This is a list of common abbreviations used on the Fairphone Community Forum. They come from Internet slang, tech slang or are Android- or Fairphone-specific terms.
List of abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Long form | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AFAIK | As far as I know | |
| AOSP | Android Open Source Project | #dic:aosp |
| APK | Android Application Package | #dic:apk |
| CTS | Google Compatibility Test Suite for Android devices | Documentation |
| DIY | Do it yourself | DIY ethic |
| etc | et cetera | Latin phrase |
| FP1 | Fairphone 1 (first edition) | |
| FP1U | Fairphone 1 Update (second edition) | Like a Fairphone 1 with #dic:unifiedpartition, but with these differences |
| FP2 | Fairphone 2 | |
| FPOOS FPoOS |
Fairphone Open | Open source Fairphone OS (without GMS and with F-Droid) |
| FPOS | Fairphone Operating System | Default OS for the FP2 (with GMS) |
| FYI | For your information | |
| GAPPS | Google Apps | Google Play Services, also called GMS: #dic:gapps |
| GDPR | General Data Protection Regulation | European law on privacy |
| GMS | Google Mobile Services | Google Play Services, also called GAPPS: #dic:gapps |
| IMHO | In My Humble Opinion | |
| LOS | Lineage Operating System | |
| OS | Operating System | #dic:operatingsystem |
| SFOS | Sailfish Operating System | |
| SoC | System on (a) Chip | |
| TL;DR | Too long; didn’t read | Used for recaps |
Use with FoxReplace
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<abbr title="As far as I know">AFAIK</abbr>
<abbr title="Android Open Source Project">AOSP</abbr>
<abbr title="Android Application Package">APK</abbr>
<abbr title="Do it yourself">DIY</abbr>
<abbr title="et cetera">etc</abbr>
<abbr title="Fairphone 1">FP1</abbr>
<abbr title="Second edition of the Fairphone 1. Mostly identical with a Fairphone 1 after the partition upgrade was performed.">FP1U</abbr>
<abbr title="Fairphone 2">FP2</abbr>
<abbr title="Fairphone Open Operating System">FPOOS</abbr>
<abbr title="Fairphone Operating System">FPOS</abbr>
<abbr title="For your information">FYI</abbr>
<abbr title="Google Apps and Services">GAPPS</abbr>
<abbr title="General Data Protection Regulation">GDPR</abbr>
<abbr title="Google Mobile Services (Google Play Services)">GMS</abbr>
<abbr title="Lineage Operating System">LOS</abbr>
<abbr title="Operating System">OS</abbr>
<abbr title="Sailfish Operating System">SFOS</abbr>
<abrr title="System on (a) Chip">SoC</abbr>
<abbr title="Too long, don't read">TL;DR</abbr>
There is also an official (but broken) plugin as well as an unofficial plugin to automate this.
