Popular Post brijmin Posted January 7, 2011 Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2011 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. kitsune, Patricia, Jeffb and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijmin Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 Crap, I just noticed that Jolly had these in his Sticky http://www.vaportalk.com/forum/forum/forum/topic/8803-the-noobie-guide/. Feel free to delete. jayh24194 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffb Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 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" jowaddle, jayh24194 and Tug 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 and...stickied jayh24194 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliery Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 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. jayh24194 and Cloud-9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikaMaya Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Thanks for the post i always got confused in cart and carto... It should not be deleted because it can be easily accessible. jayh24194 and evevaporsonline 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheff Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 As somewhat of a newbie, this was helpful. Thanks jayh24194 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forpetessake Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 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? jayh24194 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephare Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Exactly what I needed. Thanks a ton! jayh24194 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectronicCigarettesRUs Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I would add the term "nicostick", which is pretty much a homemade or self-assembled electronic cigarette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Yup that is correct it is a mod not a generalization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steeldragon Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Wow been here less than an hour and already learning things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Never heard of tailpiping before. So I tried it. That burned my lips! Very useful post, though. Thanks! jowaddle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ukeman Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 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...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathie Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 I am a noobie, and appreciate your post. Thanks Dogbreath 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugsman Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I believe I'll have to refer to your list until I get the jargon down. Thanks for posting it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savanahrose Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Thank you for that list it was and will be very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iAMmikeD Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Thanks for the post! Wish I had found this 20 hours ago. -MikeD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonebusa Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Thanks alot, a very good referance point. Helped clear up a few things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheriepye Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Can someone tell me what PM means? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdDog Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Can someone tell me what PM means? PM = Private Message It allows you to send a private message to anyone on the forum. Kind of like an email but contained within the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheriepye Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 PM = Private Message It allows you to send a private message to anyone on the forum. Kind of like an email but contained within the forum. Is this done from the persons profile page? I really am a newbie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheriepye Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Crap, I just noticed that Jolly had these in his Sticky http://www.vaportalk.com/forum/forum/forum/topic/8803-the-noobie-guide/. Feel free to delete. Oh please don't remove it! I keep forgetting I use a cargo. I forget a lot of things but this forum can't help with those. <g> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdDog Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Is this done from the persons profile page? I really am a newbie. From a message thread, under the members Avatar (pic), there is an icon that looks like an envelope. If you click that a box will appear to send a message. From a members profile, on the left and under the pic, there is the same icon. Click the icon and the message box will appear. Also form your profile you can go to your messenger area and in the right hand corner there is a box to create new message. You then enter the members name in the send to area. Pretty simple. Give it a try and send me a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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