I complied a list of commonly occuring Acronymns.
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AC - [URL="http://search.games-workshop.com/search?locale=gb&keywords=aspiring+champion"]Aspring Champion, Chaos Space Marines[/URL]
AC - [URL="http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Assault_cannon#.UPckxB1WN8E"]Assault Cannon[/URL], Space Marine
AC - [URL="http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Autocannon#.UPck4B1WN8E"]Auto Cannon[/URL], Imperial Guard/Space Marine/Chaos Space Marine
AP - Stat of a weapon as per the rule book
AT - Anti-Tank, i.e. something that is good for taking out tanks and other armour
ATSKNF - And They Shall Know No Fear, space marine special rule
AV - Armour Value (of a vehicle)
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B2B - Base to base, as in the assault phase where you move your models into contact with your opponents
BA - [URL="http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Blood_angels#.UPclER1WN8E"]Blood Angels[/URL], IXth Legion, 1st founding
Baz/Bassy - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod630024a"]Basilisk Imperial Guard Tank[/URL]
BC - [URL="http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Big_Choppa#.UPclOR1WN8E"]Big Choppa[/URL], Ork Melee weapon
BC - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod260003a"]Blood Claw, Space Wolves Unit[/URL]
Beardy - Cheap, unfair, borderline cheating behavior; fielding a list that exploits what is obviously a flaw in the rules and violating the spirit of the game.
BF - Blood Fist, Blood Angel close combat weapon for a Dreadnought
BFG - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?categoryId=cat480005a&aId=2500032"]Battle Fleet Gothic[/URL], ship to ship 40k
BoLS - [URL="http://www.belloflostsouls.net/"]Bell of Lost Souls[/URL], though you knew that or you wouldn't be here...
(Metal) Box - Dedicated Transport, usually used in the prejoritive, commonly [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1080102"]Rhino [/URL]or [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1140040a"]Chimera[/URL]
BP - Boss Pole, Ork Nob/Warlord upgrade
BP - [URL="http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Bolt_pistol#.UPcllx1WN8E"]Bolt Pistol[/URL]
BRB - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1620012a"]Big Rule Book[/URL], main 40k rules
BT - [URL="http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Blood_Talon#.UPcmPx1WN8E"]Blood Talon[/URL], Blood Angel close combat weapon for a Furioso Dreadnought that generates extra attacks
BT - [URL="http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Black_Templar#.UPcmUh1WN8E"]Black Templar[/URL], Imperial Fist sucessor chapter
Blob - Large unit size, usually Imperial Guard Platoons or Ork Mobs
Bugs - vernacular for [URL="http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Tyranid#.UPcmax1WN8E"]Tyranids[/URL]
Bugzilla - portmanteau of Bugs (as above) and Godzilla, refers to Tyranid Monsterous Creatures, usually associated with a list that has a large number of these
BW - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1730002"]Battle Wagon, Ork transport[/URL]
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CCW - Close Combat Weapon
CSM - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat440167a&rootCatGameStyle= "]Chaos Space Marine[/URL]
C:SM - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat440176a&rootCatGameStyle= "]Codex: Space Marine[/URL]
Crons - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat700019a&rootCatGameStyle= "]Necrons[/URL]
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D - Destroyer strength weapons, see [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440324a&prodId=prod1160 002"]Apocalypse[/URL]
DA - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat860005a&rootCatGameStyle= "]Dark Angels[/URL]
DA - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440241a&prodId=prod1090 079"]Dire Avengers[/URL]
Dar - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat440172a&rootCatGameStyle= "]Eldar[/URL]
DC - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod680006a"]Death Company[/URL] Blood Angel Troop choice
DCA - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1630042a"]Death Cult Assassins[/URL], Grey Knights unit
DCCW - [URL="http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Dreadnought_Close_Combat_Weapon#.URA4kB1WN8E"]Dreadnought Close Combat Weapon[/URL]
DE - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat440170a&rootCatGameStyle= "]Dark Eldar[/URL]
Dex - Codex, army book for a given race/faction
DG - [URL="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Chaos/CHAOS_INFANTRY_AND_ACCESSORIES/DEATH_GUARD_CONVERSION_SET.html"]Death guard[/URL], first founding chapter rebelled during heresey
DK - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1160010a"]Dreadknight[/URL], Grey Knights walker
DL - [URL="http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Dark_Lance#Dark_Lance"]Dark Lance[/URL], Dark Eldar weapon
DL - [URL="http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/member.php?2254-DarkLink"]DarkLink[/URL], forum member,
DL - [URL="http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/member.php?6197-Deadlift"]Deadlift[/URL], devonian forum member, possible man-mountain, do not feed after midnight
Doom - Doom of Malan'tai, a special [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440296a&prodId=prod1160 044a"]Tyranid Zoanthrope[/URL]
DoW - Dawn Of War, either the [URL="http://www.dawnofwargame.com"]PC computer game[/URL] or the deployment type
DP - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1560026"]Drop Pod[/URL], space marine transport
DP - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod860026a"]Deamon Prince[/URL], Chaos Space Marine Heavy Support
Dread - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1580014"]Dreadnought[/URL], Space Marine walker
