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== A ==
* A>: Auctioning an item.
* AB: [[Arch Bishop]], or [[Acid Bomb]], also known as Acid Demonstration (AD) on other servers. (not used often in Renewal, usually just referred to as "Bomb", and the Alchemist [[Bomb]] skill is never really used now)
* Aco: An [[Acolyte]] class player.
* AFK: "Away From Keyboard"; used to indicate that someone is not at their computer.
* AFKmist: An [[Alchemist]] or [[Biochemist]] who goes AFK and lets their [[Homunculus System|homunculus]] kill monsters for them (often found in {{map |id=anthell01 Ant Hell 1}} and {{map |id=orcsdun02 Orc Dungeon 2}}).
* Agi: The Agility stat, or the [[Acolyte]] skill [[Increase Agility]].
* AHB: {{Item |id=5898 Autumn Headband |slots=1}}.
* AK: {{monster|id=1219 Abysmal Knight}}
* Alche: An [[Alchemist]] class player.
* AoE: "[[:Category:AoE Skills|Area of Effect]]", skills that affect a large area at once.
* AR: [[Adrenaline Rush]].
* AAR: [[Advanced Adrenaline Rush]].
* AS: [[Arrow Storm]], and sometimes [[Arrow Shower]] or {{Item |id=4094 Archer Skeleton Card}}
* A/S: Auto Sell, commonly used with A> (auctioning). This means the buyer can override the C/O (current offer) price and pay the price the seller asks for the item.
* Asp: [[Aspersio]].
* Ass/Assu: [[Assumptio]].
* Ass Cross: An [[Assassin Cross]] class player.
* Asura/Ashura/Ashura Strike: An alternate name for [[Guillotine Fist]].
* AV: [[Arrow Vulcan]]. (not used often in Renewal)

== B ==
* B> : "Buy", commonly used in chatroom names where players are looking for an item(s).
* Battle Build : A build that fights in close combat; usually used on classes which usually do not have this role, such as [[Priest]]s or, while more rare, [[Soul Linker]]s.
* BB: [[Bowling Bash]] or {{item |id=12103 Bloody Branch}}, [[Bounty Board Quests]]
* BC: [[Battle Chant]].
* BDM: {{Item |id=18599 Black Devil's Mask| }}.
* BFG: {{Item |id=18611 Black Frame Glasses |slots=1}}.
* BSB: {{Item |id=6635 Blacksmith Blessing}}.
* BSG: {{Item |id=28531 Blacksmith's Glove |slots=1}}.
* Bless: [[Blessing]].
* Biochem: A [[Biochemist]] class player.
* Biolabs: The Somatology Lab dungeon in [[Lighthalzen]].
* [[Boss]]: A special type of monster that usually can be distinguished by them having the ability to detects [[Hiding]] even if they are not [[Insect]] or [[Demon]] monsters (which naturally detects Hiding). They also cannot be knocked back.
* Bot: An illegal third-party program that automates various tasks in game, such as leveling, farming, or advertising. Report suspected botting to your GM team via the [http://iro.ragnarokonline.com/support/e_mail_inquiry.asp ill-mannered report] option.
* BR: {{Item |id=2898 Black Rosary| }}.
* BS: A [[Blacksmith]] class player.
* Buff: A type of skill that improve your abilities, the most common of which is [[Blessing]].
* BxB/BXB: {{Item |id=18110 Big Crossbow |slots=2}}.

== C ==
* Cart: The cart pulled by [[merchant]] classes to [[vending|vend]].
* CB: [[Cold Bolt]]. (not used often in Renewal)
* CC: [[Cursed Circle]] or [[Cart Cannon]].
* CCC: [[Chain Crush Combo]]. (not used often in Renewal)
* CEB: {{Item |id=18600 Cat Ear Beret| }}.
* Champ: A [[Champion]] class player.
* Chaos: iRO server name.
* C/O: Current Offer = current bid price for an item being auctioned.
* CoD/COD: {{Item |id=5564 Crown of Deceit [1]}}.
* CP: [[Classical Pluck]].
* CR: [[Crimson Rock]].
* CRS: [[Cross Ripper Slasher]].
* Crus: A [[Crusader]] class player.
* CS: [[Clashing Spiral]].
* CSS: [[Cicada Skin Shed]].
* CvB/CVB: {{Item |id=19163 Catherina Von Blood [1]}}.

