UFO:Alien Invasion

General => Discussion => Topic started by: EazY on September 14, 2010, 11:39:39 pm

Title: Jargon (n00b) q's?
Post by: EazY on September 14, 2010, 11:39:39 pm

Im going to sound like a n00b, however some of the avebriations Im not getting.. or have simply forgot

refering to not just this like but other also
http://ufoai.ninex.info/forum/index.php?topic=5209.0

what does;

IIRC
AFAICT
LOS
SR+HL
FIBUA

Things like that these meen?

I know stuff like rotf, lmao, brb, afk, asl, rotflmao, IMO, IMHO, etc.. you know the stuff

EDIT
Should this be moved to the offtopic section?

Title: Re: Jargon (n00b) q's?
Post by: Duke on September 15, 2010, 12:18:04 am

IIRC - should be found on some 'internet acromym' site
AFAICT - unusual form of afaik - probably 'as far as I can tell'
LOS - game related: 'line of sight'
SR+HL - never seen that before
FIBUA - same

Title: Re: Jargon (n00b) q's?
Post by: Sarin on September 15, 2010, 12:41:45 am

IIRC-If I Recall Correctly
SR+HL...huh...probably meant (ingame) Sniper Rifle+Heavy Laser, two most used early to midgame long range weapons.
FIBUA...never heard that. Mind linking to topics where you seen it?

Title: Re: Jargon (n00b) q's?
Post by: Duke on September 15, 2010, 12:58:20 am

FIBUA is in the thread EasY linked to, but I doesn't make sense to me.
Maybe just ask LewYard directly ?

Title: Re: Jargon (n00b) q's?
Post by: EazY on September 15, 2010, 01:16:21 am

I will, but hav to go now. running out of Mbs

Title: Re: Jargon (n00b) q's?
Post by: Lew Yard on September 15, 2010, 02:59:32 am

FIBUA = Fighting in Built-Up Areas, one of the phrases sometimes used to describe urban warfare.

Title: Re: Jargon (n00b) q's?
Post by: EazY on September 15, 2010, 09:56:59 am

hnk u. I know will be other, ijust have to decypher on my own, cheers, and i now more of  'jus' of it

Ta
¬EazY ooooot.

Title: Re: Jargon (n00b) q's?
Post by: Thrashard96 on September 15, 2010, 04:55:42 pm

I've got one: ECM. What is it???

Title: Re: Jargon (n00b) q's?
Post by: Crystan on September 15, 2010, 05:36:00 pm

Quote from: PAUL1UZ5 on September 15, 2010, 04:55:42 pm

I've got one: ECM. What is it???

Electronic countermeasures (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_countermeasures)