Notation

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Area

A1	Act 1
A2	Act 2
A3	Act 3
A4	Act 4
A5	Act 5
Ancients/AW	Ancients' Way
Cat 2	Catacombs Level 2
CP	Crystalline Passage
CS	Chaos Sanctuary
Dur 2	Durance of Hate Level 2
RoF	River of Flame
Trav	Travincal
WSK/WK2	Worldstone Keep Level 2

Calculation

(X)	Calculate X first
[X]	Round down X
alvl	Affix level
blvl	Base level
clvl	Character level
fps	Frames per second
ilvl	Item level
lvl	Level
max(X,Y)	Maximum of X or Y
min(X,Y)	Minimum of X or Y
mlvl	Monster level
qlvl	Quality level
rlvl	Required level
RoF	Rate of Fire
slvl	Skill level

Class

Amazon

Ama	Amazon
Crit/CS	Critical Strike
D/A/E	Dodge/Avoid/Evade
FA	Freezing Arrow
GA	Guided Arrow
Immo	Immolation Arrow
LF	Lightning Fury
LS	Lightning Strike
MS	Multiple Shot
SM	Slow Missiles
Valk	Valkyrie
Zon	Amazon

Assassin

Asn/asa/assy	Assassin
BS	Blade Shield
BoI	Blades of Ice
BoS	Burst of Speed
C/C	Claw/Claw: refers to an Assassin using two claws
C/S	Claw/Shield: refers to an Assassin using a claw and shield
CM	Claw Mastery
CoS	Cloak of Shadows
CoT	Claws of Thunder
CS	Cobra Strike
DC	Dragon Claw
DF	Dragon Flight
DS	Death Sentry
DT	Dragon Tail
FoF	Fists of Fire
LS	Lightning Sentry
MA	Martial Arts
PS	Phoenix Strike
SD	Shadow Disciplines
Sin/Sinner	Assassin
SM/Master	Shadow Master
SW/Warrior	Shadow Warrior
TS	Tiger Strike
WoF	Wake of Fire
WoI	Wake of Inferno

Barbarian

Baba/Barb	Barbarian
BC/BCom	Battle Command
BC/BCry	Battle Cry
BO	Battle Orders
IS	Iron Skin
LA	Leap Attack
NR	Natural Resistance
S/S	Sword/Shield
WC	War Cry
WW	Whirlwind
Zerk	Berserk

Druid

Dru/droolid	Druid
FC	Fire Claws
FR	Feral Rage
HoW	Heart of Wolverine
Oak	Oak Sage
SW	Shock Wave
WB	Werebear
WW	Werewolf

Necromancer

Amp	Amplify Damage
BA	Bone Armor
BG	Blood Golem
BP	Bone Prison
BS	Bone Spirit
BW	Bone Wall
CE	Corpse Explosion
CG	Clay Golem
Decrep	Decrepify
FG	Fire Golem
IG	Iron Golem
IM	Iron Maiden
LR	Lower Resist
Nec/necro	Necromancer
PN	Poison Nova
Spear	Bone Spear
Spirit	Bone Spirit

Paladin

BA	Blessed Aim
BH	Blessed Hammer
Conc	Concentration
Conv	Conviction
Fana	Fanaticism
FoH	Fist of the Heavens
HB	Holy Bolt
HF	Holy Freeze
HS	Holy Shield
Pally/Pali	Paladin

Sorceress

CB	Charged Bolt
CL	Chain Lightning
CM	Cold Mastery
ES	Energy Shield
FB	Fire Ball
FN	Frost Nova
FM	Fire Mastery
FO	Frozen Orb: sometimes just called Orb
FW	Fire Wall
GS	Glacial Spike
LM	Lightning Mastery
Sorc/socer	Sorceress
SF	Static Field
Tele	Teleport
TK	Telekinesis
TS	Thunder Storm

Conversational

afaic	As far as I'm concerned
afaics	As far as I can see
afaik	As far as I know
afk	Away from keyboard
brb	Be right back
brt	Be right there
btc	Back to channel
btw	By the way
Chan?	Go to channel
cg/grats	Congratulations
cya	See you
ding	Player announcing they've just levelled
gfi	Go for it
gg	Good game
gj	Good job
gtg	Good to go/Got to go
IIRC	If I recall correctly
IMHO	In my humble opinion
IMO	In my opinion
j/k	Just kidding
k	Okay
l337	Elite
LOL	Laughs out loud
n00b	Newbie
nbd	No big deal
newb	Newbie
ng	New game
nm/nvm	Never mind
np	No problem
OMG	Oh my god
OTOH	On the other hand
r	Ready: standard signal before triggering a monster urn/shrine or entering a particularly treacherous area
rl	Real life
ROFL	Rolling on the floor laughing
Sec	Hang on a second
thx	Thanks
ttyl	Talk to you later
ty	Thank you
tyt	Take your time
tyvm	Thank you very much
w8	Wait
wb	Welcome back
y	Yes
YMMV	Your mileage may vary
yw	You're welcome

