Terms and Abbreviations

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Commonly used by users of electronic cigarettes and on the e-cigarette-forum

  • AFS - Automatic Feed System
  • Analog - Traditional tobacco cigarette
  • Atty - Atomizer
  • BB - Black Beauty (aka Black Bullet) (AltSmoke)
  • BFM - Blue Foam Mod (cart filler material)
  • BP - Big Pharmaceutical Companies
  • BSB - Black Silver Bullet (AltSmoke)
  • BT - Big Tobacco Companies
  • C9V - Cloud 9 Vaping (Supplier)
  • Cart - Short for cartridge- The part of the electronic cigarette which contains the liquid. These come blank (with no liquid), or pre-filled.
  • cc - cubic centimeter (1 cc = 1 ml)
  • cm - centimeter (1 cm = 0.394 inch)
  • CN - China
  • DBSB - Double Barrel Silver Bullet (AltSmoke)
  • DIY - Do It Yourself
  • DOA - Dead On Arrival
  • dr - dram (1 dram = 3.7 ml)
  • Dripping - To place a few drops of liquid directly onto the atomizer instead of using a cartridge.
  • Dry Smoking - Same thing as dripping, refering to the fact that the cartridge us usually not filled, therefore dry.
  • DT - Drip Tip
  • E-Liquid - Flavored or unflavored liquid for use in an electronic cigarette, usually (but not always) containing nicotine.
  • ECA - Electronic Cigarette Association
  • ECF - e-cigarette-forum
  • ELP - ELiquidPlanet (Supplier)
  • EST - E-smokeytreats (Supplier)
  • ETA - Edited to Add
  • ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival
  • FDA - U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • Filler - The clump of fibers that hold the liquid in the cartridge
  • GG - Golden Greek (The GG)
  • GP - Good Prophets (Supplier)
  • HC - Health Canada
  • HV - High Voltage (typically a 5 or 6 volt e-cigarette)
  • IMR - A battery with lower internal resistance and a high discharge rate, good for high drain applications like e-cigarettes
  • in - inch (also abbreviated ") (1 inch = 25.4 mm)
  • JC - Short for Johnson Creek, a brand of e-liquids
  • JS - Janty Stick
  • Juice/E-Juice/Smoke Juice - Another term for E-Liquid
  • KB - Kissbox (Janty)
  • KR8 - KR808D-1
  • LR - Low Resistance
  • LV - Light Vaper (Mod)
  • mA - milliamp (often used as a measure of available power)
  • mAh - milliamp hour (often used as a measure of battery capacity/duration)
  • MFS - My Freedom Smokes (Supplier)
  • mg - milligram (often used as measure of nicotine per ml of e-liquid)
  • MHRA - Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority (UK)
  • ml - milliliter (1 ml = 0.034 fluid ounce)
  • mm - millimeter (1 mm = 0.039 inch)
  • Mod - Forum Moderator
  • Mod - Modified (custom built) e-cigarette
  • MOQ - Minimum Order Quantity
  • MVS - My Vapor Store (Supplier)
  • Nic - Nicotine
  • NPG - Not containing Propylene Glycol. Sometimes used as a synonym to Vegetable Glycerin.
  • NRT - Nicotine Replacement Therapy (patch, gum, etc.)
  • OD - Overdose
  • OP - Original Post or Poster
  • oz - Ounce (1 fluid oz = 29.5 ml)
  • Passthrough - A USB adapter for the Electronic Cigarette which screws onto the atomizer like a battery, but draws power from a USB port.
  • PC - Powder Coat or Coating
  • PCC - Personal Charging Case / Portable Charger Case
  • PD - Prodigy (PureSmoker)
  • PEG - Propylethylene Glycol
  • PG - Propylene Glycol
  • PGA - Pure Grain Alcohol (aka Everclear)
  • PH - Public Health
  • PM - Private Message
  • Primer Puff - A short, quick mouth-inhale on the electronic cigarette similar to the action when smoking a pipe or cigar. This heats up the atomizer before a full draw.
  • PS - PureSmoker (Supplier)
  • PT - Passthrough - A USB adapter for the Electronic Cigarette which screws onto the atomizer like a battery, but draws power from a USB port.
  • PTB - Pyramid Tea Bag (cart filler material)
  • PV - Personal Vaporiser - An electronic cigarette. Some prefer to use this term as the word 'cigarette' has a lot of negative connotations associated with it that do not apply to PVs.
  • QC - Quality Control
  • RD - Ruyan Direct (Supplier)
  • RYO - Roll Your Own analog cigarettes
  • SB - Silver Bullet (AltSmoke)
  • SD - Trog's Screwdriver Mod
  • SE - Smoking Everywhere (Supplier)
  • SLB - Shenzhen Sailebao Technology Co. (Manufacturer)
  • SS - Stainless Steel
  • SS - Super-Six (Super T Manufacturing)
  • Stuffing - Another term for filler
  • Tailpiping - Vaping directly from the atomizer without using a mouthpiece/cartridge
  • TAWA - Throw Away Atomizer (no warranty)
  • TH - Throat Hit
  • Topping Up/Off - To add a few drops of liquid to a partially used cartridge to prolong its use
  • TV - Tasty Vapor (Supplier)
  • TW - Totally Wicked (Supplier)
  • V4L - Vapor4Life (Supplier)
  • Vaping - The act of using an Electronic Cigarette (as opposed to "smoking", as the device creates a vapor rather than smoke)
  • VG - Vegetable Glycerin
  • VK - Vapor King (Vapor4Life)
  • WHO - World Health Organization
  • XH - XHaler (Nhaler)
  • DK - Dekang (World's largest e-liquid supplier)
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