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EC - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1160023a"]Emperor's Champion[/URL], Black Templar character
EG - [URL="http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/member.php?1900-eldargal"]Eldargal[/URL], "outspoken" forum member, alledged girl, possible fake geek girl
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FF - [URL="http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Flickerfield#.URA5gR1WN8E"]Flicker Field[/URL], Dark Eldar vehicle upgrade
Flashlights - pejorative term for Imperial Guard's [URL="http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Lasgun#.URA5mh1WN8E"]lasguns[/URL]
Fluff- The background material of the game, a "fluffy" player feels the story of their army is more important than WAAC
Flyrant - A winged [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1460211a"]hive tyrant[/URL], contraction of Flying Tyrant, Tyranid HQ
FNP - Feel No Pain, special rule see main rule book for the rules
FOC - Force Organisation Chart, what units you can take for your list, usually 1 HQ + 2 Troops, though special rules may change this
FW - [URL="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/"]Forge World[/URL], producer of specialist 30/40k stuff
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Gaunts - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440297a&prodId=prod3800 04a"]Hormagaunt[/URL], Tyranid Troop choice
GD - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=&categoryId=300002§ion=&aId= 24600001a"]Games Day[/URL], big convention for all things GW since 1975.
GD - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=&categoryId=300002§ion=&pInd ex=2&aId=24600001a&start=3&multiPageMode=true"]Golden Demon[/URL], the premier painting competition held at GD
Ghaz - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1160105a"]Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thrakka[/URL], Ork Warboss who invaded Armageddon
GK - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat1140001&rootCatGameStyle= "]Grey Knights[/URL], Elite deamon hunting Space Marines
GM - Grand Master, HQ of Grey Knights, or HQ of Dark Angels, rarely of Assassins
GM - Games master, (no not that show with Sir Patrick Moore) person who runs games, usually in a narrative setting.
GW - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/"]Games Workshop[/URL], producer of arguably the best table top wargame
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HB - [URL="http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Heavy_bolter#.URA6dx1WN8E"]Heavy Bolter[/URL], heavy weapon
HD - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat700005a&prodId=prod1570 007a"]Heavy Destroyers[/URL] Necron Fast Attack unit with upgrade
HF - [URL="http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Heavy_flamer#.URA6jx1WN8E"]Heavy Flamer[/URL], heavy weapon
HH - [URL="http://www.blacklibrary.com/horus-heresy"]Horus Heresy[/URL], the.
HP - Hull Points, the number of hits a Tank can recieve.
HWG - Haywire Grenades, Eldar [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1390006a"]Swooping Hawk [/URL]wargear
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IA - I[URL="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Imperial_Armour_Books"]mperial Armour[/URL], forgeworld book series
IG - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landingArmy.jsp?catId=cat440173a&rootCatGameStyle= wh40k"]Imperial Guard[/URL]
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IM(H)O - In My (Humble) Opinion
INV/++ - Invulnerable Save
IoM - [URL="http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Imperium#.URA7BB1WN8E"]Imperium of Man[/URL], realm controlled by mankind under the emperor
IP - Intellectual Property, as in "that is GW's IP you're stealing! ZOMG!"
=J=
JJ - [URL="http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/jervis-johnson/9/18a/7a3"]Jervis Johnson[/URL], game designer
JotWW - Jaws of the World Wolf, SW psychic power
=K=
KFF - Kustom Force Field, defensive upgrade for an [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1160032a"]Ork Big Mek[/URL]
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Las/Plas - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1140044a"]Razorback [/URL]with Lascannon and Plasmagun turret
LC - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1710024a"]Lightning Claw(s)[/URL], melee weapon
Libby - [URL="http://search.games-workshop.com/search?locale=gb&keywords=librarian"]Librarian[/URL], Space Marine Psyker
Lith - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1380044a"]Monolith[/URL], Necron Heavy floating tank
LoS - Line of Sight, you need this to shoot a unit
LOS - Look Out Sir! special rule to try and save wounds allocated to characters in a squad
LR - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1080114"]Land Raider[/URL], Space Marine tank
LRC/LRR - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1140043a"]Land Raider Crusader/Redeemer [/URL], Land Raider with closer
infantry support
LRBT - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod770021a"]Leman Rus Battle Tank[/URL], Imperial Gun tank
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MEQ - Marine Equivalent, used often in theory to work out how effective units are
Mech - Mechanised force, i.e. all vehciles or embarked units
MG - Meltagun, favorite weapon of Jurgen, very good anti-tank weapon
MM - Multimelta, good anti-tank weapon a "heavy" version of the melta gun
ML - Missile Launcher, versatile heavy weapon
MSU - Multiple Small Units, a force that relies on lots of minimal sized squads
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Nids - Shorthand of Tyranid
Nidzilla - portmanteau of Nids (as above) and Godzilla, refers to Tyranid Monsterous Creatures, usually associated with a list that has a large number of these
NMM - Non-metalic metals, a painting technique that uses non-metaliic paint to get a metallic finish.
