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Sometimes Transformers fans use abbreviations to refer to certain Transformers series, toy lines, episodes, characters, or other elements without having to type out long terms every time. Or sometimes even short terms too.

Also included are some definitions which are not exclusive to Transformers, but may turn up in conversations about Transformers, especially online.

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3H
3P

A

A3
AEC / A/E/C
AFA
AHM
A.I.R./A.I.R.Lock
A.K.
Alt
AM
ANN
AOE
Arm
ASIN
  • Amazon Standard Identification Number
An inventory numbering system used by Amazon.
AST / ASST
  • assortment
See also: size class
AT
AT-AT
ATT
AVP

B

B.A.T.
BB
A prefix for toys of the live action movie Optimus Prime and Bumblebee characters, effectively making the Bumblebee one "BBBB".
BBTS
BH
BM
BOGO / BOGOF
  • Buy One Get One / Buy One Get One Free
A common sales practice to sell two items for the price of one.
B.O.T.
BS
BT
BTA
BTR
BUTT
BW
BWII / BW2
BWN / BWNeo
BWR
BWSG
BWTF

C

CBC
CBR
  • Comic Book Resources, a comic book news website that regularly features news and previews for Transformers comics
  • CBR (a portmanteau of "comic book" and "RAR"), a file extension used for digitalized comic books, either pirated (boo! hiss!) or downloaded from a legitimate site like Comixology
CD
CHOP
CHUG / CHUGGERTS / CHUGGUR / other variations
(A number of toylines which overlap in terms of when they were available and what sculpts they used; essentially, they're all either direct successors to, different-market-counterparts of or supplements of one another. The term is most often used to describe modernized toys of characters from the Generation 1 continuity family, and is sometimes used to describe toys repurposed as characters from said continuity, official or otherwise.)
CJ
Shattered Glass Sideswipe once referred to Cliffjumper as "CJ"
C.L.U.T.C.H.
CNA
the fundamental genetic material of the Transformer species in some continuities
COH
C.O.M.B.A.T.
COP
C.P.L.
CR
  • Car Robots
  • CR chamber (Creation/Restoration, Cryonic Regeneration, Cryogenic Regeneration, or Cryogenic Restoration chamber)
CS
CV
CW
Cyb

D

DA
DC
DD / DDP
D.J.D.
DLC
  • Downloadable content
(additional content for video games that often requires an additional payment)
DM
D.N.G.S. / Dingus
D.O.L.T.S.
DOTM
DP
DPCI
  • Department Class Item
An inventory numbering system used by Target. Frequently misspelled "DCPI".
DW

E

EAN
  • European Article Number
A type of barcode used on Hasbro's Transformers toy packaging available in Europe in place of the UPC barcode used for other regions.
EDC
En
ER
ERTD
EW
EX
Mostly used as part of Japanese ID numbers.
Ex-RID
(IDW comic series, formerly titled "Robots in Disguise" prior to issue 35)
EZ / EZC

F

FAB
FARTS
F.H.E.
FE
  • First Edition
(See Transformers Prime: First Edition and Age of Extinction First Edition Optimus Prime)
FFoD
FIBRIR
FIRRIB
  • "Frenzy is Red Rumble is Blue"
FM
FoC / FOC
Fort Max
  • Fortress Maximus
F.O.S.S.I.L.
FP
  • Forbidden Planet, a UK-based retail chain that sells Transformers toys
  • Fun Publications
Fun Pub
  • Fun Publications
FSRLTF

G

G1
G2
G4
  • The excessively short-lived cable channel that aired "Action Blast!"
GB
GDO
Gen
GF
GM
GPS
GT
(Mirage GT uses the GT System)
GTS
No meaning for this acronym has ever been officially provided, though none of them appear to have any relationship with the Genetronic Translink System.

