Acronym
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. For more complete definitions of acronyms, see Acronym at wikipedia.org or Acronym at Dictionary.com.
See Category:Acronyms for a list of most acronyms. See Category:Game Terms for meanings of more terms.
- Examples of acronyms
- UBRS – For "Upper BlackRock Spire".
- HoT – For "Heal over Time".
- PvP – Player vs Player
- PvE – Player vs Environment
Although not listed as separate articles, many players use acronyms for Town and City names.
Some examples:
| Template:Alliance Icon Alliance | Template:Horde Icon Horde |
| IF - Ironforge | TB - Thunder Bluff |
| SW - Stormwind | XR - Crossroads |
| MH - Menethil Harbor | RH - Razorhill |
| SS - Southshore | TM - Tarren Mill |
Also, some players use acronyms for regions: DS for Darkshore (or Darkshire), RR for Redridge, STV for Stranglethorn Vale, WP(L) for Western Plaguelands, and several others others.
- See also
- For abbreviations, see the list of abbreviations.
- For all game terms (including acronyms), see the glossary of game terms.