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(Temporary stub; intent is to list acronyms/initialisms, even ones that do not appear in Category:Acronyms because they are redirects.)
 
(Not comprehensive yet, but I included many initialisms, including 'E' (Elbereth in IRC) and 'S' (SLASH'EM in rgrn subject lines) and 'IRC' and 'rgrn'.)
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A list of acronyms, initialisms and abbreviations of the NetHack community. Red links in this list probably need a redirect to the correct article, or maybe a new article. Also look in [[:Category:Acronyms]].
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* [[GDSM]]
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* [[AC]] - ''armor class'' - Usually called AC, and displayed as AC on the status line.
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* [[SDSM]]
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* [[AoY]] or "oY - ''Amulet of Yendor'' - Everyone wants it. Also called "the Amulet". The cheap plastic imitation is a "fake AoY" or "fake Amulet".
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* [[TDTTOE]]
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* [[ASCII]] - ''American Standard Code for Information Interchange'' - The character set from which NetHack finds those map symbols.
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* [[YAAD]]
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* [[BSD]] - ''Berkeley System Distribution'' - Once a popular operating system for the VAX machine, and the original platform for NetHack. Today "BSD" refers to the modern variants of the original BSD.
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* [[YAAP]]
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* [[BDSM]] - Probably an attempt to refer to black (or blue) dragon scale mail, in analogy to GSDM and SDSM. In non-NetHack contexts, or in certain jokes about nymphs or foocubi, BDSM may refer to...
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* [[YAFAP]]
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* [[DSM]] - ''dragon scale mail'' - Without the color, if you remove the first letter from GDSM or SDSM.
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* [[YASD]]
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* [[DYWYPI]] - ''Do you want your possesions identified?'' - The familiar message from the end of your game. Writing "DYWYPI?" is a way to imply that the hero died.
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* [[E]] - ''[[Elbereth]]'' - In contexts like "Engrave E" or "Why didn't you E?", especially in [[IRC]] where participants remain too lazy to type Her name.
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* [[FAQ]] - ''frequently asked questions'' - Many Usenet groups, including RGRN, periodically post a FAQ to explain the group.
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* [[GDSM]] - ''gray dragon scale mail'' - Non-metal armor that provides good AC and magic resistance. Frequent wish, along with SDSM.
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* [[GoD]] or [oD - ''gauntlets of dexterity'' - Sometimes an alternative to GoP in ascension kits.
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* [[GoP]] or [oP - ''gauntlets of power'' - Common item in ascension kits, for boosting strength to 25.
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* [[IRC]] - ''Internet Relay Chat'' - Online chat, divided into rooms called channels. [[Freenode]] has a #nethack channel for spoily discussion.
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* [[NGPL]] - ''NetHack General Public License'' - Usually refers to the template {{tl|NGPL}} on this wiki.
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* [[NH]] - ''NetHack''
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* [[NHINRL]] - ''NetHack is not real life'' - Explanation for why NetHack does not always follow the physics of the real world.
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* [[PYEC]] - ''the Platinum Yendorian Express Card'' - Tourist's quest artifact, and popular wish for other neutral characters who want to add charges to items.
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* [[RGRN]] or [[rgrn]] - ''rec.games.roguelike.nethack'' - The game's discussion group on Usenet.
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* [[RL]] - ''real life'' or ''roguelike'' - Usually in the phrase NHINRL. Some other roguelike games have RL in their names.
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* [[S]] or [[S'EM]] - ''[[SLASH'EM]]'' - An "S" in the subject line of RGRN posts may indicate that the post is about SLASH'EM.
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* [[SDSM]] - ''silver dragon scale mail'' - Non-metal armor that provides good AC and reflection. Frequent wish, along with GDSM.
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* [[TDTTOE]] - ''The DevTeam Thinks Of Everything'' - The expression for when you try something strange in NetHack, and the game reacts appropriately.
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* [[unihorn]] - ''unicorn horn'' - Important cure. A cursed unihorn is a problem, but a spare unihorn may help.
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* [[WoW]] or /oW - ''wand of wishing'' - Everyone wants this. The WoW in the [[Castle]] is usually termed the "castle wand".
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* [[WoY]] - ''Wizard of Yendor'' - More frequently terms for him are "[[Rodney]]" or "the Wizard". The WoY wants the AoY.
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* YA... - ''[[yet another]]...''
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** [[YAAD]] - ''Yet Another Annoying Death'' - Alternative to YASD, when the annoyed player blames the game, not a player's mistake, for the death of the hero.
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** [[YAAP]] - ''Yet Another Ascension Post'' - A post to [[RGRN]] announcing that a player won the game!
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** [[YAFAP]] - ''Yet Another First Ascension Post'' - A post to RGRN announcing a player's first win!
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** [[YAFM]] - ''Yet Another Funny Message'' - Because you did not expect the message, but [[TDTTOE]].
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** [[YANC]] - ''Yet Another Newt Comic'' - A [[Dudley's dungeon|strip]] in which a [[newt]] appears and scares (and usually kills) [[Dudley]].
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** [[YANI]] - ''Yet Another New Idea'' - A muse to add some feature to NetHack.
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** [[YASD]] - ''Yet Another Stupid Death'' - A mistake that causes the death of the hero.
  
