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== {{Anchor | Acronyms}} Acronyms ==

== {{Anchor | Acronyms}} Acronyms ==

Ever see an [[wikipedia:Acronym|acronym]] in the wiki you didn't know the meaning of and urban dictionary doesn't have it? While it is preferable to not use acronyms to avoid confusion, some discussions will inevitably have them. This is an incomplete list of acronyms used in discussions by English-speaking KanColle players.

Ever see an [[wikipedia:Acronym|acronym]] in the wiki you didn't know the meaning of and urban dictionary doesn't have it? While it is preferable to not use acronyms to avoid confusion, some discussions will inevitably have them. This is an incomplete list of acronyms used in discussions by English-speaking KanColle players.

* AA - Anti-Air

* '''AA''' - Anti-Air

* AACI - [[AACI|Anti-Air Cut-in]]

* '''AACI''' - [[AACI|Anti-Air Cut-in]]

* ACH - [[Aircraft Carrier Princess|Aircraft Carrier Hime]]

* '''ACH''' - [[Aircraft Carrier Princess|Aircraft Carrier Hime]]

* AD - Air Denial

* '''AD''' - Air Denial

* AFP - Air Fighter Power

* '''AFP''' - Air Fighter Power

* AGB - [[Souya (AGB)|Icebreaker]]

* '''AGB''' - [[Souya (AGB)|Icebreaker]]

* AGL - [[Souya (AGL)|Lighthouse tender]]

* '''AGL''' - [[Souya (AGL)|Lighthouse tender]]

* AGS - [[Souya (AGS)|Survey ship]]

* '''AGS''' - [[Souya (AGS)|Survey ship]]

* AI - Air Incapability

* '''AI''' - Air Incapability

* AO - [[:Category: Fleet Oiler|Fleet Oiler]] / Replenishment Oiler

* '''AO''' - [[:Category: Fleet Oiler|Fleet Oiler]] / Replenishment Oiler

* AP :

* '''AP''' :

** AP - Air Parity

** '''AP''' - Air Parity

** AP - Armor Piercing

** '''AP''' - Armor Piercing

* AR :  

* '''AR''' :  

** AR - [[:Category:Auxiliary Ship|Repair Ship]]

** '''AR''' - [[:Category:Auxiliary Ship|Repair Ship]]

** AR - Action Report

** '''AR''' - [[Action Report]]

* AS :  

* '''AS''' :  

** AS - [[:Category:Auxiliary Ship|Submarine Tender]]

** '''AS''' - [[:Category:Auxiliary Ship|Submarine Tender]]

** AS - Artillery Spotting

** '''AS''' - Artillery Spotting

** AS - Air Superiority

** '''AS''' - Air Superiority

** AS+ - Air Supremacy

** '''AS+''' - Air Supremacy

* ASW - Anti-Submarine Warfare

* '''ASW''' - Anti-Submarine Warfare

* AV - [[:Category:Seaplane Tenders|Seaplane Tender]]

* '''AV''' - [[:Category:Seaplane Tenders|Seaplane Tender]]

* BB - [[:Category:Battleships|Battleship]]

* '''BB''' - [[:Category:Battleships|Battleship]]

* BBV - [[:Category:Aviation Battleships|Aviation Battleship]]

* '''BBV''' - [[:Category:Aviation Battleships|Aviation Battleship]]

* BP - [[Blueprint]]

* '''BP''' - [[Blueprint]]

* CA - [[:Category:Heavy Cruisers|Heavy Cruiser]]

* '''CA''' - [[:Category:Heavy Cruisers|Heavy Cruiser]]

* CAV - [[:Category:Aviation Cruisers|Aviation Cruiser]]

* '''CAV''' - [[:Category:Aviation Cruisers|Aviation Cruiser]]

* CL - [[:Category:Light Cruisers|Light Cruiser]]

* '''CL''' - [[:Category:Light Cruisers|Light Cruiser]]

* CLT - [[:Category:Torpedo Cruisers|Torpedo Cruiser]]

* '''CLT''' - [[:Category:Torpedo Cruisers|Torpedo Cruiser]]

