Abbreviations

Here is an alphabetical list of abbreviations and terms used in Europa Universalis 3 and by its players on the forums.

General EU terms

AR or AAR = After Action Report
ADM = Administrative skill of a ruler
AE or AEM = Administrative Efficiency Modifier
ART or ARTY = Artillery
BB = Badboy
CAV = Cavalry
CB = Casus Belli
COA = Coat of Arms
COT = Centre of Trade
CTA = Call to Arms
DEF = Defensiveness (fort defensiveness specifically), or 'defense', or 'definitely'
DIP = Diplomatic rating of a ruler
disc = Discipline
DOW or DoW = Declaration of War (Can be used as a noun or as a verb in the sense of 'attack' or 'invade')
GC = Grand Campaign
HYW = Hundred Years' War
IA = Imperial Authority
INF = Infantry
MIL = Military skill of a ruler
MoM = Master of mint advisor
MTTH = Mean time to happen
NI = National idea
OPM = One Province Minor ( 2PM = 2 Province Minor)
PE or PE% = Production efficiency (percentage)
PTI = Permanent Terra Incognita
PU = Personal union
RM = Royal marriage
RR, RR% = Revolt risk (percentage)
SoI = Sphere of Influence
stab = Stability
stab hit = losing a stab level
stab hitting = lowering someone elses stab lvl (usually by them refusing a good peace deal)
TE or TE% = Trade efficiency (percentage)
TI = Terra incognita
TL = Trade League
TPM = Two- or three- Province Minor
TSC = Tribal Succession Crisis
WC = War Capacity, or World Conquest
WE = War exhaustion
WP = White peace
WS = War Score

See also: National ideas and National idea review

DV = Deus Vult!
LEF = Liberté, égalité, fraternité (there is also a decision with the same name)
NTP = National Trade Policy
SCP = Shrewd Commerce Practices
SE = Smithian Economics
SR = Scientific Revolution
QFTNW = Quest for the New World
US = Unam Sanctum

See Tag for a complete list

AI = Artificial Intelligence (the computer)
CTD = Crash To Desktop
def = Defense, or 'definitely', or 'defensiveness' (EU:3 fort defensiveness specifically)
dmg = damage
FoW = Fog of War (areas where you can't see what is happening)
gfx = graphics
mod = modification
MP = multiplayer or manpower
RTFM = Read The F'ing Manual
tac = tactic
UI = User Interface

See also: Versioning

vanilla = unmodified version of the game, or EU3 1.X, 2.X, 3.2, or 4.0
NA = Napoleon's Ambition, the first expansion pack
IN = In Nomine, the second expansion pack (requires the first one)
HttT, HT or HT³ = Heir to the Throne, the third expansion pack (requires both NA and IN,or Complete)
DW = Divine Wind, the fourth expansion
Complete = EU:3 complete, the 'gold edition': EU:3 with its first two expansion packs
HoI = Hearts of Iron (the 1st version, or any version depending on the user)
HoI2 = Hearts of Iron 2
HoI3 = Hearts of Iron 3
Vicky or V1 = Victoria (1)
V2 = Victoria 2
Ricky = 'Revolutions' expansion pack for Victoria (1)
EU:R = Europa Universalis: Rome
VV = 'Vae Victis', expansion pack for EU:R
CK = Crusader Kings
EU2 = Europa Universalis 2
Dip = Diplomacy
CE = Collector's Edition, a special edition of vanilla, not to be confused with Complete

See also: List of mods

D&T = Death and Taxes
MM = Magna Mundi
MMP = Magna Mundi Platinum (current version, for others check the Magna Mundi subforum)
MEIOU = Mihi Est Imperare Orbi et Universo (Latin: "It is my destiny to command to the entire world")
WWM = Whole World Mod
TOT = Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
SRI = Sacra Romanum Imperium
TGA = The Golden Age

See also: Wiktionary on internet slang

AFAIK = As far as I know
ASAP = As soon as possible
CP = Control Panel (The place to change your forum settings, profile, avatar, etc.)
def = Definitely, 'defense', or 'defensiveness' (EU:3 fort defensiveness specifically)
FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions
FUBAR = F***** up beyond all [repair, recognition, reason, etc.]
FYI = For your information
gf = Girlfriend
GG = Gamersgate or 'good game'
IDK = I don't know
IIRC = If I recall correctly
IMHO = In my humble opinion
IMO = In my opinion
lmao = Laughing my ass off
lol = Laughing out loud
OMG = Oh my God
OP = Original Poster and/or Post
OT = Off-topic
OTOH = On the other hand
thx = Thanks
ty = Thank you
WAD = Working as designed (i.e. not a "bug" in the game code; this doesn't necessarily mean it isn't a problem)
WTF = What the F***
WTH = What the Hell
yw = You're welcome