Game play

AoE	Area of Effect
BM	Bad Manners
BvB	Barbarian vs Barbarian: PvP Barbarian specializing in combat with melee opponents
BvC	Barb vs Caster: PvP Barbarian specializing in combat with caster opponents
Hot	Warning that a portal is dangerous to enter
ID	Identify
Merc	Mercenary
PK	Player Killer
PKK	PK Killer
PvM	Player vs Monster
PvP	Player vs Player
r	Ready: standard signal before triggering a monster urn/shrine or entering a particularly treacherous area
res	Resurrect
TP	Town Portal
WP	Waypoint

Item

3D/3PD	3 Diamond/3 Perfect Diamond: usually refers to shield socketed with three Perfect Diamonds
Ali Baba	Blade of Ali Baba Tulwar
Arkaine's/Ark	Arkaine's Valor Balrog Skin
Arreat's	Arreat's Face Slayer Guard
Atma's	Atma's Scarab Amulet
Atlantean	The Atlantean Ancient Sword
Bane	Gladiator's Bane Wire Fleece
Baranar's/Banana	Baranar's Star Devil Star
Bartuc's/Barts	Bartuc's Cut-Throat Greater Talons
Basher	The Cranium Basher Thunder Maul
BK	Bul-Kathos: usually refers to Bul-Kathos' Children or Bul-Kathos' Wedding Band Ring
Burrito/Buriza	Buriza-Do Kyanon Ballista
CCB	Template:D2 Magic
CCS	Template:D2 Magic
CKN/Chu	Chu-ko-nu: Often refers specifically to Demon Machine Chu-ko-nu
Cranium/C basher	The Cranium Basher Thunder Maul
Cube	[[D2 Horadric Cube|Template:D2 Unique]]
Doombringer/Doom	Doombringer Champion Sword
Eagle/Eaglehorn	Eaglehorn Crusader Bow
Eth	Ethereal
Eye/EoE	Eye of Etlitch Amulet
Face	Arreat's Face Slayer Guard
Fists	Magefist Light Gauntlets
Frosties	Frostburn Gauntlets
Gaze	Vampiregaze Grim Helm
gc	Grand Charm
Grandfather/gf	The Grandfather Colossus Blade
GSA	Goldstrike Arch Gothic Bow
Gull	Gull Dagger
Harley	Harlequin Crest Shako
HotO	Heart of the Oak
Hellslayer	Hellslayer Decapitator
HoBL	Hand of Blessed Light Divine Scepter
Homunculus	Homunculus Hierophant Trophy
Horn/Eaglehorn	Eaglehorn Crusader Bow
HoZ	Herald Of Zakarum Gilded Shield
IK Maul	Immortal King's Stone Crusher Ogre Maul
Ire	Skullder's Ire Russet Armor
Jalal's	Jalal's Mane Totemic Mask
JMoD	Template:D2 Magic bold: very rare, valuable shield
lc	Large Charm
Lidless	Lidless Wall Grim Shield
Lightsabre	Lightsabre Phase Blade
LoH	Laying of Hands Bramble Mitts
Lyc	Lycander's Aim Ceremonial Bow
Mara's	Mara's Kaleidoscope Amulet
Mat	Matriarchal bow
Moser's	Moser's Blessed Circle Round Shield
Occy/Oculus	The Oculus Swirling Crystal
Reaver/Messy Reaver	Messerschmidt's Reaver Champion Axe
Req	Requirement
sc	Small Charm
Schaefer's	Schaefer's Hammer Legendary Mallet
Shaft	Shaftstop Mesh Armor
Shako	Harlequin Crest Shako: the term almost always refers to its Unique version
Silks	Silks of the Victor Ancient Armor
Skullder's	Skullder's Ire Russet Armor
SoJ	Stone of Jordan Ring
Spike	Wizardspike Bone Knife
Spirit/dual Spirits	Spirit sword (and shield)
SS/Storm	Stormshield Monarch
Stormspire	Stormspire Giant Thresher
String/SoE	String of Ears Demonhide Sash
Tal's Orb	Tal Rasha's Lidless Eye Swirling Crystal
Tarn	Tarnhelm Skull Cap
TGod/TGV	Thundergod's Vigor War Belt
Tiamat's	Tiamat's Rebuke Dragon Shield
Titan's	Titan's Revenge Ceremonial Javelin
Tucs	Bartuc's Cut-Throat Greater Talons
Twitch	Twitchthroe Studded Leather
Ume's	Ume's Lament Grim Wand
Valor	Arkaine's Valor Balrog Skin
Vamp	Vampiregaze Grim Helm
WF (Windforce)	Windforce Hydra Bow
Wizardspike	Wizardspike Bone Knife
WotE/WOE	Wall of the Eyeless Bone Shield
WWS	Witchwild String Short Siege Bow
Wizzy	Wizardspike Bone Knife

