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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 Acronyms== | |
| − | + | {| class="uoguidetable leftalign" | |
| − | + | ! Acronymn | |
| − | + | ! Definition | |
| − | + | |- | |
| − | + | | AI | |
| − | + | | [[Armor Ignore]] or Artificial Intelligence | |
| − | + | |- | |
| − | + | | AoS | |
| − | + | | [[Ultima Online: Age of Shadows|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|Guild Master]] or [[Skill Title|Grandmaster]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | IRL | ||
| + | | In Real Life | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | LMC | ||
| + | | [[Lower Mana Cost]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | LRC | ||
| + | | [[Lower Reagent Cost]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ML | ||
| + | | [[Ultima Online: Mondain's Legacy|Mondain's Legacy]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | MR | ||
| + | | [[Mana Regeneration]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | NPC | ||
| + | | [[NPC|Non-Playing Character]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | PK | ||
| + | | [[Player Killer]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | RP | ||
| + | | [[Role Playing]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | SSI | ||
| + | | [[Swing Speed Increase]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | UBWS | ||
| + | | [[Use Best Weapon Skill]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | UO | ||
| + | | [[Ultima Online]] | ||
| + | |} | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| − | + | * [[:Category:Acronyms]] for a list of most acronyms. | |
| + | * [[:Category:Game Terms]] for meanings of more terms. | ||
| − | + | {{Categorize|Glossary}} | |
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Latest revision as of 06:52, 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
- Category:Acronyms for a list of most acronyms.
- Category:Game Terms for meanings of more terms.