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I've been working on a decorators glossary for the past several days on my website. The content was collected from a combination of sources including LOR, PC, DIYC, Wikipedia, Dictionay, and a few others.

I know they're some terms I'm missing and that's where I need your help. I need to fill this thing up with as much content as possible. This will in turn help newbies and a few others as well.

Feel free to shoot me an email, pm, or use the contact us form on http://www.highcountrylights.com

Thank you for your help.

EDIT: add glossary link: http://www.highcountrylights.com/glossary/Glossary-1/

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Is this what you are looking for?

"Small zap" = finger across outlet prongs.
"Medium zap" = arm in circuit breaker panel.
"Big zap" = house is really on fire!

Or things like...

"Weber tree" = Spiders in a tree- Also accepted is a gas grill in a tree.
"Vampire plug" = A undead or living plug living on blood.

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Nice Job William!! Looks Like a lot of work went into that!! Wish I had something beneficial to add... all I got is Great Work and Thanks!

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wbottomley wrote:

No. That's just my pictures. :)

Now, now... some belong to other people too. You can only take credit for a couple.

Add the word "copyright" to your glossary.
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How 'bout listing the different types of bulbs (mini, C7, C9, flood, etc.) and their typical current draw?

Also, is this to be for a specific manufacturer, retailer? In other words, you could mention the Rainbow Flood, Spot and Wall Runner, etc.

And are you going to copyright the glossary? :shock: (Sorry-couldn't resist.)

Edit: Well, someone beat me to it!

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Cray Augsburg wrote:

And are you going to copyright the glossary? :shock: (Sorry-couldn't resist.)

Hey now Cray! Don't copy my copyright idea!:)

Just kidding.
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Poor William is looking up the definitions of all these words and adding them as we speak.

Looking gud!

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I have seen marty fan and holdman star used before,know what the marty fan is but unclear on the holdman star

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james campbell wrote:

I have seen marty fan and holdman star used before,know what the marty fan is but unclear on the holdman star

I was just thinking star names.




acatalepsy
n. - state of being impossible to understand; Philosophy, sceptic doctrine that knowledge cannot be certain. acataleptic, adj.
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Ron Amedee wrote:

What about the "Logan Star" ?
That one just gets friends in trouble downtown... Stupid town rules.

Hey William, what about SITM?
(Stick in the mud)
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How about "Thread Closed"???

Radio Data System, or RDS,
Radio Broadcast Data System (RBDS)

FM Transmitter

Spiral Calculator

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you guys can joke about this all you want i think its a great idea for newbies like me i spoke to William about this a while back he said he was working on it great job if i can be of some small help i hope he ll pm me

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t purser wrote:

you guys can joke about this all you want i think its a great idea for newbies like me i spoke to William about this a while back he said he was working on it great job if i can be of some small help i hope he ll pm me

I still try and figure out what terms are. I agree with you. I thought PC was personal computer. Now I know it is planet Christmas.


More to add- Maybe AFCI? Arc fault circuit interrupter. I found out a controller and some lights set to shimmer will trip one of these in a heartbeat. Bedroom circuit went out every time I would play a certain song with LOR.
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