== D ==
* DA: [[Double Attack]] or [[Defending Aura]].
* [[DB]]: {{item |id=604 Dead Branch}}, an item to summon a random monster on the spot (not in towns). Also [[Dragon Breath]].
* [[DB]] Party: To use many dead branches in one area and therefore collect a large mob of monsters.
* DC: "Disconnect" or [[Discount]] or [[Dark Claw]].
* DPS: "Damage per second", the average amount of damage a character can do in one second.
* DR: Deviling Card. (or garment equipped with deviling)
* Drop: Item(s) gained from killing a monster.
* DS: [[Double Strafe]]. (not used often in Renewal)
* DS dancing: To [[Double Strafe]] while moving to reduce delay and effectively increase ASPD. (not used often in Renewal)

== E ==
* EA: [[Expert Archer]] enchant.
* Econ: Economy, the castle stat which determines the number of treasure boxes produced.
* ED: {{monster|id=1117 Evil Druid}}, or its {{item |id=4141 Evil Druid Card}}.
* EDA: {{item |id=15145 Evil Dragon Armor}}
* EDP: [[Enchant Deadly Poison]].
* Ein: The city of [[Einbroch]] or [[Einbech]].
* EMB: [[Eden Merit Badge]].
* Endow: Giving a weapon an element using a [[Sage]]'s endow skill.
* EQ: [[Earthquake]].
* ES: [[Earth Spike]]. (not used often in Renewal)
* ESL: {{monster|id=1418 Evil Snake Lord}}.
* ET: [[Endless Tower]] instance.
* EXP: [[Experience]] Points.
* EXP tap: The act of attacking or taking damage from a monster to increase the EXP it gives.

== F ==
* F2P: Free to Play. Type of server where subscription fee is not needed to play.
* FA: [[Falcon Assault]]. (not used often in Renewal)
* FAS: [[Focused Arrow Strike]]. (not used often in Renewal)
* FAW: {{Item |id=2589 Fallen Angel Wing}}.
* Falcon: The falcon used by [[Hunter]]s.
* FB: [[Fire Bolt]]. (not used often in Renewal)
* FBa: [[Fire Ball]]. (not used often in Renewal)
* FBH: {{monster|id=1871 Fallen Bishop Hibram}}.
* FCP: [[Full Chemical Protection]].
* FD: [[Frost Diver]]. (not used often in Renewal)
* FFA: "[[Free for All]]".
* Fist/Fisting/Fister: Referring to the skill [[Guillotine Fist]] or a [[Monk]]/[[Champion]] character with the skill.
* FLP: {{item|id=28438 Fairy Leaf Powder|slots=1}}
* FP: [[Fire Pillar]]. (not used often in Renewal)
* FLP: {{item|id=13090 Faceworm Queen Leg|slots=2}}
* FS: "Full Support", in reference to characters based around supporting other characters. Or [[Fighting Spirit]] enchant.
* FW: [[Fire Wall]] (not used often in Renewal) or Faceworm, enemy in [[Faceworm Nest]] instance.

== G ==
* [[Game Master]]: An in-game administrator, with their own unique sprites and abilities.
* GC: [[Grand Cross]].
* Guildie: A member of your [[guild]].
* GD: [[Guild]] Dungeon or [[Gloria Domini]] (not used often in Renewal).
* GFist: [[Guillotine Fist]].
* GFSS: {{Item |id=20717 Giant Faceworm Snake Skin}} or {{Item |id=20718 Giant Faceworm Snake Skin [1]|slots=1}}
* GH: Glast Heim, a dungeon west of [[Geffen]].
* GK: [[Gypsy's Kiss]].
* GM: ''See: [[Game Master]]''.
* GoH: [[Gates of Hell]].
* GR: "[[Guild]] Recruiting", Ghostring, or it's {{item |id=4047 Ghostring Card}}.
* Grind: The process of hunting for a long time for exp.
* GS: Guild Spot or a [[Gunslinger]] class player. Or {{item|id=4508 Gold Scaraba Card}}
* GTB: {{monster|id=1086 Golden Thiefbug}}, or its {{item |id=4128 Golden Thiefbug Card}}.
* G-wing/Gwing: {{Item |id=12212 Giant Fly Wing}}
* GX: [[Guillotine Cross]]

