Abbreviations

Sometimes TransFans use acronyms or abbreviations to refer to certain Transformers series, toylines, 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.

You're welcome.

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3H

• 3H Productions / Jon Hartman, Karl Hartman, and Glen Hallit

A

AEC / A/E/C

• Armada, Energon, and Cybertron

AHM

• All Hail Megatron

A.K.

• Alex Kurtzman, at least according to SectorSeven.org

AM

• Action Master
• Alex Milne
• Arms Micron
• Automorph

AT / A3

• Alpha Trion

AT-AT

• All Terrain Armored Transport

ATT

• alt.toys.transformers

B

B.A.T.

• Battle Android Trooper

BB

• BB
• Bumblebee

BH

• Beast Hunters
• B.H.

BM

• Beast Machines
• Brainmaster

B.O.T.

• Biotronic Operational Telecommunicator

BS

• Bot Shots

BT

• Binaltech

BTA

• Binaltech Asterisk

BTR

• Built to Rule

BUTT

• Bi-directional Unified Transit Terminal

BW

• Beast Wars

BWII > BW2

• Beast Wars II

BWN / BWNeo

• Beast Wars Neo

BWR

• Beast Wars Returns
• Beast Wars Reborn

BWSG

• Beast Wars Shattered Glass

C

CHUG / CHUGGERTS / CHUGGUR / other variations

• Classics, Henkei, Universe, Generations, Gentei, Exclusives, United, Reveal the Shield

(A number of toylines which overlap in terms of when they were available and what molds they used. 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

• Cliffjumper

Shattered Glass Sideswipe once referred to Cliffjumper as "CJ"

C.L.U.T.C.H.

• Cybertronian Linked Ultra Tactical Combat Helper

CNA

• Cyber/Nano Algorithms and/or Cybernucleic Acid

the fundamental genetic material of the Transformer species in some continuities

C.P.L.

• Carbombian Protection League

CR

• Car Robots
• CR chamber (Creation/Restoration, Cryonic Regeneration, or Cryogenic Regeneration chamber)

CV

• Cyberverse

D

DD / DDP

• Devil's Due Press

D.J.D.

• Decepticon Justice Division

D.N.G.S. / Dingus

• Dynamic Nuclear Generation System

D.O.L.T.S.

• Deuterium Orbital Laser Tracing System

DOTM

• Dark of the Moon

DP

• Dreamwave Productions

DW

• Dreamwave
• DreamWorks

E

EDC

• Earth Defense Command

ERTD

• Extra-Terrestrial Response Division (No, we don't understand how that acronym works, either.)

EZ / EZC

• EZ Collection

F

FARTS

• Fully Automated Rapid Transit System

F.H.E.

• Family Home Entertainment

FE

• Transformers Prime: First Edition

FIBRIR

• "Frenzy is Blue Rumble is Red"

FIRRIB

• "Frenzy is Red Rumble is Blue"

FoC / FOC

• Fall of Cybertron

FP / FuP / Fun Pub

• Fun Publications

G

G1

• Generation 1
• GEEWUN

G2

• Generation 2

G4

• The excessively short-lived cable channel that aired "Action Blast!"

GB

• G.B. Blackrock
• GoBots
• GoBox

H

HA

• Human Alliance

HM

• Headmaster

HMW

• Heavy Metal War

HOC / HoC

• Heroes of Cybertron

H.O.P.E.

• Help Optimus Prime Escape

HOS

• Hearts of Steel

HR

• Hot Rod
• hour (approximately 7 breems)

I

IDW

• IDW Publishing

I.I.I. / Triple-I

• Intelligence and Information Institute

J

JRX

• the Japanese name for Rail Racer (RID) is an acronym for "Japan[ese] Rail Express"

K

KB

• KB Toys
• kitbash

KO

• Knockoff
• knock out, but oddly not Knockout

KP

• Kiss Players

L

LoC / LOC

• Legends of Cybertron

M

M2C

• Micro-Constructicon

M.A.A.B.

• Mobile Anti-Assault Battlesuit

M.A.R.B.

• Mobile Autobot Repair Bay

M.A.R.S.

• Military Armaments Research Syndicate

MB

• Michael Bay, at least according to SectorSeven.org
• Milton Bradley

MC

• Mini-Con
• Mini-Constructicon

The Mini-Constructicons referred to one another as "Emcee". Spotlight: Ramjet

MF

• Masterforce

MIB

• Mint In Box / Bag / Bubble
• Men in Black

MISB

• Mint In Sealed Box / Bag / Bubble

M.M.M. / Triple M

• Militant Monoform Movement

MOC

• Mint On Card

MOSC

• Mint On Sealed Card

MP

• Masterpiece
• military police

MTMTE

• More than Meets the Eye

MW

• Machine Wars

N

Take the plunge.