H

HA
HFG
  • Hand Foot Gun, also HandFootGun or Hand/Foot/Gun
(multi-purpose accessory included with every Combiner Wars Deluxe Class figure)
HFTD / HftD
HM
HMW
HOC / HoC
HOF / HoF
H.O.P.E.
HOS
HR
HTS

I

IDW
Officially, the abbreviation stands for "Idea and Design Works, LLC".
IDW2
Named as such for being the second "main" IDW continuity.
I.I.I. / Triple-I
INSIRT

J

JAN
  • Japanese Article Number
A type of barcode used on TakaraTomy's Transformers toy packaging available in Japan in place of the UPC or EAN barcodes used for Hasbro's releases.
JG1
JRX
  • the Japanese name for Rail Racer (RID) is an abbreviation for "Japan[ese] Rail Express"

K

KB
KO
KP
KSI

L

LAM
LAMB
  • Live-action movie boards
LL
LoC / LOC
LP
LSOTW

M

M2C
M.A.A.B.
M.A.R.B.
M.A.R.S.
M.A.S.K.
MB
Sometimes used as a shorthand for the live-action film series.
MC
The Mini-Constructicons referred to one another as "Emcee". Spotlight: Ramjet
MD
Meg / Megs
MF
MIB
MISB
ML
M.M.M. / Triple M
MOC
MOSC
MP
MPM
MSRP
  • manufacturer's suggested retail price
MTMTE
MV
  • Movie
A placeholder for anything relating to the live-action film series in lack of the respective films' final titles; for example, the fifth installment in the series, The Last Knight, is "MV5".
MW

N

Take the plunge.
NAIL
NBE
NEST
NP
NPC
  • non-player character / non-playable character
NRFP
  • "never removed from package", sometimes used in lieu of MIB/MISP/MOC
NuRID


O

OAV
OC
(in fan fiction and role-playing, refers to a non-canon character)
OMAM
OP
(refers to someone who posts a message/image which starts a conversation/thread online)
OP/ED
OpOp
OSKO
OVA

P

PARD
PC / P.C.
PCC
PCP / P/CP
PD
PE
PG
PG-13
PM
PMOP
POTP / PotP
PR
PRID
PVP
  • Player versus player

Q

QC

R

RA
Not to be confused with RATT.
R.A.A.T.
RB
RC
  • Arcee
  • radio-controlled or remote-controlled
R.E.D.
R.E.V.
RG1
RGR
RH
RIBFIR
RiD / RID
RIRFIB
R.J.
The Mini-Constructicons referred to Ramjet as "R.J.". Spotlight: Ramjet
RM
R.O.
ROC
ROTDS
ROTF
RP
  • rating pending
  • Rodimus Prime
  • role play, role-playing, or role-playing game
RPG
  • rocket-propelled grenade
  • role-playing game
RPM
RRP
  • recommended retail price
RS
RTS

S

What's the other stuff mean? Who cares?
S7
SASF
SCF
SD
SF
SG
SGBW
S.H.A.R.C.
SKU
  • Stock keeping unit
An inventory numbering system used by several stores, with each store/chain using its own SKU system.
SL
S.N.A.K.E.
SOTW
SRP
  • suggested retail price
SS
An early working name for what would ultimate just be named "Selects".
ST
S.T.A.R.S.
S.T.O.P.
SUV
SW
SWTF

T

T30
TAAO
T-AI
TB
TC
TCC / TFCC
T.E.C.H.
TF or TFs
TF07
TFA
TFC
TFE
TFP
TFTM
TFU
TFW
THS
Tit
Usage of this abbreviation was heavily frowned upon during the line's run, for obvious reasons.
TL
TLK
TM
TM2
TMUK
TPB
  • Trade Paperback - collected volume of comics into a book format, usually containing between 4 and 6 issues.
TR
TRA
  • Transformers
Found on Hasbro shipping boxes and on store shelf tags, also often used in (early) retailer and distributor listings
TRoOP
TRU
TT
TWW

U

UM
UPC
  • Universal Product Code
A type of barcode used on Hasbro's Transformers toy packaging available in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Asia.
UT
UW

V

V.E.N.O.M.
VS
V.V.H.

W

W.A.R.S.
WC
WfC / WFC
WFC:S / WFCS
WFC:K / WFCK
WoH
WW
WWI
WWII
WWIII
WJ
WM
WST / WSTF
WV
Found on Hasbro shipping boxes, also often used in distributor listings

See also

References

  1. ↑ HTS.com, on the other hand, is an existing website completely unrelated to Hasbro, Transformers or toys in general, therefore using this abbreviation in combination with the .com top level domain is discouraged to avoid confusion. Just be glad it's safe for work.
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