== H ==
* HBP: {{Item |id=2576 Heroic Backpack |slots=1}}
* HD: [[Heaven's Drive]]. (not used often in Renewal)
* HF: {{Item |id=1377 Hurricane Fury}}
* HWHB: {{Item |id=18563 Heart Wing Hairband |slots=1}}
* HL: [[Holy Light]]. (not used often in Renewal)
* Homun: A [[homunculus]].
* HP: A [[High Priest]] class player or [[Hocus-pocus]].
* HS: [[Hundred Spears]]
* HSCR: [[High Speed Cart Ram]].
* HW or HWiz: A [[High Wizard]] class player.

== I ==
* IB: [[Ignition Break]].
* IC: [[Improve Concentration]]. (abbreviation not used often in Renewal, but skill is still useful)
* IMP: [[Impositio Manus]].
* IR: [[Impressive Riff]]. (not used often in Renewal)
* IW: [[Ice Wall]]. (not used often in Renewal)

== J ==
* JT: [[Jupitel Thunder]].
* JDR/JdR: {{Item |id=28010 Juliette D Rachel |slots=2}}
* jRO = Japanese server of Ragnarok Online.

== K ==
* KE: [[Kyrie Eleison]].
* KH: {{map |id=kh_dun01 Kiel Hyre Dungeon}} accessed through the [[Kiel Hyre Quest]].
* KoS: "Kill on sight", usually referring to PvP.
* KP: Kafra Point, used to buy cash shop item.
* kRO: Korean server of Ragnarok Online.
* KS: "[[Kill Steal]]"; the act of killing/damaging the monster another player is fighting on purpose.
**Alternate: [[Kafra Shop]].

== L ==
* L>: "Look", commonly used in chatroom names where the player is looking for something/someone.
* LB: [[Lightning Bolt]] (not used often in Renewal)
* LHZ: [[Lighthalzen]]
* Lex: [[Lex Aeterna]]
* Link: A [[Soul Linker]]'s Spirit skill.
* Linker: A [[Soul Linker]] class player.
* LK: A [[Lord Knight]] class player.
* L/O: Leave Offer. Bid for an item in auction.
* LoV: [[Lord of Vermilion]].
* Lou/LY: The [[Louyang]] field outside of the town where many players level off Mi Gaos.

== M ==
* MA: [[Meteor Assault]].
* Mag: [[Magnificat]].
* Mage: A [[Magician]].
* Mali: Malicious, prefix for {{item |id=4115 Hunter Fly Card}}
* Mali Set: [[Equipment Sets#Malicious Set|Malicious Shadow Set]]
* Mammo: [[Mammonite]].
* MB: [[Magnum Break]].
* MCA: {{item |id=12246 Mystical Card Album}}.
* ME: [[Magnetic Earth]] or [[Magnus Exorcismus]].
* Merc/Merch: A [[Merchant]] class player ''or'' a [[mercenary]].
* Mob: To collect an unusually large group of monsters.
* Mod/VMod: Moderator/Volunteer Moderator.
* <ModeratorName> bomb(ed): When a post get deleted or a thread get locked by a moderator because of violation of forum rules.
* MoT: usually {{monster|id=1708 Memory of Thanatos}}.
* MR: [[Magic Rod]] or [[Martyr's Reckoning]]. (both not used often in Renewal)
* MS: [[Mental Strength]] or a [[Mastersmith]] class player. Mostly pre-renewal uses: [[Magic Strings]] (usually just called "Strings" now), [[Meteor Storm]], [[Mental Sensing]].
* [[MVP]] : Most Valuable Player, also can means some special monsters that gives you special "MVP" reward for killing it.

