SSC Acronym Dictionary

[Silence]

In the recent thread, "AOS," Ben added to the general feeling of confusion due to so many acronyms floating around. There have been other attempts at this, including the Soakological Glossary and the Duxburian Dictionary, but this will hopefully be the one that solves the problem completely. People may contribute, and like in the RP, the relevant text (in this case, the actual definitions) should be submitted in bold, while general discussion continues in standard text. Everybody may, and is encouraged to, contribute.

Also, remember that (ironically,) part of the mission is to reduce the number of acronyms. While this will provide a source of all definitions, and while the more experienced members here will eventually learn the acronyms, this thread alone cannot end the confusion. I'll start us off with a compilation of some of the things in the sources above, including the most basic of topics...

Brand and soaker names
SS--Super Soaker, the partly monopolistic commercial soaker manufacturer known by everybody

XP--Xtra Power, relatively old line of air-pressure SS soakers that replaced the original series and involve larger, 1X streams

Max-D--Maximum Distance, relatively new line of air-pressure SS soakers that replaced the XP series and involve pressurized reservoirs and "clicky" triggers

CPS series--Constant Pressure System series, relatively old line of SS soaker that marked the peak of commercial soaking by using powerful rubber bladders to shoot water (see CPS technology)

BB or BBT--Buzz Bee Toys, whose Water Warriors division provides a sometimes superior alternative to SS' weak soakers currently in stock

WW--Water Warriors (see above)

FF--Flash Flood, a recent stock soaker produced by SS that uses [admittedly weak] CPS technology and has a special nozzle that unloads the entire pressure chamber's contents in one short-range, turbulent wave

APD--Aquapack Devastator, another recent SS CPS soaker (not produced this year, though) that uses a backpack

3XA--Triple Aggressor, a somewhat-recent but out-of-production SS soaker that was one of the first "gimmick" types, because it has a detachable pistol and water bomb


Universal soaker technology
PC--pressure chamber, generates pressure by allowing water to displace and compress air

CPS technology--Constant Pressure System technology, uses a rubber bladder to store water rather than a pressure chamber; the bladder applies constant and strong force as opposed to air pressure

QFD--Quick Fill Device, used by some SS soakers to directly and quickly connect with a hose for filling the reservoir and/or a CPS bladder automatically

SC--Super Charger, soakers (often SS ones) whose large PCs are in the case of the Splashzooka, the Power Pak, and the Big Trouble only filled using QFDs and lack reservoirs and pumps; however, all SC and Monster weapons are QFD-capable

PR--pressurized reservoir, pumps air into the reservoir to generate pressure; a cheap alternative as opposed to having a separate PC to pump water into [I like to rant, don't I? ]


Modified/Modded Soaker Technology
CVF--Check Valve Freeze, sealing of the pressure relief valve (once mistaken for check valve) on commercial soakers to increase the potential pressure

XPS--Xtra Power/Constant Pressure System, using multiple layered balloons to turn the spherical PCs on most commercial air pressure soakers into a spherical CPS bladder

Unfortunately, my knowledge of modding acronyms ends right about there, so if I missed anything, be sure to say so!


Homemade soaker technology
APH--Air Pressure Homemade, any self-built water gun, constructed out of PVC pipe and fittings, that uses air pressure

CPH--Constant Pressure Homemade, any self-built water gun, constructed out of PVC pipe, fittings, and rubber bladder materials (usually latex rubber tubing), that uses CPS technology

LRT--Latex Rubber Tubing (also surgical tubing), flexible rubber tubing that expands and contracts and is often used for cylindrical CPS bladders in CPHs; often bought from McMaster-Carr

PCgH--PreCharger Homemade, special APH that uses PreCharge technology, a system pioneered by BBT in which a plunger separates the air and water inside the PC and in which extra air is pumped before use for enhanced performance

CAP technology--Constant Air Pressure technology, involves a source of pressurized air and a regulator to force water out at a desired rate

WBL--Water Balloon Launcher, a homemade weapon constructed out of PVC that uses air pressure supplied by a Schrader valve or pressurized tank to launch a water balloon projectile great distances

APOL--Air Pressure Object Launcher, same as water balloon launcher

"water cannon"--variation of water balloon launcher that shoots mass volumes of water great distances, whose purposely unused names include ITWL (Inverted-T Water Launcher), ITWC (Inverted-T Water Cannon), and water cannon (Air Pressure Water Launcher). If you see these acronyms, understand that they are alternative terms for "water cannon," but "water cannon" should be used instead.

