Really stupid question!!!

[spinks]

Ok, I am looking around the forum, admiring lots of gorgeous projects but have been wondering...what the flibberty gibert does WIP mean? I am guessing its "what I produced" but the grammar seems wrong...enlighten me please!!

 

[monkeybiter]

work in progress

 

[spinks]

Aha....much better use of grammar than what I done said!!!

 

[Jinx]

I struggled with that too.. I came up with, Work I produced, Work I Plan, What I Produced, (Of) What I'm Proud - but eventually got to Work in Progress, although I wasn't sure until you asked. Ha ha Jinx

 

[Lons]

Now there's a thought. Do we have or maybe should we have a sticky with a list of all the abreviations we use? I struggled with a few for quite a while - and still do sometimes.

Bob

 

[petermillard]

A quick google search usually reveals most common abbreviations. IMHO

 

[Jinx]

Yep it does... lol

War-Fighting Improvement Plan
* WIP Warden Intercommunication Point
* WIP Warfighter Involvement Process (Department of Defense)
* WIP Warner Independent Pictures (Warner Brothers)
* WIP Wartime Intelligence Plan
* WIP Wash-In-Place
* WIP Water Injection Pump
* WIP Watershed Implementation Plan (various locations)
* WIP Weapon Impact Point
* WIP Weapons Installation Plan
* WIP Web Impact Factor
* WIP Web Interoperability Pledge
* WIP Wedding in Progress
* WIP Weight Improvement Program
to copy a few...

 

[Alex H]

Nearly 3,000,000 here

http://www.acronymfinder.com/

 

[Grahamshed]

I googled CNC yesterday ( I know what it is but not the actual words ) and got numerous hits for 'Civil Nuclear Constabulary'

 

[Richard T]

For a long time I thought it meant 'With Interesting Pictures'.

 

[RogerS]

Now there's a thought. Do we have or maybe should we have a sticky with a list of all the abreviations we use? I struggled with a few for quite a while - and still do sometimes.

Bob

Bob..there is ONLY one acronym that you really need to know.

SWMBO

Roger

 

[maltrout512]

YCABIWCYTNP. Caught me out once.

 

[Lons]

Now there's a thought. Do we have or maybe should we have a sticky with a list of all the abreviations we use? I struggled with a few for quite a while - and still do sometimes.

Bob

Bob..there is ONLY one acronym that you really need to know.

SWMBO

Roger

Hah! I know that one. At least I think I do 'cos she kept telling me until I actually listened. I'm still the boss when she's out though :lol:

Bob

Got me thinking now :-k does it have another meaning - google here I come.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

YCABIWCYTNP. Caught me out once.[I've never seen the meaning of that one.
I've never seen the meaning of that one. I'm not going to waste a minute of my life looking for it, either.

 

[Jonzjob]

I was empolyed (I won't say 'worked' :? ) for IBM for 18 years and always thought IBM stood for Involountry Bowel Movement :twisted:

There are lots of other definitions too :mrgreen:

 

[RogerS]

Ah- company names and logos.

My favourite was this old British Telecomm logo sign seen on the wall in one of their development labs. It had a pin through the centre and so could be rotated according to the situation

 

[Mr_P]

I googled CNC yesterday ( I know what it is but not the actual words ) and got numerous hits for 'Civil Nuclear Constabulary'

I've worked with them on and off for over 10 years and currently building my own and I still have to think about it.

Computer Numerical Control

 

[Grahamshed]

I googled CNC yesterday ( I know what it is but not the actual words ) and got numerous hits for 'Civil Nuclear Constabulary'

I've worked with them on and off for over 10 years and currently building my own and I still have to think about it.

Computer Numerical Control

Thanks for that. You had be going there for a moment...... Worked with the nuclear police for 10 years and now building his own.... Own what ? Police force ? Bomb ?

 

[Mr_P]

How hard can it be ? I already own 3 smoke detectors.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hahn

Plus I'm a lot cheaper than the Chinese / French.