== N ==
* N>: "Need", commonly used in chatroom names where the player needs something/someone.
* NB: [[Napalm Beat]] (not used often in Renewal)
* NCT: [[Nightmare Clock Tower]]. Hard version of [[Clock Tower]] dungeon that caters to Level 150 players and above.
* NG: "Need [[Guild]]". A player in search of a guild.
* Nogg: [[Magma Dungeon]].
* NP: "Need [[Party]]". A player in search of a party.
* NWS: {{Item|id=18813 New Wave Sunglasses}}

== O ==
* OB: [[Overbrand]].
* OC: [[Overcharge]].
* OCA: {{item |id=616 Old Card Album}}.
* OCP: [[Kafra Shop Box Archives#Overseas Care Packages|Overseas Care Package]]
* OD: [[Geffen#Orc_Dungeon|Orc Dungeon]].
* ODR: {{item |id=32242 Old Detachments Ring}}.
* OGH: [[Old Glast Heim|Old Glastheim]]
* OH: {{monster|id=1087 Orc Hero}}, but may also refer to One Hit.(when you kill a monster/player with only one hit)
* OI: [[Occult Impaction]]. (not used often in Renewal)
* OL: {{monster|id=1190 Orc Lord}}.
* ORC: {{item |id=18971 Old Rune Circlet}}.
* Overlook: [[Overlook_Water_Dungeon_Quests|Overlook Water Dungeon]]

== P ==
* P2P: Pay to Play. Type of server where subscription fee is needed to play.
* P2W: Pay to Win. When a player buy in-game advantage using real world money.
* Pally: [[Paladin]]
* [[Party]]: A group of players that are hunting together and can share experience points.
* PDM: {{item|id = 28565 Perverse Demon Mask}}
* Peco: The monster {{monster|id=1090 Peco Peco}}, or one mounted by [[Knight]]s or [[Crusader]]s.
* PK: [[Pain Killer]]
* Plx: Abbreviation of the words "plz thx", which is an abbreviation of the words "please thanks".
* Plz: Abbreviation of the word "please".
* PM: Private Message or whisper or 1:1 chat
* Pots: Potion or any HP/SP Potion
* PPA: [[Pinpoint Attack]]
* PR: Party Recruiting. (Mostly just "R>" now)
* Precast/Pre-cast: An act of defending a castle in WoE by continuously using AoE skill on the portal or defensible area, even if there is no enemy around.
* Pront: The city of [[Prontera]].
* PVM/PvM: Player versus [[monster]] combat.
* PVP/PvP: Player versus player combat, see [[PvP and WoE]].

== Q ==
* Quag: [[Quagmire]]. (not used often in Renewal)

== R ==
* R>: shortcut for Recruiting
* Ragial/Ragial.org: website that shows item being vended in iRO. Currently shows Prontera, Payon, and Eden Group map.
* Rares: Rare items, such as cards or equipment only available from monster drops.
* RC: Raidcall or [[Rolling Cutter]]
* Ress: [[Resurrection]].
* Respawn: To return to a save point after dying.
* Revo-Classic: [[RE:Start]] server.
* RG: [[Royal Guard]].
* RK: [[Rune Knight]].
* RMT: Real Money Trading.
* RODEX: [[RODEX|Mail system]]. Can be used to send zenny and items.
* RoFL: {{Item |id=2678 Ring of Flame Lord}}
* RoR: {{Item |id=2679 Ring of Resonance}}
* RS: [[Rapid Smiting]].
* RTB: [[Raging Trifecta Blow]]. (not used often in Renewal)
* RTE: {{item|id=13413 Twin Edge of Naght Sieger (Red)|slots=3}}
* RWC: Ragnarok World Championship
* RWH: {{Item |id=5208 Rideword Hat |slots=1}}