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OP - Original Post(er)
(Res)Orb - Ressurection Orb, "compulsory" wargear choice for Necron Lords
OSL - Object source lighting, a painting technique.
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PF - Power Fist, melee weapon, (Power) Fisting Time a time when using a Power Fist
PG - Plasma Gun, anti heavy infantry gun
PK - Power Klaw, Ork melee weapon akin to a power fist
PotMS - Power of the Machine Spirit, special rule for certain space marine vehicles
Psyfleman - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1140046a"]Grey Knight Dreadnought [/URL]armed with two twinlinked Autocannons with Psybolts
PW - Power Weapon, now archaic as the type of Power Weapon varies
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=R=
RAI - Rules As Intended, the way in which a rule was intended to function, rule may not be written this way
RAS - archaic, Regular Assault Squad used in Blood Angels context previously
RAW - Rules As Written, the way in which a rule is written to function, rule may not be intended this way
Rifleman Dread - Dreadnought armed with two twin-linked autocannons
RoBB - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod730814"]Realm of Battle Board[/URL], modular terrain gaming board from GW.
RoW - Runes of Warding, Eldar Farseer upgrade
RoWit - Runes of Witnessing, Eldar Farseer upgrade
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Sallies - Salamanders, first founding chapter
SM - Space Marine
Smurf - Ultramarines, first founding chapter of Space Marines
SoB - Sisters of Battle
STC - Standard Template Construct, mechanicum grails, instructions how to build technology lost in the dark ages
SW - Space Wolves
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TCCW - Titan Close Combat Weapon
TDA - "[URL="http://arch.413chan.net/Tzeentch_Pony-(n1305279316139).jpg"]Tzeentch's Dark Agent[/URL]. Beware the moderator... "
TDA - Tactical Dreadnought Armour, more commonly Terminator Armour
Termy - Space Marine in Tactical Dreadnought Armour, [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1060025"]Terminators[/URL]
Termy - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440297a&prodId=prod1050 155"]Termagants [/URL](do not confuse the two )
TFG - That Fething Guy, as in Don't be TFG.
TH/SS - Thunder Hammer with Storm Sheild, can be found seperately but generally both for assault terminators.
TL - Twinlinked, weapon upgrade to make it more accurate
TLA - Three Letter Acronym
TO - Tournament Organiser, the person in charge of a tournament. A TO is right, doubly so when they are wrong. They make the rules you play be them, simples.
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=V=
Vanilla Marines - Space Marines using the Codex Space Marine codex
VAS - Veteran Assault Squad, archaic, Blood Angel elite unit from previous codex, superceeded by VV
Vindi - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1080131"]Vindicator[/URL], space marine tank
VoD - Veil of Darkness
votlw - Veterans of the Long War, Chaos Space Marine special rule
VV - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1160099a"]Vanguard Veterans[/URL], 1st Company Assault squad
=W=
WAAC - Win at all costs, a play style where the result is more important than the experiance
WB - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440240a&prodId=prod2060 056a"]Wraithblades[/URL], Closed combat versiobn of WG
WD - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landing.jsp?catId=cat930001a"]White Dwarf[/URL], monthly hobby magazine by GW,
WG - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440240a&prodId=prod2060 056a"]Wraithguard[/URL], Wraithguard are constructs made from wraithbone, imbued with the spirit stones of dead Eldar
WK - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod2060062a"]Wraithknight[/URL], giant new Eldar walker
WW - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/articleCategory.jsp?articleCatId=2200008&catId=&se ction=community"]Warhammer World[/URL], home of the hobby GW HQ Lenton, Nottingham
WYSIWYG - What you see is what you get, normal tournament rules mean that what wargear a model has must be represented on the miniature
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=Y=
=Z=
Zoey/Zoe - [URL="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440296a&prodId=prod1160 044a"]Zonathrope[/URL], elite Tyranid unit
ZM(B) - [URL="http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Warhammer_40,000_Terrain"]Zone Mortalis (Board), [/URL]modular battle board from Forge World representing enclosed areas, similiar to RoBB