| A# | Alexander (Raid Number) | Refers to the Level 60 Alexander Raids, with the number representing the specific raid fight.
Sometimes followed by an S to indicate Savage difficulty, or N for Normal difficulty. Ranges from A1 to A12S. |
| ACN | Arcanist | A magic DPS class. The base class of Summoner and Scholar. |
| Adds | Additional Enemies | Extra side enemies that spawn during a boss fight. |
| AFK | Away From Keyboard | When a player is not actively playing and steps away from the game. |
| Aggro | Aggressive | Usually refers to an enemy that's attacking a player. Sometimes referred to as Enmity, Hate, or Threat. |
| ALC | Alchemist | A crafting class specialized in making potions. |
| Alt | Alternate Character | If a player plays extra characters, they're referred to as Alts. A primary character is typically referred to as a Main. |
| AoE | Area of Effect | Abilities that effect multiple enemies or players in a surrounding area. |
| ARC | Archer | A ranged DPS class. The base class of Bard. |
| ARM | Armorer | A crafting class specialized in making armor. |
| ARR | A Realm Reborn | The base game of Final Fantasy XIV. Named ARR after the original 1.0 version of the game was completely remade. |
| AST | Astrologian | A healing class. One of the more flashy classes. |
| AV | Aurum Vale | A Level 47 dungeon that's notorious for being difficult for newbies. Often run during certain events. |
| BA | Baldesion Arsenal | A level 70 open dungeon located in Eureka. |
| BCoB | Binding Coil of Bahamut | The Level 50 Bahamut Raids. Also referred to by Coils, or just Turns (T). |
| BiS | Best in Slot | The best possible equipment you can wear in a gear slot. |
| BLM | Black Mage | A magic DPS class. The job advancement of Thaumaturge. |
| BLU | Blue Mage | A magic DPS class. A special "Limited Job". |
| BRD | Bard | A ranged DPS class. The job advancement of Archer. |
| BSM | Blacksmith | A crafting class specialized in crafting weapons and tools. |
| BTN | Botanist | A gathering class that uses axes and scythes. |
| CD | Cooldown | Refers to abilities that are temporarily unavailable until the recast timer ends. |
| CNJ | Conjurer | A healing class. The base class of White Mage. |
| Crit | Critical Hit | An Offensive character stat. Increases damage and healing. |
| CRP | Carpenter | A crafting class specializing in woodworking. |
| CS | Cutscene | When a player is viewing a story or event scene, unable to act. |
| CT | Crystal Tower | Refers to the Level 50 Alliance Raids. |
| CUL | Culinarian | A crafting class specializing in cooking foods. |
| CWLS | Cross World Linkshell | A group chat allowing up to 64 members from the same Data Center. Allows communication across worlds. |
| DC | Data Center | Data Centers are the group of servers that you play on.
D/C can mean Disconnect - When a player loses connection to the game. |
| DD | Damage Dealer | A class or job that focuses on dealing damage. Typically called DPS, however. |
| DEF | Defense | A Defensive character stat. Reduces damage taken from physical attacks. M.Def is Magic Defense. |
| DET | Determination | An Offensive character stat. Increases damage and healing. |
| DEX | Dexterity | A main attribute stat for characters. Increases ranged and ninja damage. |
| DF | Duty Finder | A system used to automatically match players for duties and instances. |
| DH | Direct Hit | An Offensive character stat. Increases the chance of dealing slightly more damage. |
| DNC | Dancer | A ranged DPS class. Unable to play in the Free Trial. |
| DoH | Disciples of Hand | This refers to all of the crafting classes. |
| DoL | Disciples of Land | This refers to all of the gathering classes. |
| DoM | Disciples of Magic | This refers to all magic DPS and healing classes. |
| DoT | Damage over Time | Abilities that can apply damaging effects over a certain amount of time. |
| DoW | Disciples of War | This refers to all physical and ranged DPS, and tank classes. |
| DPS | Damage Per Second | How much damage you're doing in a second, on average.
