Jargon Buster

[Jon]

Often on this board, we use acronyms and abbreviations to describe. I am trying to put together a list of commenly used terms. A few to start of with:

 

BW = British Waterways

IWA = Inland Waterways Association

NABO = National Association of Boat Owners

EA = Environment Agency

cut = alternative term for canal

 

Please continue to add to the list.

 

Jon

[Sam]

A internet chat term which many people don't know:

 

LOL = Laugh Out Loud

 

So if you see LOL it is basically someone saying "haha"

[jmj]

longboat - word for a narrowboat, used by people who don't know their norse from their ellum

 

barge - see longboat

 

 

BTW there are glossaries at http://pages.prodigy.net/brinnand/ramblings/gloss1.htm , http://www.braunston.demon.co.uk/mngloss.htm

and http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/jim.shead/Glossary-A-D.html

 

BTW - by the way,

IMHO - in my humble opinion

FWIW - for what it's worth

HTH - hope that helps

 

if we're doing net shorthand as well!

[Sam]

Also -

 

N.B = Narrowboat

 

You will see this when people name their narrowboats for example i come from N.B Freedom

 

[nbtafelberg]

Don't forget....

 

http://www.tafelberg.co.uk/html/boat_culture.html

 

I have some words there.

[Sam]

Don't forget....

 

http://www.tafelberg.co.uk/html/boat_culture.html

 

I have some words there.

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Aaa yesss... very good!

LOL

[dor]

A internet chat term which many people don't know:

 

LOL = Laugh Out Loud

 

So if you see LOL it is basically someone saying "haha"

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And often irritatingly overused.

[Jon]

LOL

[Jon]

I thought I'd split the disucssion of Josher Bows away from the jargon buster, as I think its worthy as a disucssion topic in its own right.

 

Jon

[maffi mushkila]

OK what exactly do we mean when we talk about the "swims"

[John Orentas]

Maffi.

 

It's the streamlined bits, front and back. The measurement from where the sides start to diverge from the parallel to where they meet at bow or stern is the swim length. Usually both dimensions are much the same.

 

John Squeers

[Webchem]

Don't forget in the lol vein there is:

 

pmsl

 

and

 

raotflmao

 

These would be used for an extra special indication of jollity...

 

Both are a bit rude though, so look away now if you are a little offended.

 

pmsl = p*****g myself laughing

 

raotflmao = rolling around on the floor laughing my a**e off.

 

LOL

 

[maffi mushkila]

Maffi.

It's the streamlined bits, front and back.  The measurement from where the sides start to diverge from the parallel to where they meet at bow or stern is the swim length.  Usually both dimensions are much the same.

John Squeers

 

 

Thats what I thought!

[Johnny]

Don't forget....

 

http://www.tafelberg.co.uk/html/boat_culture.html

 

I have some words there.

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EXCELLENT website............starting to learn a bits already thank-you

[Clive A]

Don't forget....

 

http://www.tafelberg.co.uk/html/boat_culture.html

 

I have some words there.

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Plastic Boat - A boat made of fibreglass

 

 

I've heard them called tuperware boats!

[Gary Peacock]

Heres one.

 

Ditch Crawler

 

Derogatory name for canal boats.

 

Gary

[Alastair]

"White fenders"

 

How Barge owners refer to plastic cruisers.

[Martin]

Barge - see Longboat

[DHutch]

Computer/forum related

 

Emoticon - the origanal name for a "smiley" (they dont all smile )

 

URL - Unversal Resource Locator, see "web address"

 

Code Tags - pairs of Prefexs and Suffixes used to add images/links/quotes to posts - see HERE

 

Hyperlink/hypertext - Text or an image that if clicked will link to another site or part there of

 

Domain (or domain name) - The intitial web address or url, ie "www.canalworld.net" or "www.spurstow.com" (registed, and often paid for though companys such as "123-reg" and "supa-names")

 

Hosting - The action placing/holding a file or files on the internet (often done by large designated companys)

Edited May 13, 2005 by dhutch