That 's all for now....

Mon, Nov-03-2003, 08:04:03 PM	#14
rbc827 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Age: 44 Posts: 128 Reputation: 0 Location: Atlanta	Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't HFM stand for High Flow Meter and not Hot Film Meter? __________________ Always give the hardest job to the laziest person, and they will come up with the fastest way to do it.

Mon, Nov-03-2003, 08:05:07 PM	#15
Fishey Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 220 Reputation: 0	R&P (Ring and Pinion) __________________ Volvo 850 T5-R

Tue, Nov-04-2003, 12:31:15 AM	#16
redheadfred Dreaming of another M... Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 639 Reputation: 0 Location: Seattle	NWS - Not Work Safe. very heavily used on the BF.c off-topic ... BF.c - bimmerforums.com __________________ -dave

Mon, Nov-03-2003, 01:47:00 PM	#12
97BLKM3COUPE Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,194 Reputation: 0 Location: Dublin, OH	CEL - Check Engine Light TIA - Thanks in Advance OEM - Origininal Equipment Manufacturer

Tue, Nov-04-2003, 01:29:52 AM	#17
eXpLiCiT_4o8 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 235 Reputation: 0 Location: San Jose, CA	What about EVO?

Tue, Nov-04-2003, 01:40:30 AM	#18
Extrav.Dreams Beacon in the Darkness Join Date: Dec 2002 Age: 35 Posts: 1,216 Reputation: 0 Location: Austin	I think it is short for evolution __________________ -Sebastian 8/95 Cosmo M3 - One BAM

Wed, Nov-05-2003, 06:41:08 PM	#19
beebo100 2014 F1 fantasy league and 2008 F1 game champion Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 8,536 Reputation: 0	more abbrev. anyone wonder why the word abbreviation is so long? anywho: adidas:all day i dream about shifting(or sex whichever you prefer) asc+t : automatic stability control + traction it's in your owners manual i just looked it up. it's not all season control +traction ford: fixed or repaired daily (cheap shot but i just had to)

Wed, Nov-05-2003, 11:51:54 PM	#20
beguile Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Age: 39 Posts: 225 Reputation: 0 Location: Austin TX	FORD is usually Fix Or Repair Daily, but here's some others: Fast Only Rolling Downhill F*$cked Over Rebuilt Dodge And one nice one... First On Race Day Oh and one other thing... don't misuse the TLA's (Three Letter Acronyms).. For example, don't say NIC Card (NIC = Network Interface Card). So saying NIC Card is like saying "Network Interface Card Card". "NIC Card" was on the front page of compusa's webpage for awhile... sad.. Or even DIMM Memory Module (duh... DIMM= Dual Inline Memory Module). I found this one on an instruction manual that come with some memory (from Kensington if memory serves me right). Or how about "Built on NT Technology" that's printed on EVERY Windows 2000 CD, manual, and even the boot screen.. (NT = New Technology). Why not just say "Built on New Technology", it's only one letter more and your not repeating the LONG part of the acronym. Of course, if you call Microsoft on this (and I have), they now claim that "NT" no longer stands for "New Technology" like it did back in the day when NT 3.51 (or even 4.0) was out... no... it's now a "proper noun".. sure.. right.. nice try (which is what some people say NT stands for, "Nice Try"). Sorry for the semi off topic post, but it needed to be said.

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