Also refers to any class that's main focus is dealing damage. |
| DRG | Dragoon | A melee DPS class. The job advancement of Lancer. |
| DRK | Dark Knight | A tank class that's edgy and uses big swords. |
| DT | Dawntrail | The fifth expansion of Final Fantasy XIV. |
| ET | Eorzean Time | The time used in the game world. Every 20 minutes in-game is about about 1 minute IRL. |
| EW | Endwalker | The fourth expansion for Final Fantasy XIV. |
| EX | Extremes | A difficulty level for trials, a step above Hard Mode. |
| EXP | Experience | Gaining enough experience will level up your character. |
| FATE | Full Active Time Event | These are small events found in the overworld. GATEs are the Gold Saucer equivalent. |
| FC | Free Company | These are the guilds of FFXIV. Unavailable in the Free Trial. |
| FFXIV | Final Fantasy 14 | You know, the game you're playing. The "14th" game in the main series. |
| FPS | Frames Per Second | Your frame rate. More means smoother gameplay. |
| FSH | Fisher | A gathering class that catches fish. |
| FT | Free Trial | Any player who hasn't bought the game yet. |
| GC | Grand Company | The 3 groups you join during the Level 20 MSQ. (Immortal Flames, Maelstrom, and Twin Adder) |
| GCD | Global Cooldown | Cooldowns that are shared by multiple abilities. |
| GG | Good Game | What you'll hear at the end of every dungeon. |
| GLA | Gladiator | A tank class. The base class of Paladin. |
| GNB | Gunbreaker | A tank class that uses gunblades. Not available in the Free Trial. |
| GSM | Goldsmith | A crafting class specialized in crafting jewelry and metals. |
| HM | Hard Mode | A difficulty level for dungeons and trials. |
| HoH | Heaven-on-High | A unique "Deep Dungeon" with 100 floors, featuring it's own level system. |
| HoT | Heal over Time | Abilities that can apply healing effects over a certain amount of time. |
| HP | Health Points | It's your life bar. Don't let your HP drop to zero! |
| HQ | High Quality | A crafted item that's higher quality than normal. Provides higher stats. |
| HW | Heavensward | The first expansion of Final Fantasy XIV. |
| IGN | In Game Name | The name of your character. Sometimes asked in places outside of the game, like Discord. |
| IL | Item Level | The level of your equipment. This is different than the level required to wear it. |
| INT | Intelligence | A main attribute stat for characters. Increases damage for magic DPS. |
| IRL | In Real Life | The scary place outside of the game. |
| LB | Limit Break | A powerful attack that requires the Limit Break meter to be filled. (Please use it DPS!) |
| LF | Looking For | Used when searching for things or people.
Variations include LFG, LFM and LFP - Looking For Group, Looking For More, and Looking For Party. |
| LNC | Lancer | A melee DPS class. The base class of Dragoon. |
| LoVM | Lord of Verminion | A minigame involving minions, played at the Gold Saucer. |
| LS | Linkshell | A group chat allowing up to 128 members from the same server. |
| LTW | Leatherworker | A crafting class specializing in hides and leather. |
| MB | Market Board | Subbed players can buy and sell items here. |
| MCH | Machinist | A ranged DPS class that uses guns and machinery. |
| MGP | Manderville Gold Saucer Points | The currency used in the Gold Saucer, the casino of the game. |
| MIN | Miner | A gathering class that uses pickaxes and hammers. |
| MINE | Minimum Item Level, No Echo | A special difficulty setting that you can apply to duties. Used purely for the challenge. |
| MMORPG | Massively Multiplayer Online
Role Playing Game | The genre of Final Fantasy 14. |
| MND | Mind | A main attribute stat for characters. Increases damage and healing for healing classes. |
| MNK | Monk | A melee DPS class. The job advancement of Pugilist. |
| Mob | Monster | Basically any enemy other than a boss. |
| MP | Magic Points | The blue bar that allows you to use skills and abilities. These are switched to CP and GP, for crafters and gatherers. |
| MRD | Marauder | A tank class. The base class of Warrior. |
| MSQ | Main Scenario Quests | The primary story quests. |
| MT | Main Tank | Used for when a party has more than one tank.
(Can also be mistype or mistell, for when a message is sent mistakenly.) |
| NIN | Ninja | A melee DPS class. The job advancement of Rogue. |
| NM | Notorious Monster | Notorious Monsters are enemies that can be found in Eureka. |
| NN | Novice Network | A chat for helping new players. Often just gets used as a global chat, however. |
| NPC | Non-Player Character | An in-game character that isn't controlled by a player. |
| NQ | Normal Quality | A basic item that has lower stats than High Quality crafted items. |
| o/ | Hello | A waving emoticon used to welcome other people. |
| O# | Omega (Raid Number) | Refers to the Level 70 Omega Raids, with the number representing the specific raid fight.
