Glossary

From Cacheopedia

Contents 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 E 6 F 7 G 8 H 9 I 10 L 11 M 12 N 13 P 14 R 15 S 16 T 17 U 18 W 19 X 20 Y 21 See Also

A

adoption

transfering the ownership of a cache listing (More...)

ALR

Additional Logging Requirement, a requirement for posting an online log beyond finding the container and signing the log book

archived

of a cache: no longer available for hunting (More...)

armchair cache

see couch potato cache

B

bison tube

a small, metal, water-tight cylindrical container used for micro-caches (More...)

blinker

a tiny magnetic cylindrical container used for nano-caches (More...)

BM

Benchmark

BYOP

Bring Your Own Pen

C

challenge cache

a cache that requires geocachers to complete certain tasks before they can log it (More...)

CHN

Cache Hungry Nerds (Used in logs. Also, a team 'Logo')

CITO

Cache In Trash Out (More...)

couch potato cache

a cache that can be logged from the comfort of your own home, without actually going anywhere; also known as an "armchair cache". See also res2100's list of Couch Potato Geocaches.

D

DNF

Did Not Find

DNS

Did Not Search (e.g., because too many muggles were present)

E

EPE

Estimated Position Error (More...)

event cache

an official gathering of geocachers listed on Geocaching.com (More...)

F

FireTacks

retroreflective trail markers that are extremely visible when illuminated at night (More...)

Force, The

The intuition a geocacher uses to find the cache when near the coordinates. An experienced geocacher will look for a likely hiding spot, for a geotrail, or for obvious camouflage (e.g., UPS or UPR). The term is borrowed from the Star Wars series.

FTF

First to Find a geocache after it was first hidden/published (More...)

G

geocoin

specially minted coins designed by geocachers and traded and collected (More...)

geotrail

An informal trail created by multiple geocachers following the same route to the cache location. In delicate ecosystems, this factor should be considered before cache placement.

geocache note

a note of currency used as a trade item (More...)

geocoin

specially minted coins designed by geocachers and traded and collected (More...)

GJTB

Green Jeep Travel Bug (2006 Jeep 4x4 Geocaching Challenge)

GPS

Global Positioning System, the satellite-based navigation system

GPSr

GPS receiver, the hand-held unit that receives GPS satellite signals and determines your coordinates. (More...)

GPXSpinner

Software that "spins" a .gpx file into a Palm compatable format. Software called Plucker transfers the Palm-compatable "spun" file onto your PDA for viewing. Site: GPXSpinner.com

GSAK

Geocaching Swiss Army Knife, a database program for filtering .gpx and .loc files downloaded from cache listing web sites. (More...)

GZ

Ground Zero, the location of the cache coordinates (e.g., as indicated by your GPSr), where your search will begin

H

HEPE

Horizontal Estimated Position Error (More...)

hitch hiker

any item that moves from geocache to geocache (More...)

hydrocache

a cache that requires swimming or the use of a boat to reach; see also underwater cache (More...)

I

IMHO

In My Humble Opinion, In My Honest Opinion

L

liar's cache

a cache where finders are expected to "stretch the truth" in their online logs (More...)

log book

a notebook in which those those who find a geocache can record their visit (More...)

log sheet

a sheet or scroll of paper upon which those those who find a geocache can record their visit (More...)

LOL

Laughing Out Loud

LPC

Lamp Post Cache - a cache hidden under the decorative skirt at the base of a lamp post (More...)

M

MIA

Missing in Action (e.g., a geocache or hitch hiker)

muggle

A non-geocacher. The term is borrowed from the Harry Potter series. (More...)

N

night cache

a cache designed to be found at night (More...)

P

paperless geocaching

Using a Palm or Pocket PC to access geocache information in the field, rather than printed cache pages. (More...)

PC interface

A data cable (or combination data cable and circuit board) that allows a computer to communicate with a GPSr.

PI

Poison Ivy (More...)

PNG (or P&G)

Park and Grab, an easily found cache located near convenient parking

PO

Poison Oak (More...)

power trail

A trail with many closely spaced caches, each just beyond the .10 mile limit from its neighbors.

puzzle cache;a cache where you must solve a puzzle of some sort before finding the cache (More...)

R

Rest area geocache

A geocache placed on the public land at roadway rest areas. (More...)

RJTB

Red Jeep Travel Bug (2007 Jeep 4x4 Geocaching Challenge)

S

SBA

Should Be Archived

SL

Signed Log

social trail

see geotrail

stash note

a note inside a geocache that explains geocaching to anyone who might find the cache accidentally (More...)

swag

trade items. The term referred a thief's loot, and then to free promotional items (which are often used as trade items). Sometimes defined as the Stuff We All Get. (More...)

T

TB

Travel Bug

Tbug

Travel Bug

TFTC (or T4TC)

Thanks for the Cache (used in logs)

TFTH (or T4TH)

Thanks for the Hide, Thanks for the Hunt (used in logs)

TFTMC (or T4TMC)

Thanks for the Micro-Cache (used in logs)

TFTVC (or T4TVC)

Thanks for the Virtual Cache (used in logs)

throw-down cache

a "replacement" container hidden by a geocacher who could not find a cache (More...)

TN

Took Nothing (used in logs)

TNLN

Took Nothing, Left Nothing (used in logs)

TNLNSL

Took Nothing, Left Nothing, Signed Log (used in logs)

TPTB

The Powers That Be

trade items

trinkets and other items which may be traded by those who find a geocache (More...)

tram law cache

"tram law" spelled backwards is "wal mart"...

travel bug

A hitch hiker attached to a travel bug dog tag, a military-style metal tag sold by Groundspeak for tracking hitch hikers. (More...)

travel bug hotel

A geocache that serves as a high-traffic location for travel bugs, geocoins, and other hitch hikers. TB hotels are usually regular or large size containers located near major transportation centers (e.g., airports), and are usually easy to access and find.

travel bug prison

A travel bug hotel that somehow "imprisons" travel bugs, typically with rules against freely retrieving travel bugs (e.g., requiring cachers to drop one TB for every TB retrieved, or to maintain a minimum number of TBs in the cache).

TTIRMI

This Time I Really Mean It

U

underwater cache

a cache that is completely submerged under water; see also hydrocache (More...)

unevent

an unofficial gathering of geocachers not listed on Geocaching.com as an event cache

UPR (or URP)

Unnatural Pile of Rocks (or Unnatural Rock Pile), a pile of rocks covering a geocache container.

UPS (or USP)

Unnatural Pile of Sticks (or Unnatural Stick Pile), a pile of sticks covering a geocache container.

W

WG

the Where's George? web site, or a dollar bill trackable at that site. (More...)

WJTB

White Jeep Travel Bug (2005 Jeep 4x4 Geocaching Challenge)

Woo-Hoo

The cry of the FTF cacher, originated in Central Kentucky.

X

XNSL

eXchanged Nothing, Signed Log. An alternate form of TNLNSL.

Y

YACIDKA

Yet Another Cemetary I Didn't Know About

YAPIDKA

Yet Another Park I Didn't Know About

YJTB

Yellow Jeep Travel Bug (2004 Jeep 4x4 Geocaching Challenge)

See Also

• GeoLex is a fairly complete geocaching lexicon compiled by Prime Suspect.