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An '''acronym''' is an [[abbreviation]] of a name or phrase using only some letters from each word in the name or phrase. Most acronyms use the first letter of each word, but not all.
 
An '''acronym''' is an [[abbreviation]] of a name or phrase using only some letters from each word in the name or phrase. Most acronyms use the first letter of each word, but not all.
  
==List of Commonly Used Acronmys==
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==List of Commonly Used Acronyms==
 
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{| class="uoguidetable leftalign"
{| class="wikitable"
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! Acronymn
!Acronymn
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! Definition
!Definition
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|AI
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| AI
|[[Armor Ignore]] or Artificial Intelligence
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| [[Armor Ignore]] or Artificial Intelligence
 
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|AoS
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| AoS
|[[Ultima Online: Age of Shadows|Age of Shadows]]
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| [[Ultima Online: Age of Shadows|Age of Shadows]]
 
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|AR
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| AR
|[[Armor Rating]] or [[Artifact Rarity]]
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| [[Armor Rating]] or [[Artifact Rarity]]
 
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|DCI
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| DCI
|[[Defense Chance Increase]]
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| [[Defense Chance Increase]]
 
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|DI
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| DI
|[[Damage Increase]]
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| [[Damage Increase]]
 
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|EQ
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| EQ
|[[Earthquake]]
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| [[Earthquake]]
 
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|EV
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| EV
|[[Energy Vortex]]
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| [[Energy Vortex]]
 
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|FC
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| FC
|[[Faster Casting]]
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| [[Faster Casting]]
 
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|FCR
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| FCR
|[[Faster Cast Recovery]]
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| [[Faster Cast Recovery]]
 
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|GGS
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| GGS
|[[Guaranteed Gain System]]
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| [[Guaranteed Gain System]]
 
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|GM
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| GM
|[[Game Master]] or [[Guild|Guild Master]] or [[Skill Title|Grandmaster]]
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| [[Game Master]] or [[Guild|Guild Master]] or [[Skill Title|Grandmaster]]
 
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|IRL
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| IRL
|In Real Life
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| In Real Life
 
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|LMC
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| LMC
|[[Lower Mana Cost]]
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| [[Lower Mana Cost]]
 
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|LRC
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| LRC
|[[Lower Reagent  Cost]]
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| [[Lower Reagent  Cost]]
 
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|ML
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| ML
|[[Ultima Online: Mondain's Legacy|Mondain's Legacy]]
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| [[Ultima Online: Mondain's Legacy|Mondain's Legacy]]
 
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|MR
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| MR
|[[Mana Regeneration]]
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| [[Mana Regeneration]]
 
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|NPC
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| NPC
|[[NPC|Non-Playing Character]]
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| [[NPC|Non-Playing Character]]
 
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|PK
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| PK
|[[Player Killer]]
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| [[Player Killer]]
 
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|RP
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| RP
|[[Role Playing]]
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| [[Role Playing]]
 
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|SSI
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| SSI
|[[Swing Speed Increase]]
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| [[Swing Speed Increase]]
 
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|UBWS
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| UBWS
|[[Use Best Weapon Skill]]
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| [[Use Best Weapon Skill]]
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|UO
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|[[Ultima Online]]
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| UO
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| [[Ultima Online]]
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
See [[:Category:Acronyms]] for a list of most acronyms.
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* [[:Category:Acronyms]] for a list of most acronyms.
 
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* [[:Category:Game Terms]] for meanings of more terms.
See [[:Category:Game Terms]] for meanings of more terms.
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[[Category:Glossary]]
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{{Categorize|Glossary}}

Latest revision as of 07:52, 29 June 2012

An acronym is an abbreviation of a name or phrase using only some letters from each word in the name or phrase. Most acronyms use the first letter of each word, but not all.

List of Commonly Used Acronyms

Acronymn Definition
AI Armor Ignore or Artificial Intelligence
AoS Age of Shadows
AR Armor Rating or Artifact Rarity
DCI Defense Chance Increase
DI Damage Increase
EQ Earthquake
EV Energy Vortex
FC Faster Casting
FCR Faster Cast Recovery
GGS Guaranteed Gain System
GM Game Master or Guild Master or Grandmaster
IRL In Real Life
LMC Lower Mana Cost
LRC Lower Reagent Cost
ML Mondain's Legacy
MR Mana Regeneration
NPC Non-Playing Character
PK Player Killer
RP Role Playing
SSI Swing Speed Increase
UBWS Use Best Weapon Skill
UO Ultima Online

See Also