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Various abbreviations used on Die2Nite.

AoN - {{MetaInline|All or Nothing}}

AP - {{AP}} [[Action Points]]

AS - [[World_Beyond#Exploring_and_Scavenging|Autosearch / Autoscavenge]], {{MetaInline|Architect's Study}}, or {{MetaInline|Anabolic Steroids}}

Beam - {{MetaInline|Patchwork Beam}}

BED - {{MetaInline|Broken Electronic Device}}

BIA/BiA - [[Brothers in Arms]], a hero skill

BP - [[Blueprint]]

BRD - Can mean either [[Pocket Vibrator]] or {{MetaInline|Giant BRD}}.

Cata - {{MetaInline|Catapult}}

Coa / Coal - [[Coalition]]

CP -  either mean [[Control Points]] or [[Construction Points]]

D2N - Die2Nite

Dev / Deva - {{MetaInline|Devastator|displayname=Devastator}}

DO - Defense/Defensive Object. See [[Defence]].

DTD / D2D - (From) [[From Dusk Till Dawn|Dusk Till Dawn]], an [[external map]]

DV - [[Die Verdammten]], the German version of Die2Nite

EC - {{MetaInline|Electronic component}}

ED - Early Death

EM - [[External map]]

EWB - {{MetaInline|Exploding Water Bomb}}

FDTD - [[From Dusk Till Dawn]], an [[external map]]

FPF - {{MetaInline|Flatpacked Furniture}}

Full escort - [[Escort]] mode with "Don't allow my escort to take me further away from the town" '''un'''checked and "Allow the objects in my rucksack to be viewed and used" checked.

HC - {{MetaInline|Hardcore}}

HR - either [[Hero#Heroic_Actions|Heroic Return]] or [[Hero#Heroic_Actions|Heroic Rescue]]

Iron - {{MetaInline|Wrought Iron}}

Jerry - {{MetaInline|Full Jerrycan}}

LMS - {{MetaInline|Last Man Standing}}

Logs - Usually means {{MetaInline|Rotting Log}}, but may be used to mean {{MetaInline|Quality Log}}. Use your best judgment.

[[Meta]] - a group of 8 [[coalitions]] (40 coalition members) organize themselves to join together in the same town. It is not a in-game feature. People just get together outside of the game, using external chats to organize this play.

MJ - Meta jump, the process of one [[coalition]] of the [[meta]] joining together in the same town.. See [[Meta]].

MHJ - Mega Hardcore Jump,  the whole process of all [[coalitions]] joining together in the same '''hardcore town'''. See [[Meta]] for meta jump. See [[town] for hardcore town.

MMJ - Mega Meta Jump, the whole process of all [[coalitions]] joining together in the same town. See [[Meta]].

MT - MotionTwin (the developer of Die2Nite)

N&B / NB - {{MetaInline|Handful of nuts and bolts}}

OO - [[Oval Office]] (external tool)

OP - Used on the forums. It means "original post(er)" (the first post(er) in the thread), or "overpowered".

OPS - [[Old Police Station]], a [[ruin]]

Perm - Any building or item that provides permanent defense for the town, for example: [[Great Pit]], [[Screaming Saws]] or {{MetaInline|Mattress}}

Pharmas - {{MetaInline|Pharmaceutical Products}}

PP - {{MetaInline|Pharmaceutical Products}}

Scrap/Scraps - {{MetaInline|Scrap Metal}} (Can also be more general and mean both {{MetaInline|Scrap Metal}} and {{MetaInline|Rotting Log}}; as in "I'm going out 1 AP to collect scraps.")

SP - [[Soul Points]]

Temp - Any building or item that provides temporary defense, for example: [[Bomb Factory]], [[Rubbish Heap]] or {{MetaInline|Torch}}

Twin - {{MetaInline|Twinoid 500mg}}

UCB - {{MetaInline|Unshaped Concrete Blocks}}

WB - The [[World Beyond]] ''or'' {{MetaInline|Water Bomb}}

WF - World Forums

WLB - {{MetaInline|Worn Leather Bag}}

WPT - {{MetaInline|Water Purifying Tablets}}

Zeds/Z's/Zomb's - Zombies

== Outdated ==
* BOTS - [[Battle of the Sexes]], a community-organized event in [[Season 5]]
* COTT - [[Clash of the Titans]], a community-organized event in [[Season 4]]


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