Have you ever wondered what the acronyms are when out Geocaching? We did when we were out recently, stumbled across one we had no idea what it meant – so felt it was important to find out and provide a list for anyone else struggling.
If there are some that I’ve missed – let me know and I’ll add to the list.
List of Acronyms & Meanings:
| Acronym | Meaning |
| ALR | Additional Logging Requrement |
| AMIAT | Another Micro in a Tree |
| AWP | Additional Waypoint |
| BOCP | Base of Concrete Post |
| BOP | Base of Post |
| BOT | Base of Tree |
| BYOP | Bring your Own Pencil/Pen |
| C&D | Cache and Dash |
| CITO | Cache In Trash Out |
| CO | Cache Owner |
| COTD | Cache of the Day |
| CRAP | Cache Retrieved as Planned |
| DISCO | Disguised Container (Scotland) |
| DNF | Did Not Find |
| EO | Event Organiser |
| EOW | End of Wall |
| FIGS | Found in Good Shape |
| FTF | First to Find |
| GC | Geocoin |
| GPSr | GPS Receiver |
| GZ | Ground Zero (Cache Coordinates) |
| ICP | Ivy Covered Post |
| ICT | Ivy Covered Tree |
| LHS | Left Hand Side |
| LN | Left Nothing |
| LOFTS | Logged Only For The Smiley |
| LPC | Lamp Post Cache |
| LTF | Log to Follow |
| LWF | Log will Follow |
| MKH | Magnetic Key Holder |
| MKS | Magnetic Key Safe |
| MTT | Multi-Trunked Tree |
| NA | Needs Archiving |
| NiAH | Needle in a Haystack |
| NM | Needs Maintenance |
| OFTN | One for the Numbers |
| OPS | Obvious Pile of Sticks/Stones |
| P&G | Park & Grab (US) |
| PAF | Phone a Friend |
| PMO | Premium Member Only |
| PQ | Pocket Query |
| QEF | Quick Easy Find |
| RAF | Replaced as Found |
| RHS | Right Hand Side |
| SBA | Should be Archived |
| SL | Signed Log |
| SOOP | Something Out of Place |
| STF | Second to Find |
| SWAG | Stuff we all get |
| TAF | Text a Friend |
| TB | Travel Bug |
| TFTC | Thanks for the Cache |
| TFTE | Thanks for the Event |
| TFTH | Thanks for the Hide |
| TN | Took Nothing (from the Cache) |
| TNLN | Took Nothing Left Nothing |
| TNLNSL | Took Nothing Left Nothing, Signed Log |
| TOTT | Tools of the Trade |
| TTT | Triple Trunked Tree |
| UPR | Unnatural Pile of Rocks |
| XNSL | Exchanged Nothing, Signed Log |
