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	~~#redirect~~ [[~~World of Warcraft terminology~~]]		[[:category:acronyms\|acronym]]
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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. For more complete definitions of acronyms, see [~~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronym Acronym at wikipedia.org] or~~ [~~http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=acronym Acronym at Dictionary.com].~~		#redirect [[Category:Acronyms]]

	~~See [[:~~Category:Acronyms~~]] for a list of most acronyms.~~
	~~See [[:Category:Game Terms]] for meanings of more terms.~~

	~~;Examples of acronyms:~~
	* [[UBRS]] – For "'''U'''pper '''B'''lack'''R'''ock '''S'''pire".
	* [[HoT]] – For "'''H'''eal '''o'''ver '''T'''ime".
	* 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:~~
	~~{\|border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="60%"~~
	\|-
	~~\|bgcolor="#606090" width="50%"\|{{Alliance Icon}} '''[[Alliance]]'''~~
	~~\|bgcolor="#904040" width="50%"\|{{Horde Icon}} '''[[Horde]]'''~~
	\|-
	~~\|IF - [[Ironforge]]~~
	~~\|TB - [[Thunder Bluff]]~~
	~~\|-bgcolor="black"~~
	~~\|SW - [[Stormwind]]~~
	~~\|XR - [[Crossroads]]~~
	\|-
	~~\|MH - [[Menethil Harbor]]~~
	~~\|RH - [[Razorhill]]~~
	~~\|-bgcolor="black"~~
	~~\|SS - [[Southshore]]~~
	~~\|TM - [[Tarren Mill]]~~
	\|}
	Also, some players use acronyms for [[region]]s: DS for [[Darkshore]] (or [[Darkshire]]), RR for [[Redridge]], STV for [[Stranglethorn Vale]], WP(L) for [[Western Plaguelands]], and several others others.


	~~;See also:~~
	* For [[abbreviation]]s, see the [[:Category:Abbreviations\|list of abbreviations]].
	* For all [[game term]]s (including acronyms), see the glossary of [[:Category:Game Terms\|game terms]].


	~~[[Category:Glossary~~]]

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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. For more complete definitions of acronyms, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronym Acronym at wikipedia.org] or [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=acronym Acronym at Dictionary.com].

	See [[:Category:Acronyms]] for a list of most acronyms.		See [[:Category:Acronyms]] for a list of most acronyms.
			See [[:Category:Game Terms]] for meanings of more terms.

	;Examples of acronyms:		;Examples of acronyms:
	* [[UBRS]] – For "'''U'''pper '''B'''lack'''R'''ock '''S'''pire".		* [[UBRS]] – For "'''U'''pper '''B'''lack'''R'''ock '''S'''pire".
	* [[HoT]] – For "'''H'''eal '''o'''ver '''T'''ime".		* [[HoT]] – For "'''H'''eal '''o'''ver '''T'''ime".
			* 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:
			{\|border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="60%"
			\|-
			\|bgcolor="#606090" width="50%"\|{{Alliance Icon}} '''[[Alliance]]'''
			\|bgcolor="#904040" width="50%"\|{{Horde Icon}} '''[[Horde]]'''
			\|-
			\|IF - [[Ironforge]]
			\|TB - [[Thunder Bluff]]
			\|-bgcolor="black"
			\|SW - [[Stormwind]]
			\|XR - [[Crossroads]]
			\|-
			\|MH - [[Menethil Harbor]]
			\|RH - [[Razorhill]]
			\|-bgcolor="black"
			\|SS - [[Southshore]]
			\|TM - [[Tarren Mill]]
			\|}
			Also, some players use acronyms for [[region]]s: DS for [[Darkshore]] (or [[Darkshire]]), RR for [[Redridge]], STV for [[Stranglethorn Vale]], WP(L) for [[Western Plaguelands]], and several others others.


	See [[:Category:Game Terms]] ~~for meanings of more terms~~.		;See also:
			* For [[abbreviation]]s, see the [[:Category:Abbreviations\|list of abbreviations]].
			* For all [[game term]]s (including acronyms), see the glossary of [[:Category:Game Terms\|game terms]].


	[[Category:Glossary]]		[[Category:Glossary]]

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	;Examples of acronyms:		;Examples of acronyms:
	* [[UBRS]] – For "'''U'''pper '''B'''lack'''R'''ock~~'''~~ '''S'''pire".		* [[UBRS]] – For "'''U'''pper '''B'''lack'''R'''ock '''S'''pire".
	* [[HoT]] – For "'''H'''eal '''o'''ver '''T'''ime".		* [[HoT]] – For "'''H'''eal '''o'''ver '''T'''ime".

WoWWiki>AndreasBlixt at 15:43, 1 March 2006

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	;Examples of acronyms:		;Examples of acronyms:
	* [[UBRS]] – For "'''U'''pper '''B'''lack'''R'''ock''' '''S'''pire".		* [[UBRS]] – For "'''U'''pper '''B'''lack'''R'''ock''' '''S'''pire".
	* [[HoT]] – For "'''H'''~~pper~~ '''o'''ver '''T'''ime".		* [[HoT]] – For "'''H'''eal '''o'''ver '''T'''ime".

WoWWiki>Fandyllic at 02:53, 27 January 2006

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	~~This page contains~~ the acronyms ~~you can read in World~~ of ~~Warcraft and in MMORPGs~~, ~~as well as the classic "internet" ones~~.		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.

	~~; afk~~ : ~~Away from Keyboard. ie~~ : ~~I'm not here~~.		See [[:Category:Acronyms]] for a list of most acronyms.
	; ~~brt~~ : ~~Be right there.~~
	; ~~inc : Incoming (mobs, usually)~~.
	; ~~lol : Laughting out Loud~~.		;Examples of acronyms:
	~~; med : Meditate. Usually used alone, meaning the person saying it is meditating.~~		* [[UBRS]] – For "'''U'''pper '''B'''lack'''R'''ock''' '''S'''pire".
	~~; MMORPG : Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game. Duh.~~		* [[HoT]] – For "'''H'''pper '''o'''ver '''T'''ime".
	~~; omw~~ : ~~On my way.~~
	~~; oom~~ : ~~Out~~ of ~~mana~~.
	~~; rofl : Rolling on the floor laughting.~~		See [[:Category:Game Terms]] for meanings of more terms.
	~~; WoW~~ : ~~Well, that one is obvious. It means World of Warcraft !~~
			[[Category:Glossary]]

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This page contains the acronyms you can read in World of Warcraft and in MMORPGs, as well as the classic "internet" ones.

; afk : Away from Keyboard. ie : I'm not here.
; brt : Be right there.
; inc : Incoming (mobs, usually).
; lol : Laughting out Loud.
; med : Meditate. Usually used alone, meaning the person saying it is meditating.
; MMORPG : Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game. Duh.
; omw : On my way.
; oom : Out of mana.
; rofl : Rolling on the floor laughting.
; WoW : Well, that one is obvious. It means World of Warcraft !