Computer slang dictionary.

I am trying to create a dictionary of computer/nerd/geek/sins of a solar empire slang and acronyms so that if i come across an acronym or word that I don't understand I will be able to look it up. Here are some that i think I know. Feel free to correct me if I am wrong and please add more!

afk - away from keyboard

AM - antimatter

brb - be right back

bump - bring up my post

Cap: Capital Ship.

DC ships - Direct combat ships (light frigate, heavy cruiser)

DIAF: Die in a fire

dpct - damage per cast time

dps - damage per second

extractor - what you use to get resources  do not confuse the two!

Flagship - the ship with the fleet icon above it.

FLTCOM: Fleet Command

fps - first person shooter

FTW: for the win.

HC: Heavy cruiser

LRF: long range frigate

migitation - nullification of a % of incomeing damage

mine - the exploding kind

mmo - masivly multiplayer online

OFC: of course

OP: Original Poster. (In this case, me)

Progen: Prognetior class mothership

PWN: destroy, kill, beat soundly, obliterate, crush, smash, annihilate, decimate.

RA: Returning Armada.

regen - regeneration

RNG: Random Number Generator.

rpg - role playing game

RTFM: Read the f****** Manual

rts - real time strategy

Space egg/space whale - the Vasari Jarrasul Evacuator


tbs- turn based strategy

TL;DR Too long didn't read

 

 

That is what I think I know. Also what does "all your base are belong to us" mean?

 

Samurye. :ninja:

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That is what I think I know. Also what does "all your base is belong to us" mean?

You don't know? 

It was a very from the game zero wing.  It was very poorly translated into english,  it went something like this

In A.D. 2101
War was beginning.
Captain: What happen ?
Mechanic: Somebody set up us the bomb.
Operator: We get signal.
Captain: What !
Operator: Main screen turn on.
Captain: It's you !!
CATS: How are you gentlemen !!
CATS: All your base are belong to us.
CATS: You are on the way to destruction.
Captain: What you say !!
CATS: You have no chance to survive make your time.
CATS: Ha ha ha ha ....
Operator: Captain !! *
Captain: Take off every 'ZIG'!!
Captain: You know what you doing.
Captain: Move 'ZIG'.
Captain: For great justice.

Of course I believe it was a flash animation that spread its popularity.

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Okay....

Samurye. :ninja:

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That is what I think I know. Also what does "all your base are belong to us" mean?

Its from Zero Wing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQnDkgdIn_A check it out.

Here is a link on you tube it's from covering the story

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FTW is also WTF backwards. People use it to avoid curse detectors.

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LOL all your base are belong to us.  Now I know where it came from.

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FTW is what the guy that wins says

WTF is what the guy that lost says

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I thought FTW meant for the win.

 

Samurye.:ninja:

 

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I thought FTW meant for the win.

 

shadows are just being funny

 

ftw is for the win

wtf is what the fuck

 

 

if it was a well played map by both sides, it is costumary to say GG(good gome) by both parties.

 

 

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other terms to be added:

RA - Returning Armada ; you would not believe how many do not know this term

cap - capitol ship

FLTCOM - Fleet Command ; this is a navy term that might be applied here

DC ships - Direct combat ships (light frigate, heavy cruiser) ; an occasionally used term

Flagship - the ship with the fleet icon above it.

mine - the exploding kind

extractor - what you use to get resources  do not confuse the two!

 Space egg/space whale - the Vasari Jarrasul Evacuator

also, put in that LRM is sometimes used instead of LRF.

any other ideas?

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Entrenchment: When your dying grandmother calls to ask you be there at her side for her last moments, and your car fails to start. You get in your wife's car and get pulled over, hit every red light, run into rush hour traffic on the highway, cant find a parking spot, get lost, find the info desk to get a temorary ID, realize you left your wallet in the car, go back, realize the elevators are out of order, take the stairs, get stuck behind a morbidly obese man in this scooter, get detoured because the hallway is sealed after someone starts throwing up blood, make it to grandma's room, find out she got moved to hospice, run to the other end of the hospital, wait in line at info desk behind a man with Alzheimers, find out her room number, and MAYBE, just MAYBE you'll get to see her tonight.

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Quoting Cataclysm2000, reply 10
Entrenchment: When your dying grandmother calls to ask you be there at her side for her last moments, and your car fails to start. You get in your wife's car and get pulled over, hit every red light, run into rush hour traffic on the highway, cant find a parking spot, get lost, find the info desk to get a temorary ID, realize you left your wallet in the car, go back, realize the elevators are out of order, take the stairs, get stuck behind a morbidly obese man in this scooter, get detoured because the hallway is sealed after someone starts throwing up blood, make it to grandma's room, find out she got moved to hospice, run to the other end of the hospital, wait in line at info desk behind a man with Alzheimers, find out her room number, and MAYBE, just MAYBE you'll get to see her tonight.

 

WHAT?

 

Samurye.:ninja:

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Pwn does not mean those things, it means "own". "Own" means those things. Pwn is just a typo, and is actually pronounced "own". Just so y'all know. c:

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Quoting SgtHop, reply 12
Pwn does not mean those things, it means "own". "Own" means those things. Pwn is just a typo, and is actually pronounced "own". Just so y'all know. c:

 

It's not a typo when I say Pwn deliberately. And I pronounce it was P-own

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Quoting Tempeste, reply 13

Quoting SgtHop, reply 12Pwn does not mean those things, it means "own". "Own" means those things. Pwn is just a typo, and is actually pronounced "own". Just so y'all know. c:
 

It's not a typo when I say Pwn deliberately. And I pronounce it was P-own

LOL.

 

FTW does stand for "For the Win", however, it also does stand for "Fuck the What".

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sooooooo.... samurye goin to update the first post?

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Quoting Orodum, reply 15
sooooooo.... samurye goin to update the first post?

Why?

Quoting Tempeste, reply 13

It's not a typo when I say Pwn deliberately. And I pronounce it was P-own

Exactly.

 

Samurye.:ninja:

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to make it easier to get an overview, and hopefully make it worthy of a sticky

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Cap: capital ship.

Space egg: Jarrasul Evacuator.

Minidump: crash notification.

Mabey we could find a link to a leet translator? That could realy help.

 

Samurye.:ninja:

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Minidump: crash notification.

Make that:

Mdp: minidump,  crash flie notification.

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Quoting Samurye, reply 16



Quoting Orodum,
reply 15
sooooooo.... samurye goin to update the first post?



Why?




Quoting Tempeste,
reply 13

It's not a typo when I say Pwn deliberately. And I pronounce it was P-own



Exactly.

 

Samurye.

because the first post is always the one that is looked at, and is visible no matter what page is up.  and not having to search through the whole thread would be much easier.

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AM - antimatter

dps - damege per second

dpct - dmg per cast time

rts - real time strategy

tbs- turn based strategy

fps - first person shooter

rpg - role playing game

mmo - masivly multiplayer online

migitation - nullify a % of incomeing dmg

brb - be right back

afk - away from keyboard

bump - bring up my post

RA - returning Armada (or the old rts game Red Alert)

regen - regeneration

 

 

good to know things-->

 

chuck norris - texas ranger THE GOD

tfc game - tom 'fucking' chilton game (if he is on the dev team run away)

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RR- restroom or take a look at this. www.smouch.net/lol/, you just got rick rolled

 

hehe did i get you?

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yes you did but it was easy to get out of it.

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hey im not ewul,just a wannabe funny man :grin: