Terminology and Acronyms Things to know about geekspeak: Computer users like to use shortcuts when typing A series of letters representing a phrase or term is known as an acronym With that in mind here are some common acronyms: :   <   )   - Smiley face (with innumerable variations). These combinations of symbols are known as emoticons ACM - Air Combat Manoeuvering AFAIK - As far as I know BFM - Basic Fighter Manoeuvers BTW - By the way DISH - Digital Integration's Super Hornet EB - large retailer of PC Games EF2000 - Eurofighter 2000 by DID F4 - Microprose's Falcon 4 FWIW - For what it's worth FYI - For your information HOTAS - Hands On Throttle And Stick   IIRC - If I Recall Correctly ... Thanks JW! IMHO - In My Humble opinion IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion IMO - In My Opinion OTOH - On the other hand ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing ROTFLMAO - Rolling on the floor laughing my @ss off! RTFM - Read the F & ¡ > ¢ ¥ & manual! SDOE - Screaming Demons Over Europe UGTBSM - You got to be $ h t t i n ' me - also YGTBSM VBG - Very Big Grin YMMV - Your mileage may vary WW2F - Jane's World War 2 Fighters ... and for all the acronyms you'd ever want go to the Freeware Hall of Fame's Acronym Reference Page Also check out the Flight Sim Museum Library.
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