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| + | '''This page has moved. [https://freecycle.org/pages/glossary Click here for the updated version of the Glossary.] ''' |
| − | =Common Abbreviations / Acronyms and Their Meanings=
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| − | The following acronyms are commonly used on Freecycle™
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| − | [[Glossary#A|A]]
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| − | [[Glossary#B|B]]
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| − | [[Glossary#C|C]]
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| − | [[Glossary#D|D]]
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| − | [[Glossary#E|E]]
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| − | [[Glossary#F|F]]
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| − | [[Glossary#G|G]]
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| − | [[Glossary#H|H]]
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| − | [[Glossary#I|I]]
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| − | [[Glossary#J|J]]
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| − | [[Glossary#K|K]]
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| − | [[Glossary#L|L]]
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| − | [[Glossary#M|M]]
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| − | [[Glossary#N|N]]
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| − | [[Glossary#O|O]]
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| − | [[Glossary#P|P]]
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| − | [[Glossary#Q|Q]]
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| − | [[Glossary#R|R]]
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| − | [[Glossary#S|S]]
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| − | [[Glossary#T|T]]
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| − | [[Glossary#U|U]]
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| − | [[Glossary#V|V]]
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| − | [[Glossary#W|W]]
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| − | [[Glossary#X|X]]
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| − | [[Glossary#Y|Y]]
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| − | [[Glossary#Z|Z]]
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| − | <BR>
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| − | ==A==
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| − | | addy
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| − | | address
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| − | ==B==
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| − | | BOD
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| − | | Board of Directors
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| − | ==C==
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| − | {|class="wikitable" style="color: black; background-color: white" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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| − | | cache or clearing your cache
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| − | | removing copies of webpages, images, and media that are saved for faster viewing
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| − | | cafe or Freecycle cafe
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| − | | a place where Freecycle members can chat about all things Freecycle, offer up local resources and make new friends of a similar mindset; keeping our landfills free of usable items and building a worldwide movement of gifting
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| − | {|class="wikitable" style="color: black; background-color: white" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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| − | | cookies
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| − | | files stored on your computer by websites to save preferences
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| − | ==E==
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| − | | EF
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| − | | [[ModsManual:Mod_ersatzfriend|Ersatzfriend]] is commonly used as a neutral backup CO-owner on Freecycle lists.
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| − | | EULA
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| − | | Short for [http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/E/EULA.html End-User License Agreement], the type of license used for most software. An EULA is a legal contract between the manufacturer and/or the author and the end user of an application.
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| − | <br>[[ModsManual:notices_software|ADMIN - Distribution of Software]]
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| − | ==F==
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| − | | FC
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| − | | FC - Freecycle - "Our mission is to build a worldwide gifting movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources & eases the burden on our landfills while enabling our members to benefit from the strength of a larger community."
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| − | | fiod
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| − | | Freecycle Indie / On-site Discussion group
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| − | ==G==
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| − | | GO
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| − | | Group Owner (Also Lead Moderator)
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| − | | GOA
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| − | | [http://www.freecycle.org/contact Group Outreach and Assistance] is there to help group mods that have problems they need to resolve. Overlap? They figure it out with the local mods. Abandoned group? Sales offer being allowed? The GOA has the authority and experience to be the final arbiter of any and every issue out there.
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| − | ==H==
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| − | | HUB
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| − | | A team which consists of the lead mods of each volunteer team which includes the Mod Squad, Tech Team, Interim Mods, Back Office, Group Outreach and Assistance, and the New Group Approvers.
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| − | ==I==
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| − | | Interim
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| − | | in between, transitional, or temporary.
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| − | | IMOD
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| − | | Interim Moderator is just what the name implies. This team takes over orphaned and abandoned groups, and manages parallel groups until a local moderator can be found and trained. ( [[ModsManual:volunteering#imod|More information]])
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| − | ==L==
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| − | | LM
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| − | | Lead Moderator (of a Freecycle group)
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| − | ==M==
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| − | | MF
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| − | | My Freecycle - http://my.freecycle.org ( [[ModsManual:my_1|More information]])
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| − | | MM
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| − | | Mentor Mods - ( [[ModsManual:volunteering#mentor|More information]])
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| − | | MMods
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| − | | Mentor Mods - ( [[ModsManual:volunteering#mentor|More information]])
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| − | | MOD
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| − | | Moderator (of a Freecycle group)
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| − | | MS
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| − | | Modsquad - The [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freecyclemodsquad/ Modsquad] is a group in the US as well as for those countries who haven't opted to vote in their own forums to discuss issues, share information and ideas, and to discuss the occasional rule adaptations.
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| − | | MRA
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| − | | [http://www.freecycle.org/about/volunteering Moderator Resource Assistance]
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| − | | MYF
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| − | | My Freecycle - http://my.freecycle.org ( [[ModsManual:my_1|More information]])
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| − | ==N==
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| − | | NGA
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| − | | The [mailto:ngacoordinator@freecycle.org New Group Approver] has the authority to help potential new groups get their ducks in a row and to either approve or deny their request for a new group. These fine people help avoid overlap with existing groups and make sure that the new group moderators are on the right path
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| − | ==O==
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| − | | OIDG
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| − | | The [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OIDG Org Issues Discussion Group] focuses on issues central to the ongoing development of Freecycle.org. It is a separate yahoo group started by a vote from Mod Squad members to remove organizational issues from within the Mod Squad group.
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| − | ==P==
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| − | | PPU
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| − | | Pending Pickup (not recommended but is used on some member lists)
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| − | | STC
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| − | | Subject to Collection (not recommended but is used on some member lists)
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| − | | TFN
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| − | | The Freecycle Network
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| − | | TM
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| − | | [[Trademark]]
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| − | | TOS
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| − | | Terms Of Service
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| − | * [http://www.freecycle.org/tos Freecycle's Terms of Service]<br>
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| − | * [http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/utos-173.html Yahoo's Terms of Service] ( [http://groups.yahoo.com/ Yahoogroups] )
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| − | | UKMS
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| − | | The [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UKModSquad UK Modsquad] is a Group for UK based moderators to discuss issues and queries on.
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