NAIL

• Non-Aligned Indigenous Life-form

NBE

• Non-Biological Extraterrestrial / Non-Biological Entity

NEST

• A combined human/Autobot defense force. Different meanings for the acronym have been offered by different sources; see NEST#Notes.

NP

• Nemesis Prime

NPC

• non-player character / non-playable character

O

OC

• Operation Combination
• original character

(in fan fiction and role-playing, refers to a non-canon character)

OP

• O.P.
• Optimus Primal
• Optimus Prime
• original poster

(refers to someone who posts a message/image which starts a converstion/thread online)

P

PC / P.C.

• personal computer

(often used specifically in reference to non-Apple, non-Macintosh devices)

• player character or playable character
• politically correct
• Powered Convoy

PCC

• Power Core Combiner

PG

• Powerglide
• Parental Guidance Suggested

PG-13

• Parents Strongly Cautioned some content may be inappropriate for children under 13

PM

• Powermaster
• private message

PRID

• Transformers Prime: Robots in Disguise

PVP

• Player versus player

R

RA

• R.A.
• Red Alert

Not to be confused with RATT.

R.A.A.T.

• Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team

RB

• Rescue Bots

RC

• Arcee
• radio-controlled or remote-controlled

R.E.V.

• Race Exertion Vehicle

RGR

• Real Gear Robot

RH

• Robot Heroes

RIBFIR

• "Rumble is Blue Frenzy is Red"

RiD / RID

• Robots in Disguise

RIRFIB

• "Rumble is Red Frenzy is Blue"

R.J.

• Ramjet

The Mini-Constructicons referred to Ramjet as "R.J.". Spotlight: Ramjet

RM

• Robot Master

R.O.

• Roberto Orci, at least according to SectorSeven.org

ROC

• Return of Convoy

ROTF

• Revenge of the Fallen

RP

• Rodimus Prime
• role play, role-playing, or role-playing game

RPG

• rocket-propelled grenade
• role-playing game

RPM

• Revolutions per minute, commonly abbreviated RPM
• Robot Powered Machines, almost certainly named to share the initials of the aforementioned

RS

• RadioShack

RTS

• Reveal the Shield

S

What's the other stuff mean? Who cares?

S7

• Sector Seven

SASF

• Special Air Service Forces

SCF

• Super Collection Figures

SD

• super deformed

SF

• science fantasy
• science fiction
• Simon Furman
• Stealth Force

SG

• Shattered Glass

SGBW

• Beast Wars Shattered Glass

S.H.A.R.C.

• Submersible High-speed Attack and Reconnaissance Craft

S.N.A.K.E.

• System: Neutralizer - Armed Kloaking Equipment

SS

• Sector Seven
• Sideswipe
• Silverstreak
• Speed Stars
• Starscream
• Steven Spielberg, at least according to SectorSeven.org
• Sunstreaker

S.T.A.R.S.

• Secret Transformer Autobot Rescue Squad

S.T.O.P.

• Seek and Terminate Optimus Prime

SUV

• Society of Ultimate Villainy
• sport utility vehicle

SW

• Shockwave
• Soundwave
• Star Wars

SWTF

• Star Wars Transformers

T

T-AI

• Tactical Artificial Intelligence

TC

• Thundercracker

TCC / TFCC

• Transformers Collectors' Club

T.E.C.H.

• Transformers Electronic Combat Hardware

TF or TFs

• Transformer(s)

TFA

• Transformers Animated
• Transformers: Armada
• TFA does not refer to the Transformers/Avengers crossover.

TFC

• Transformers: Cybertron

TFU

• any/all Transformers Universe(s)
• TFU.info, a reference website for Hasbro/TakaraTomy Transformers toys and Tonka Gobots

TL

• Timelines

TM

• Targetmaster
• Telemocha
• Trademark
• Transmetal

TM2

• Transmetal 2

TPB

• Trade Paperback - collected volume of comics into a book format, usually containing between 4 and 6 issues.

TRoOP

• The Return of Optimus Prime
• But not Trent Troop.

TRU

• ToysЯUs

TWW

• The War Within

U

UM

• Ultra Magnus

UT

• Unicron Trilogy

V

VS

• Vector Sigma
• versus (sometimes abbreviated v. or vs. or vs)

V.V.H.

• Variable voltage harness

W

W.A.R.S.

• Wicked Attack Recon Sportscar

WfC / WFC

• War for Cybertron

WoH

• Wings of Honor

WW

• War Within

WWI

• War Within
• World War I

WWII

• World War II

WWIII

• World War III

WM

• Walmart

WSTF

• Smallest Transforming Transformers, erroneously called "World's Smallest Transformers" or "WSTFs" by fans

See also

• Help:Franchise identifiers