[Silence]

Should I turn this into a glossary (like the Soakological Glossary) or a links page in addition to an acronym dictionary? I supplied brief descriptions for my submissions, but other contributors don't need to do that unless this were to become an actual glossary. Even so, I should probably add some hyperlinks anyway.

[isoaker_com]

I'd say either create a glossary or add it to an existing glossary. Though I understand your choice to sort the acronyms by pseudo-subject, I still wonder whether it'd be simpler just to have it as a single, alphabetical listing. Otherwise, people may not know to check further down the list if they hadn't seen a particular acronym up top.

That said, this sort of information is best placed in a more permanent-type, easy-to-find location as opposed to living solely in a forum thread that may get buried after awhile. Very useful info for those newer to the forums.

I still don't like some of the acronyms, though they're just here to stay, I suppose. To me, some are just unnecessary, but became common place. Oh well...

[Silence]

The thing is, I believe this might be even more accessible than an article at SSC. I really haven't gone back to the main site more than a few times in the past several months (besides for getting the URLs for hyperlinking purposes), and this would be easier to contribute to. Hopefully, because it's a stickied thread, it'll be seen easily enough; however, considering the numerous people who have asked about gun-specific mods in the New Users subforum recently (when the appropriate thread was stickied and right there), you've got to wonder now and then. If it was really necessary, I'd even put a link in my signature...

[joannaardway]

I can see an error here: You claim SCs are all CPS - not quite correct.

Well, nice effort so far - I'll see if I can think of any more.

[isoaker_com]

Originally Posted by joannaardway

I can see an error here: You claim SCs are all CPS - not quite correct.

Well, nice effort so far - I'll see if I can think of any more.

Hmm.. I hadn't read much into how things were being defined.

SCs have another mistake in its definition as many SC soakers do have their own reservoir and can be either pumped or charged (i.e. SC500, SC600)

[Silence]

Ah yes...sorry about that, but thanks (greatly) for the corrections. *heads over to the iSoaker.com Armory, disables all filters, and looks for the page(s) with SC soakers listed* Indeed, I see that the SC Triple Charge and the SC 400 are air pressure...I incorrectly assumed that they were all CPS due to their QFD capability.

Also, I meant to say the Splashzooka, the Power Pak, and the Big Trouble could only use QFDs...I was just trying to make sure people immediately think 'QFD!' when they hear "SC." I'll make that change now, too, so thanks for alerting me to the mistake.

EDIT: Items fixed, thanks a lot.

[bhumika]

Thank for the glossary. Its nice to see such abbreviations

[Drenchenator]

SSC now has a much more extensive glossary on the site. It contains far more terms and abbreviations. It's a bit preliminary still, but it gets the job done (at least for now).

[DX]

The glossary is missing some stuff...but they're terms that only I use at the moment, so don't worry about them.

[Drenchenator]

Could you elaborate on which terms it's missing? I tried to include as many as possible before, and a lot of terms are listed under synonyms which redirect to the main term when searched.

[Mike 19]

what the thing that releases the water from the chamber, valve?

i forget,

[Silence]

A "trigger valve"? I think that's what you're referring to. Be sure to check How water guns work if you're not sure of a part's name, but I think I know what you're referring to.

[Ben]

Yep, that would be a Valve. There are a variety of different valves and names for valves such as trigger valve (which refers to any sort of triggered valve), ball valve (which refer to valves that have a ball with a hole in it), pull valve (which refer to valves that are actuated when pulled), etc. Wikipedia should have plenty of information about basic valves. Alternatively read our glossary and physics section, especially on how water guns work and the links off that page.

[MarsGlorious]

What about WB (Waterbridge) or BD (Blood Dragons)?