* CI - Cut-In

* '''CI''' - Cut-In

* CT :

* '''CT''' :

** CT - [[:Category:Training Cruisers|Training Cruiser]]

** '''CT''' - [[:Category:Training Cruisers|Training Cruiser]]

** CT - Closing Torpedo

** '''CT''' - Closing Torpedo

* CTF - [[Combined_Fleet#Carrier_Task_Force|Carrier Task Force]]

* '''CTF''' - [[Combined_Fleet#Carrier_Task_Force|Carrier Task Force]]

* CV :

* '''CV''' :

** CV - Character Voice, same as VA

** '''CV''' - Character Voice, same as VA

** CV - [[:Category:Standard Carriers|Aircraft Carrier]] / Standard Aircraft Carrier ("Croiseur Vol")

** '''CV''' - [[:Category:Standard Carriers|Aircraft Carrier]] / Standard Aircraft Carrier ("Croiseur Vol")

* CVB - [[:Category:Armored Carriers|Armored Aircraft Carrier]] / Armored Carrier ("Croiseur Vol Blindé")

* '''CVB''' - [[:Category:Armored Carriers|Armored Aircraft Carrier]] / Armored Carrier ("Croiseur Vol Blindé")

* CVCI - Aircraft Carrier Cut In

* '''CVCI''' - [[CVCI|Aircraft Carrier Cut In]]

* CVE - Escort carrier, an ASW specialized light aircraft carrier ("Croiseur Vol d'Escorte")

* '''CVE''' - Escort carrier, an ASW specialized light aircraft carrier ("Croiseur Vol d'Escorte")

* CVL - [[:Category:Light Carriers|Light Aircraft Carrier]] / Light Carrier ("Croiseur Vol Léger")

* '''CVL''' - [[:Category:Light Carriers|Light Aircraft Carrier]] / Light Carrier ("Croiseur Vol Léger")

* CVN - Night Aircraft Carrier (not "nuclear CV" here)

* '''CVN''' - Night Aircraft Carrier (not "nuclear CV" here)

* DA - Double Attack

* '''DA''' - Double Attack

* DD - [[:Category:Destroyers|Destroyer]]

* '''DD''' - [[:Category:Destroyers|Destroyer]]

* DE - "[[:Category:Destroyer Escorts|Destroyer Escort]]" but this designates "Coastal Defense Ship" here

* '''DE''' - "[[:Category:Destroyer Escorts|Destroyer Escort]]" but this designates "Coastal Defense Ship" here

* DLC - [[Daihatsu|Daihatsu Landing Craft]]

* '''DLC''' - [[Daihatsu|Daihatsu Landing Craft]]

* EO - Extra Operation (maps 1-5, 1-6, 2-5, 3-5, 5-5, 6-5, and some event maps)

* '''EO''' - Extra Operation (maps [[1-5]], [[1-6]], [[2-5]], [[3-5]], [[5-5]], [[6-5]], and some event maps)

* FBB - Fast Battleship

* '''FBB''' - Fast Battleship

* FCF - [[Fleet Command Facility]]

* '''FCF''' - [[Fleet Command Facility]]

* FCM - [[First Class Medal]]

* '''FCM''' - [[First Class Medal]]

* FF :

* '''FF''' :

** FF - Friendly Fleets

** '''FF''' - Friendly Fleets

** FF - Fast Fleet

** '''FF''' - Fast Fleet

* FP - Firepower

* '''FP''' - Firepower

* FS - Flagship

* '''FS''' - Flagship

* GS - Great Success

* '''GS''' - Great Success

* HQ - Headquarter LV (Admiral personal LV)

* '''HQ''' - Headquarter LV (Admiral personal LV)

* JA - [[Jets|Jet Assault]]

* '''JA''' - [[Jets|Jet Assault]]

* KC - Kantai Collection

* '''KC''' - Kantai Collection

* KTKM - Shorthand for [[Kitakami]]. Wordplay from Japanese netslang KTKR which is read as ''kita kore'', literally 'it's here', sort of like 'woohoo I got it' or 'I've been waiting for this!'.

