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Trainz Notations
This special glossary page will assist the new reader in getting the gist of Trainz-speak. It is a terse set of other terms that are usually more fully elaborated on in the Glossary and at times, given topic pages all their own for in depth exposition.

Keypress notations
Many Trainz functions are accessed using the mouse or hotkeys. The later change depending upon which module of the software suite is active, though commonality of purpose is preserved from application to application when there is overlap. Mostly there isn't&mdash;the hotkeys use in one Trainz module is different for the same keys in the other Trainz module. In this work, we often use a graphic -  to convey hot-keying actions. In other cases we may use the old all text [CTRL][C] -[CTRL][V] or [CTRL][SHFT][ESC] menomic system to convey the information, particularly when we want to just remind a user and the graphics mess up the flow of the expository prose.

Mouse notations
We've written a special slightly larger graphic (e.g. ) to represent mouse button activities. We have no intention of copying actual mouse button icons, which would likely also be illegal.

Further mouse actions use the Capitalized mnemonic notation system used in the Trainz manuals since Trainz 0.9 development: 'LMB' for left mouse button and 'RMB' for right mouse buttonLMBh or LMBhold and 'RMBh or RMBhold for click and hold activities. For drop down menus, one will often see RMBh+d or RMBh+drag representations; which menuing operations should be familiar to any one comfortable with Windows applications.At times we will emphasize these by using the keypress notation or, etc. as applies.From the Trainz perspective, both mouse buttons see plenty of action in the GUI's for LMBh+d is how we operate controls in both DCC and CAB Driver modes and RMBh+d operates our viewport from the active camera position, including moving around in the Surveyor world creation module.

Standard Abbreviations

 * in this book  &mdash;means may see elsewhere, but this is what is meant here.
 * general shorthand &mdash;means seen often on the web forums too.
 * Kc:, Kd:, Ks: Keys, usu. Hotkeys respectively in CM, Driver (DVR) or Surveyor (SUR)


 * This group of abbreviations actually was compiled on the Auran Forums, and as its members also contribute here, one might find them in use in our pages too:


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 * 1) TRS - Trainz Railway/Railroad Simulator - a number after indicates version		 (contributed by PerRock)
 * 2) TS - Trainz Simulator - a number after indicates version		 (contributed by PerRock)
 * 3) UTC - Ultimate Trainz Collection		 (contributed by PerRock)
 * 4) Pre-SP3 - Original version of Trainz		 (contributed by PerRock)
 * 5) TC - Trainz Classics - a number after indicates version		 (contributed by PerRock)
 * 6) OP - Opening Post/Opening Poster - general forum abbreviation		 (contributed by PerRock)
 * 7) RW/RS/MSTS - Railworks/Rail Simulator/Microsoft Train Simulator - all competitors to Trainz		 (contributed by PerRock)
 * 8) FCT - First Class Ticket
 * 9) SP - Service Pack
 * 10) Edit: A number after SP indicates version - contributed by PerRock)
 * 11) CMP - Content Manager Plus
 * 12) CM - Content Manager		 (a number found after this indicates the version number)
 * 13) TDH - Trainz Download Helper		 (pre-TRS2006 days)
 * 14) TDP - Trainz Downloader Pro
 * 15) CDP - Content Dispatcher Pack
 * 16) CMPA - Content Manager Plus Archive - these are used to archive assets.
 * 17) TAD - Trainz Asset Database
 * 18) TADdaemon - Database transactions manager
 * 19) DLS - Download Station
 * 20) DLH - Download Helper
 * 21) UN - Username
 * 22) PW - Password
 * 23) WIP - Work In Progress		 (contributed by whitepass)
 * 24) PM - Private Message/Progressive Mesh		 (contributed by captainkman)
 * 25) KUID - Koolthingz User ID		 (contributed by rweber95)
 * 26) KUID - Koolthingz UNIQUE IDENTIFIER	 (contributed by fabartus)
 * 27) CMTM - Car Movement and Traffic Management		 (contributed by rweber95) - a number after this indicates version
 * 28) ARN - Automatic Running Number		 (contributed by rweber95)
 * 29) MIN - Multiple Industry New		 (contributed by rweber95)
 * 30) BI - Basic Industry		 (contributed by rweber95)
 * 31) HOG - Hand of God		 (contributed by rweber95)
 * 32) PL - ProtoLARS		 (contributed by rweber95)
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 * 1) LARS - Logistics and Resources System (contributed by rweber95)
 * 2) ACS - Active Coupling System		 (contributed by captainkman)
 * 3) AWS - Automatic Warning System
 * 4) TPWS - Train Protection and Warning System
 * 5) ATLS - Advanced Traffic Light System		 (contributed by rweber95)
 * 6) ASB - Active Signal Box
 * 7) CCP - Content Creator Plus		 (contributed by rweber95)
 * 8) LOD - Level of Detail		 (contributed by captainkman)
 * 9) IM - Indexed Mesh		 (contributed by captainkman)
 * 10) LM -  mesh reference, to an somename.LM.txt text file.
 * 11) EK3 - East Kentucky 3		 (contributed by captainkman)
 * 12) HUD - Heads Up Display		 (contributed by captainkman)
 * 13) TPR - Trainz Pro Routes		 (contributed by captainkman) - address is http://www.trainzproroutes.org/
 * 14) USLW - U.S. Locomotive Works		 (contributed by captainkman) -address is http://uslw.net/
 * 15) JR - Jointed Rail		 (contributed by captainkman) - address is http://jointedrail.com/.
 * 16) DLC - Downloadable Content		 (Auran/N3V payware content e.g. Blue Comet,Duchess,SnC)		 (contributed by captainkman)
 * 17) SnC/S&C - Settle and Carlisle - a DLC pack		 (contributed by captainkman)
 * 18) CoC - Code of Conduct		 (contributed by captainkman)
 * 19) SPAD - Signal Passed At Danger		 (contributed by airtime)
 * 20) Hardware TL/Hardware T&L - Hardware Transform and Lighting
 * 21) DEM - Digital Elevation Map/Model
 * 22) IWBNI - It would be nice if		 (contributed by mjolnir)
 * 23) OTOH - On the other hand		 (contributed by mjolnir)
 * 24) FWIW - For what it's worth		 (contributed by mjolnir)
 * 25) AFAIK - As far as I know		 (contributed by maruffijd)
 * 26) MP - Multiplayer
 * 27) FPS - Frames per second
 * 28) TFYHW - Thanks for your hard work		 (contributed by jjanmarine3)
 * 29) TNI - Trainz Native Interface		 (contributed by BuilderBob)
 * 30) IIRC - If I Remember Correctly		 (contributed by pcas1986)
 * 31) EDR - Extended database repair		 (contributed by Bhorton)
 * 32) UAD - Updating Asset Database		 (contributed by Bhorton)
 * 33) DRM - Digital Rights Management

Terms and Acronyms
Many Trainz Basic terms and notations are duplicated in the glossary as well as here, but the new Trainzer will find we've reserved longer, fuller explanations to exposition in the glossary entry. If this page doesn't satisfy you in getting the gist of a topic page, check the same term in the glossary, which might also lead to a elementary or introduction topic page on the subject.

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