Monster

Andy	[[D2 Andariel|Template:D2 Unique]]
BA	Blessed Aim
CE	Cold Enchanted
CI	Cold Immune
Conv	Conviction
CU	Cursed
EF	Extra Fast
ES	Extra Strong
Fana	Fanaticism
FE	Fire Enchanted
FI	Fire Immune
Heph	[[D2 Hephasto the Armorer|Template:D2 Unique]]
HS	Holy Shock
Izzy	[[D2 Izual|Template:D2 Unique]]
LE	Lightning Enchanted
LEB	Lightning Enchanted Boss
LEM	Lightning Enchanted monster
LI	Lightning Immune
MB	Mana Burn
Meph	[[D2 Mephisto|Template:D2 Unique]]
MI	Magic Immune
MR	Magic Resistant
MS	Multiple Shots
MSLE (MSLEB)	Multiple Shots Lightning Enchanted (Boss)
OK	Oblivion Knight
PI	Physical Immune
SH/Spec	Spectral Hit
SS	Stone Skin
TE/Tele/TP	Teleportation

Stat

AR	Attack Rating
CBF	Cannot be Frozen
CB	Crushing Blow
Char	Character
CTC	Chance to Cast
CTH	Chance-to-hit
D2M	Damage to Mana
Def	Defense
DEX	Dexterity
Dmg	Damage
DR/DR %	Damage Reduction: reduces physical damage
DS	Deadly Strike
ED	Enhanced Damage: increases physical damage
ED	Enhanced Defense: increases defense
ED/IAS	Enhanced Damage/IAS: typically refers to a rare combination of mods on a Template:D2 Magic bold
ENE	Energy
EXP	Experience
FBR	Faster Block Rate
FCR	Faster Cast Rate
FHR	Faster Hit Recovery
FR	Fire Resist %
FRW	Faster Run/Walk
HCMTF	Hit Causes Monster to Flee
HFT	Hit Freezes Target
HP	Hit Points
IAS	Increased Attack Speed
ITD	Ignores Target Defense
KB	Knockback
LL	Life Leech
LR	Lightning Resist %
MDR	Magic Damage Reduction
MF	Magic Find
ML	Mana Leech
Mod	Modifier: adds a stat to an item
MPK	Mana per kill
NRG	Energy
PDR	Physical Damage Reduction
PR	Poison Resist %
Slow	Slows Target
STR	Strength
VIT	Vitality

Glossary

Cheese	Low level character getting pushed through levels of the game by a much higher level character, where the lower character could not play effectively alone.
Dropping (of items)	Act of entering a game to present any player in that game with items as freely given gifts, to be distributed among the players in the game as they see fit.
Flaming	Making a personal attack or insulting remark, intended to incite anger.
Muling	The process of transferring items involving 2 or more characters not currently playing in the game.
No-Twink	No-twink groups and players use and equip only what they find in no-twink play. No items are brought into no-twink play from outside games or sources.
Storing	Transferring items from one in-game character to a character not in game.
Transferring	Interchanging items between characters, including activites referred to as muling, twinking and storing.
Trolling	Making provocative, controversial or offensive remarks, intended to create a confrontational response.
Twinking	Transferring items from one character not currently in-game to a character in game for the latter character's use, and the reciprocal transer of items from the playing character to a mule. "Twinking" is often referred to as using muled items to equip a character with superior items than would be found solely in playing that character.

Reference

• D2 Abbreviations and Acronyms