* '''KTKM''' - Shorthand for [[Kitakami]]. Wordplay from Japanese netslang KTKR which is read as ''kita kore'', literally 'it's here', sort of like 'woohoo I got it' or 'I've been waiting for this!'.

* LBAS - [[Land-Based Air Squadron]]

* '''LBAS''' - [[Land-Based Air Squadron]]

* LD - Last Dance

* '''LD''' - Last Dance

* LHA - [[:Category:Amphibious|Amphibious Assault Ship]]

* '''LHA''' - [[:Category:Amphibious|Amphibious Assault Ship]]

* LoS/LOS - [[Line of Sight]]

* '''LoS/LOS''' - [[Line of Sight]]

* LSC - [[Large Ship Construction]]

* '''LSC''' - [[Large Ship Construction]]

* NOAP - [[Night Operation Aviation Personnel]] and [[Night Operation Aviation Personnel + Skilled Deckhands]]

* '''NOAP''' - [[Night Operation Aviation Personnel]] and [[Night Operation Aviation Personnel + Skilled Deckhands]]

* OA - Opening Airstrike

* '''OA''' - Opening Airstrike

* OASW - Opening ASW

* '''OASW''' - Opening ASW

* OT/O torp - Opening Torpedo

* '''OT/O torp''' - Opening Torpedo

* RE - [[Reinforcement Expansion]] (extra ship slot)

* '''RE''' - [[Reinforcement Expansion]] (extra ship slot)

* RL/RLK2 - Rocket Launcher / [[12cm 30 Tube Rocket Launcher Kai 2|Rocket Launcher kai 2]]

* '''RL/RLK2''' - Rocket Launcher / [[12cm 30 Tube Rocket Launcher Kai 2|Rocket Launcher kai 2]]

* RP - [[Ranking]] points

* '''RP''' - [[Ranking]] points

* RSC - Resources

* '''RSC''' - Resources

* RNG - Random Number Generator

* '''RNG''' - Random Number Generator

* SCAMP - [[Skilled Carrier-based Aircraft Maintenance Personnel]]

* '''SCAMP''' - [[Skilled Carrier-based Aircraft Maintenance Personnel]]

* SE - Support Expedition

* '''SE''' - Support Expedition

* SLO - [[Skilled Lookouts]]

* '''SLO''' - [[Skilled Lookouts]]

* SPF - [[List of Seaplanes by stats|Sea Plane Fighter]]

* '''SPF''' - [[List of Seaplanes by stats|Sea Plane Fighter]]

* SS - [[:Category:Submarines|Submarine]]

* '''SS''' - [[:Category:Submarines|Submarine]]

* SSV - [[:Category:Aircraft_Carrying_Submarines|Aicraft Carrying Submarine]]

* '''SSV''' - [[:Category:Aircraft_Carrying_Submarines|Aicraft Carrying Submarine]]

* STF - [[Combined_Fleet#Surface_Task_Force|Surface Task Force]]

* '''STF''' - [[Combined_Fleet#Surface_Task_Force|Surface Task Force]]

* TCI - Torpedo Cut In

* '''TCI''' - Torpedo Cut In

* TCF/TE - [[Combined_Fleet#Transport_Escort_Force|Transport Combined Fleet]] / Transport Escort

* '''TCF/TE''' - [[Combined_Fleet#Transport_Escort_Force|Transport Combined Fleet]] / Transport Escort

* TP - "Transport Points"

* '''TP''' - "Transport Points"

* TTK - "Teitoku", Japaneses for "Admiral"

* '''TTK''' - "Teitoku", Japaneses for "Admiral"

* VA - Voice Actress, same as CV

* '''VA''' - Voice Actress, same as CV

* WG/WG42 - [[WG42 (Wurfgerät 42)|Wurfgerät 42]]

* '''WG/WG42''' - [[WG42 (Wurfgerät 42)|Wurfgerät 42]]

* YKKZ - [[Yukikaze]]

* '''YKKZ''' - [[Yukikaze]]

==Abbreviations, Specific terms & Trivia==

==Abbreviations, Specific terms & Trivia==