Here's some most Common Glossary Terms you might Find here...(and around the Internet)
Numerics and other Symbols
40K
Warhammer 40,000 Game System
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Inquisition/Inquisitor
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A
AdMech or
AM
Adeptus Mechanicus
AI
Aeronautica Imperialis -- Specialist Game by Forgeworld
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B
BatRep
Battle Report
BB
BloodBowl -- Specialist Game by GamesWorkshop
BBB
Big Black (Blue) Book (Main 40K rulesbook)
BfBR
Battle for Black Reach (5th Edition 40K Starter Box)
BfG
Battlefleet Gothic -- Specialist Game by GamesWorkshop
BfM
Battle for Macragge (4th Edition 40K Starter Box)
BfSP
Battle for Skull Pass (7th Edition Fantasy Starter Box)
BL
Black Library
BP/CCW
Bolt Pistol & Close Combat Weapon
BTW
By The Way
Bugs
Tyranids
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C
C:
Codex (so C: SM would be Codex Space Marines)
CC
Close Combat
CCW
Close Combat Weapon
'crons
Necrons
CSM
Chaos Space Marine(s)
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D
D6
6-sided dice
DCCW
Dreadnought Close Combat Weapon
DIY
Do It Yourself
DoW
Dawn of War (40K computer game)
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E
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F
Frag
Frag Grenade
FW
ForgeWorld -- Company that produces Resin-stuffs for Games-Workshop
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G
G Eq
Guard Equivalent (T3, 5+ sv base stat)
GW
Games Workshop
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H
HtH
Hand to Hand
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I
IMHO
In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO
In My (Not So) Humble Opinion
IMO
In My Opinion
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J
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K
Krak
Krak Grenade or Krak Missile
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L
LoS
Line of Sight
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M
M eq
Marine Equivalent (A none Marine army with T4 and a 3+ save)
ML
Missile Launcher
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N
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O
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P
PW
Power Weapon
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Q
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R
ROFL
Rolling On the Floor Laughing
ROFLMAO
Rolling On the Floor Laughing My A*** Off
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S
SAFH
Shooty Army From Hell
SM
Space Marine(s)
SoB
Sister(s) of Battle
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T
Termy, Termi or
Termies
Terminator Armour wearing Marines
T'hawk
Thunderhawk
TL
Twin Linked (e.g. TL-Lascannon = Twin Linked Lascannon)
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U
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V
VP
Victory Points -- Points used to calculate Battle Outcome used in 40K system
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W
W
Wound value in both 40K and Fantasy system
WBB
We'll Be Back Special Rule of Necrons
WHFB
Warhammer Fantasy Battle Game System
WIP or W.I.P
Work in Progress
WYSIWYG
What You See Is What You Get
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X
Xenos
Aliens, non-human races, in 40K universe.
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Y
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Z
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