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[brijmin]

Sometime the vets on the forums tend to use terms and slag for some of the most common items, methods and hardware for vaping. This is not the ultimate guide but should make some of the terms a little clearer. (I hope)...


Basic Jargon


Vapor - Vapor is the substance exhaled when using an electronic cigarette which may look similar to cigarette smoke.

Vaping - The act of using an Electronic Cigarette (as opposed to "smoking", as the device creates a vapor rather than smoke).

Vape - Used often in place of the word smoke. I vape, I'm vaping.

Batt - Battery.

Atty - Electronic component that turns the eJuice into vapor.

Cartridge or Cart - The part of a three piece electronic cigarette which contains the liquid. These come blank (with no liquid), or prefilled.

Cartomizer or Carto - The part of a two piece electronic cigarette which contains the liquid. These come blank (with no liquid), or prefilled.

Analog - Traditional tobacco cigarette.

DIY - Do It Yourself.

Dripping - To place a few drops of liquid directly onto the atomizer instead of using a cartridge.

Drip Tip or DT - A special attachment used to make it easier to drip eliquid directly onto the atomizer.

Mod - Modified (custom built) e-cigarette.

TH - Throat Hit a strong feeling in the back of the throat when vaping.

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.

PV or 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.

PCC - Personal Charging Case / Portable Charger Case.

Passthrough or PT - A USB adapter for the Electronic Cigarette which screws onto the atomizer like a battery, but draws power from a USB port.


E-Liquid / E-Juice  


E-Liquid / E-Juice - A Flavored or unflavored liquid for use in an electronic cigarette, usually (but not always) containing nicotine.

VG - Vegetable Glycerin

PG - Propylene Glycol

PEG - Propylethylene Glycol

PGA - Pure Grain Alcohol

NPG - Not containing Propylene Glycol. Sometimes used as a synonym to Vegetable Glycerin.

Nic - Nicotine


Cartridge Related


Filler - The clump of fibers that hold the liquid in the cartridge.

Stuffing - Another term for filler.

BFM - Blue Foam Mod. (cart filler material)

Dripping - To place a few drops of liquid directly onto the atomizer instead of using a cartridge.

Dry Smoking - Same thing as dripping, referring to the fact that the cartridge us usually not filled, therefore dry.

Tailpiping - Vaping directly from the atomizer without using a mouthpiece/cartridge.

Drip Tip or DT  A special attachment used to make it easier to drip eliquid directly onto the atomizer.

Topping Up/Off - To add a few drops of liquid to a partially used cartridge to prolong its use.


Measurements


LR - Low Resistance

HV - High Voltage (typically a 5 or 6 volt ecigarette)

IMR - A battery with lower internal resistance and a high discharge rate, good for high drain applications like ecigarettes.

in - inch (also abbreviated ") (1 inch = 25.4 mm)

mm - millimeter (1 mm = 0.039 inch)

cm - centimeter (1 cm = 0.394 inch)

oz - ounce (1 fluid oz = 29.5 ml)

ml - milliliter (1 ml = 0.034 fluid ounce)

cc - cubic centimeter (1 cc = 1 ml)

mg - milligram (often used as measure of nicotine per ml of eliquid)

mA - milliamp (often used as a measure of available power)

mAh - milliamp hour (often used as a measure of battery capacity/duration

Forum Phrases

PM - Private Message

Troll - Somebody who makes a statement with the intention of annoying or angering other posters. This person usually ends up banned.

[brijmin]

Crap, I just noticed that Jolly had these in his Sticky http://www.vaportalk...-noobie-guide/.

Feel free to delete.

[jeffb]

No need to delete. You did a great job on your list. +1 for you.

The one that always bugs me is when people say " I am a vapor" actually "I am a vaper"  

[Christopher]

and...stickied

[juliery]

I didn't see it in the noobie area, but then I was probably not paying attention, so I think a good idea to have it in multiple places.  Better to have it posted too many times than not enough.  I knew all the terms, but when I think of a PV, I think of the larger things which I guess are really just vaporizers, to smoke weed.  I know several people that use like the little volcanoes and stuff.  I always say e cig, but then I usually call a regular cigarette a smoke or cig, because analog, just seems so goofy since it is in no way any kind of electronic device....like on a radio an analog tuner vs a digital tuner, they are both electronic, but still diff from each other, where an e cig and a cig are TOTALLY different from each other, in my opinion.  The only thing that is the same is the fact you are inhaling and exhaling, but it isn't always even a nicotine containing juice.  So normally I would say they each contain nicotine but since people vape 0mg that isn't really true. In a chat or board then I will say a reg cig meaning a regular/real cigarette vs an e cig.  I wonder who started calling them analogs, weird.  I think it is amazing just in the year I/we (my husband vapes too) have been vaping how many more devices and how much more sophisticated and powerful they are.  It is really interesting to watch.

[VikaMaya]

Thanks for the post i always got confused in cart and carto... It should not be deleted because it can be easily accessible.

[Sheff]

As somewhat of a newbie, this was helpful. Thanks

[forpetessake]

Agreed. I thought I knew all the jargon, but never heard of carto before. Very cool. Who knew that changing from smoking to vaping would be so interesting?  

[Mephare]

Exactly what I needed. Thanks a ton!

[ElectronicCigarettesRUs]

I would add the term "nicostick", which is pretty much a homemade or self-assembled electronic cigarette.

[Brian]

ElectronicCigarettesRUs, on 01 March 2011 - 05:03 AM, said:

I would add the term "nicostick", which is pretty much a homemade or self-assembled electronic cigarette.

I believe the nicostick is a box mod (created my nicoworlf on ECF) and would be covered by MOD.  

[Christopher]

Yup that is correct it is a mod not a generalization.

[steeldragon]

Wow been here less than an hour and already learning things

[Jaime]

Never heard of tailpiping before. So I tried it. That burned my lips! Very useful post, though. Thanks!

[Ukeman]

glad i saw this ... i used to post mil for milliliters, but know that ml is fine... wonder if i should use a period; ml. or does it matter...?

[kathie]

I am a noobie, and appreciate your post.  Thanks

[bugsman]

I believe I'll have to refer to your list until I get the jargon down.  Thanks for posting it

[savanahrose]

Thank you for that list it was and will be very helpful.

[iAMmikeD]

Thanks for the post! Wish I had found this 20 hours ago.

-MikeD

[jonebusa]

Thanks alot, a very good referance point.
Helped clear up a few things!