Tractor Acronyms

[Baby Grand]

Where I work, TLA is used a lot.
Example:
Rob: "What's that thing hanging off the vertical residifier called?"
Paul: "You mean the frangistat?"
Rob: No, no ... it's some TLA (Three Lettered Accronym).

 

[k0ua]

I was told by a phone company exec that they beat the military w regards to acronyms. Dunno how true it rreally is, but if youve ever been involved in that business, you'd believe him.


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I would back that up. We in telecom have so many acronyms that we confuse ourselves in the industry when we start spouting them.. It is one of my pet peeves, we use far too many and to no good purpose.

James K0UA

 

[RaydaKub]

Where I work, TLA is used a lot.

I work at the largest computer company in the world. I'm positive that we invented the TLA.
We have acronyms of our acronyms.
In our internal chat client, we have an automated response so you can look up what an acronym means. This search states that it is
"Powered by US Patent 8,171,403 "
A patented search for acronym definitions!!!!
Just looked up an acronym I use daily - FSP. The search came back with 80 definitions. At least the one I know of was second on the list. But the first and third definitions both contained another acronym for the F.

 

[bcp]

I was told by a phone company exec that they beat the military w regards to acronyms.

The DICNAVAB is a book. Hard to beat that.

DICNAVAB

Bruce

 

[RaydaKub]

The DICNAVAB is a book. Hard to beat that.

DICNAVAB

Bruce

Bah, it's only 304 pages!! A copyright vs a PATENT? Double Bah! :laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing:

 

[RaydaKub]

The DICNAVAB is a book. Hard to beat that.

DICNAVAB

Bruce

Bah, it's only 304 pages!! A copyright vs a PATENT? Double Bah! :laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing:

 

[nicholasmosier]

GST--Glide Shift Transmission.

hey this nickmosier

 

[DT86]

hey this nickmosier

Any thing else?

 

[k0ua]

The DICNAVAB is a book. Hard to beat that.

DICNAVAB

Bruce

I see your 340 pages of DICNAVAB and raise you to 1250 pages of Newtons Telecom Dictionary.

James K0UA

 

[Danno1]

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Well then, I guess we need a Dictracbk !!!



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[Danno1]

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Well then, I guess we need a Dictracbk !!!



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[sixdogs]

Any acronyms from Oz that would baffle us here?

A good idea especially for some of us not in the US as we all have different names for machinery and you guys definately have me scratching the noggin a bit trying to work out what you are talking about.



Jon

 

[Wagtail]

An acronyms from Oz that would baffle us here?

Not so much acronyms. Mostly it's a different word for the same thing. For example: North American (NA) - 'J-Cloth' = Australia (AUS) - 'Chux', NA - 'cotter-pin' = AUS - 'split-pin', NA - 'zerk' = AUS - 'grease nipple', etc...

For the most part we Aussies can figure it out, but it does cause us to pause & think/interpret. The reverse would also apply for those of you in NA & the world at large.

 

[banjodunn]

G'day Wags some of us don't think/interpret as quick as others:laughing::drink:.


Jon

 

[banjodunn]

G'day Wags some of us don't think/interpret as quick as others:laughing::drink:.


Jon

 

[john40981]

Hi Banjodunn, YGABS = you got a bad stutter :laughing:

 

[Buggs67]

**** = Forced Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
And ... The correct spelling is DILLIGAF , there is no Y.

 

[jaotguy]

tractor stuff boys,,, tractor stuff .

 

[tmc_31]

Tango Uniform = **** Up (dead)

Tim

 

[DLTTrekkers]

I had to Google " zerk "