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Revision as of 00:55, 5 February 2008

A list of acronyms, initialisms and abbreviations of the NetHack community. Red links in this list probably need a redirect to the correct article, or maybe a new article. Also look in Category:Acronyms.

  • AC - armor class - Usually called AC, and displayed as AC on the status line.
  • AoY or "oY - Amulet of Yendor - Everyone wants it. Also called "the Amulet". The cheap plastic imitation is a "fake AoY" or "fake Amulet".
  • ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange - The character set from which NetHack finds those map symbols.
  • BSD - Berkeley System Distribution - Once a popular operating system for the VAX machine, and the original platform for NetHack. Today "BSD" refers to the modern variants of the original BSD.
  • BDSM - Probably an attempt to refer to black (or blue) dragon scale mail, in analogy to GSDM and SDSM. In non-NetHack contexts, or in certain jokes about nymphs or foocubi, BDSM may refer to...
  • DSM - dragon scale mail - Without the color, if you remove the first letter from GDSM or SDSM.
  • DYWYPI - Do you want your possesions identified? - The familiar message from the end of your game. Writing "DYWYPI?" is a way to imply that the hero died.
  • E - Elbereth - In contexts like "Engrave E" or "Why didn't you E?", especially in IRC where participants remain too lazy to type Her name.
  • FAQ - frequently asked questions - Many Usenet groups, including RGRN, periodically post a FAQ to explain the group.
  • GDSM - gray dragon scale mail - Non-metal armor that provides good AC and magic resistance. Frequent wish, along with SDSM.
  • GoD or [oD - gauntlets of dexterity - Sometimes an alternative to GoP in ascension kits.
  • GoP or [oP - gauntlets of power - Common item in ascension kits, for boosting strength to 25.
  • IRC - Internet Relay Chat - Online chat, divided into rooms called channels. Freenode has a #nethack channel for spoily discussion.
  • NGPL - NetHack General Public License - Usually refers to the template {{NGPL}} on this wiki.
  • NH - NetHack
  • NHINRL - NetHack is not real life - Explanation for why NetHack does not always follow the physics of the real world.
  • PYEC - the Platinum Yendorian Express Card - Tourist's quest artifact, and popular wish for other neutral characters who want to add charges to items.
  • RGRN or rgrn - rec.games.roguelike.nethack - The game's discussion group on Usenet.
  • RL - real life or roguelike - Usually in the phrase NHINRL. Some other roguelike games have RL in their names.
  • S or S'EM - SLASH'EM - An "S" in the subject line of RGRN posts may indicate that the post is about SLASH'EM.
  • SDSM - silver dragon scale mail - Non-metal armor that provides good AC and reflection. Frequent wish, along with GDSM.
  • TDTTOE - The DevTeam Thinks Of Everything - The expression for when you try something strange in NetHack, and the game reacts appropriately.
  • unihorn - unicorn horn - Important cure. A cursed unihorn is a problem, but a spare unihorn may help.
  • WoW or /oW - wand of wishing - Everyone wants this. The WoW in the Castle is usually termed the "castle wand".
  • WoY - Wizard of Yendor - More frequently terms for him are "Rodney" or "the Wizard". The WoY wants the AoY.
  • YA... - yet another...
    • YAAD - Yet Another Annoying Death - Alternative to YASD, when the annoyed player blames the game, not a player's mistake, for the death of the hero.
    • YAAP - Yet Another Ascension Post - A post to RGRN announcing that a player won the game!
    • YAFAP - Yet Another First Ascension Post - A post to RGRN announcing a player's first win!
    • YAFM - Yet Another Funny Message - Because you did not expect the message, but TDTTOE.
    • YANC - Yet Another Newt Comic - A strip in which a newt appears and scares (and usually kills) Dudley.
    • YANI - Yet Another New Idea - A muse to add some feature to NetHack.
    • YASD - Yet Another Stupid Death - A mistake that causes the death of the hero.
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