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Old 10-20-07   #131 (permalink)
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Dont know if its been mentioned but "X-Fi" is for "Xtreme Fidelity".
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I don't doubt sum1 has already said this but HD should be High Definition. HDD is the proper acronym for a hard drive

Awesome list tho Bookmarked for my n00b friends
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just got into the computer ring... all the "dummies" terms help a lot...haha... i will count on overclock.net to help me with issues i have with my 1st time building

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Couple more:

DVD - Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc
EE - Extreme Edition/Energy Efficient
TDP - Thermal Design Power
PWM - Pulse Width Modulation

More general ones:

QFT - Quoted For Truth
ROFL - Rolling on floor laughing
IMO - In my opinion
IMHO - In my honest opinion
PWN - Owned
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awesome thread!
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I had to bookmark this!! Great that so many people are helping with all the confusing acronyms!!

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Couple more:

DVD - Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc
EE - Extreme Edition/Energy Efficient
TDP - Thermal Design Power
PWM - Pulse Width Modulation

More general ones:

QFT - Quoted For Truth
ROFL - Rolling on floor laughing
IMO - In my opinion
IMHO - In my honest opinion
PWN - Owned
I don't abuse the profanity filter, but there is one other accepted meaning.
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lol this member hax, he joined in 07' but has a thread from 04... :O

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