At times it is difficult o know the 'lingo' that people use and appear on REMLR in places. This is a compiled list of abbreviations which are found at times. If you have some that need to be added, please let us know via the contact details on the REMLR home page.

This listing is in alphabetical order. To search for something hold CTRL + F on your keyboard, type in the abbreviation you want and click find.

BBB - Big Blue Book
The blue Books held by the Australian War Memorial are the Registration Numbers Books, holding Registration numbers from pre WW2 to the 1970's

CES - Complete Equipment Schedule
A listing of ancillary equipment which is issued with an item or vehicle. Ie Jack, snow chains etc etc. A Visual CES listing can be found on this CES page

DDX - Draft Development Specification
A code used by land rover and defence? to signify particular Projects. Ie DDX188

EMEI - Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Instruction
These instructions detail how to maintain and repair vehicles, as well as officially sanctioned modifications. The Workshop Manual if you like.

FFR - Fitted For Radio
A Vehicle that can be fitted with radios. This terminology took hold from about the 1970's, and although some vehicles whose nomenclatures are FFT (fitted For Transmission) or FFW (Fitted For Wireless) they were referred to as FFR's

FFT - Fitted for Transmission
The Series 2a Land Rovers that were readied for the fitting of radios. What is referred to today as Radios were Originally called Transmitters, or Wireless sets.

FFW - Fitted For Wireless
The Series 2 Land Rovers that were readied for the fitting of radios when they were called Wireless Sets.

FWR - Fitted With Radio
Whereas the FFR could be fitted with radio, they were not necessarily installed. FWR vehicles did have the radios fitted.

FWW - Fitted With Winch
See WW

Kiwi
A New Zealander, or New Zealand piece of equipment

RAAF - Royal Australian Air Force

RAASC - Royal Australian Army Service Corps

RAACT - Royal Australian Army Corps of Transport

RAEME - Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

RAN - Royal Australian Navy

RASIGS - Royal Australian Signals Corps

REMLR - The Registry of Ex Military Land Rovers
This organisation

RPS - Repair Parts Schedule
The RPS is a book listing every part in the vehicle, usually with part numbers and illustrations. In essence these are the parts books.

TAC
This isn't an abbreviation per say, but shortened from Tactical. This is usually incorrectly used to describe the Unit and Formation markings on the front and rear of a vehicle.

UHB - User Handbook
The UHB's take on a number of formats. For vehicles they are how to use the vehicle, and what each switch and knob does, and when you should use it. For radios it is more about how to use the radio, what the parts are, it's specifications etc etc.

WW - With Winch
An abbreviation used on REMLR to save space, as well as the army. Also written W/Winch. Basically, it's a vehicle that is fitted with a winch.