== S ==
* S>: "Sell", used in chatroom names where the player is selling an item(s).
* Sac: [[Sacrifice]].
* Sader: A [[Crusader]] class player.
* Sanc: [[Sanctuary]].
* SB: [[Sonic Blow]]. (not used often in Renewal)
* SC: [[Stone Curse]] or [[Signum Crucis]]. (not used often in Renewal)
* SD: [[Suicidal Destruction]], [[Soul Destroyer]]. (not used often in Renewal)
* SE: [[Soul Expansion]]
* Sensing: The [[Wizard]]/[[Sage]] skill [[Sense]], ''or'' the [[Ensemble Skill]], [[Mental Sensing]]. (not used often in Renewal)
* Sewers: A dungeon west of [[Prontera]], also known as Culverts.
* SFB: {{Item |id=2027 Sunflower Boy |slots=2}}
* SG: [[Storm Gust]].
* Sin: An [[Assassin]] class player.
* SinX: An [[Assassin Cross]] class player.
* SL: A [[Soul Linker]] class player, or the actual Soul Link (Spirit skills).
* Slave: A player that does not receive any experience while hunting, but simply supporting the party.
* SN: A [[Super Novice]] class player.
* SP Reco: [[Increase SP Recovery]].
* Spirit: A [[Soul Linker]]'s Soul Link, or a monk's [[Summon Spirit Sphere|spirit sphere]] (not used often in Renewal)
* Support (Role): Request a supportive player (such as a [[Priest]]) to be passive and just buff/[[Heal]] the party.
* SS: "Screenshot", [[Soul Strike]] (not used often in Renewal), or {{monster|id=1492 Samurai Specter}}
* Strings: [[Magic Strings]].
* Suff: [[Suffragium]]. [[Soul Strike]] (not used often in Renewal)
* SW: [[Safety Wall]].
* Swordie: A [[Swordman]] class player.

== T ==
* N>: "Trade", commonly used in chatroom names where the player is trading an item(s).
* Tank: To have a player, usually with higher [[VIT]], [[HP]], or reduction gears, to absorb attacks.
* Tao: {{monster|id=1583 Tao Gunka}}, the MVP
* Tele: To [[Teleport]] or use a Fly Wing.
* TGL: {{item|id=1181 Tae Goo Lyeon|slots=2}}
* Thx: Abbreviation of the word "thanks".
* THQ: [[Twohand Quicken]]. (not used often in Renewal)
* TI: [[Weekly Turn-In Events|Turn Ins (Eden Gramps)]], or Turtle Island (not used often in Renewal)
* TK: A [[TaeKwon Kid]] class player.
* TKM: A [[TaeKwon Master]].
* Token: {{item|id=7621 Token of Siegfried}}
* Token Bombing: the act of killing a monster, usually MVP, by using a lot of token.
* TS: Teamspeak or [[Thunderstorm]] (not used often in Renewal)
* TSS: [[Throw Spirit Sphere]]. (not used often in Renewal)
* TU: [[Turn Undead]]. (not used often in Renewal)
* TV: [[Tetra Vortex]].

== U ==
* UG: Underground Dungeon, below the Clock Tower in [[Aldebaran]] or below the Thief Guild in Pyramid near [[Morroc]]. (not used often in Renewal)

== V ==
* Valk/VR:
**Valkyrie Realms (WoE Castle Area)
**Valkyrie Randgris, the [[MVP]]
**Valkyrie, the iRO server
* Vend: Setting up shop by a [[Merchant]] with the [[Vending]] skill.
* Vent: Refers to ''Ventrilo'', a popular voicechat program.
* VP: [[Vanishing Point]]

== W ==
* WB: [[Water Ball]]. (not used often in Renewal)
* WDEH: {{Item |id=18856 White Drooping Eddga Hat}}
* WI: [[White Imprison]].
* Wiz: [[Wizard]].
* WL: [[Warlock]].
* WoE: [[WoE|War of Emperium]], guild versus guild combat.
* WPE: Warp Portal Energy, used to buy VIP or converted to KP.
* WW: White Wing, a set of gears for [[Ranger]]s

== X ==
* XP: [[Experience]] Points.

== Y ==
Ygg:
:*Yggdrasil Leaf.
:*Yggdrasil Seed.
:*Yggdrasil Berry.
:*Yggdrasil, the iRO Server.

== Z ==
* Zeny sink: an act of removing zeny from circulation in the server.

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Manager: Created page with "{{Articles Needing DB Links}} The following are common terms used during gameplay or discussion. Please note that this is not a complete list, and that terms may be dependent on your server. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O [..."

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