Sometimes followed by an S to indicate Savage difficulty, or N for Normal difficulty. Ranges from O1 to O12S. |
| oGCD | Off Global Cooldown | Abilities that do not share cooldowns with other abilities or skills. |
| OT | Off Tank | The opposite of Main Tank. In a party with multiple tanks, the Off Tank focuses on damage. |
| PC | Player Character | A character that is controlled by a real player.
May also refer to a Personal Computer, used to play FFXIV on. |
| PCT | Pictomancer | A magic DPS class. Unable to play in the Free Trial. |
| PF | Party Finder | Used to recruit party members for content. Free Trial can only join listings. |
| PGL | Pugilist | A melee DPS class. The base class of Monk. |
| PIE | Piety | A healer only stat. Increases MP regeneration. |
| PLD | Paladin | A tank class. The job advancement of Gladiator. |
| Pot | Potion | May be mentioned in raids, stat boosting potions can be useful for burst damage.
Can also mean Potency, meaning how powerful a skill is. |
| PotD | Palace of the Dead | A unique "Deep Dungeon" with 200 floors, featuring it's own level system. |
| Prae | The Praetorium | A story dungeon at the end of the base game, ARR. Often run for poetics and events. |
| PT | Party
Pull Time | Usually refers to a player's party, or group.
Can also mean pull time, which you might hear when doing hunts. |
| PUG | Pick Up Group | A group of players that joined a party without previously knowing each other. |
| PvE | Player vs. Environment | Any content involving combat against non-player controlled enemies. |
| PvP | Player vs. Player | Competitive activities that involve playing against other players. Most PvP is unavailable to Free Trial players. |
| RDM | Red Mage | A magic DPS class that uses both a rapier and magic together. |
| RNG | Random Number Generator | A hidden number generator that randomly determines what happens in game, in certain instances. It's like rolling a dice. |
| ROG | Rogue | A melee DPS class. The base class of Ninja. |
| RPR | Reaper | A melee DPS class. Unable to play in the Free Trial. |
| SAM | Samurai | A melee DPS class that uses a katana. |
| SB | Stormblood | The second expansion of Final Fantasy XIV. Sometimes written as StB. |
| SE | Square Enix | The company that made Final Fantasy XIV! |
| SGE | Sage | A healing class. Unable to play in the Free Trial. |
| ShB | Shadowbringers | The third expansion of Final Fantasy XIV. |
| SkS | Skill Speed | A Physical character stat. Increases cast speed and shortens recast times. |
| SMN | Summoner | A magic DPS class. The job advancement of Arcanist. |
| Sprout | Newbie | New players are often called Sprouts, due to the sprout sapling that appears next to their name. |
| SpS | Spell Speed | A Magical character stat. Increases cast speed and shortens recast times. |
| SS | Screenshot | To digitally take a picture of your screen. |
| STR | Strength | A main attribute stat for characters. Increases physical damage, doesn't effect Ranged DPS or Ninja. |
| Sub | Subscription | After players buy the game they have to pay a monthly subscription to play. They are sometimes called Subbed players. |
| T# | Turn Number | Refers to the Level 50 Bahamut Raids. Each fight is called a Turn, with the number representing the specific instance. These range from T1 to T13. |
| TEN | Tenacity | A tank only stat. Increases damage dealt, reduces damage taken and increases HP restoration. |
| THM | Thaumaturge | A magic DPS class. The base class of Black Mage. |
| ToF | Trials of Fantasy | The name of this website and our lovely Discord Community! ♥ |
| TP | Teleport | The act of warping to another location. A useful tool for getting around. |
| TT | Triple Triad | The card game of Final Fantasy 14. |
| UCoB | Unending Coil of Bahamut | Refers to the Level 70 raid, Unending Coil of Bahamut (Ultimate). Locked for Free Trial players. |
| UV | Ultravibration | A very useful Blue Mage spell. |
| UWU | Ultima Weapon (Ultimate) | Refers to the Level 70 raid, Weapon's Refrain (Ultimate). Locked for Free Trial players.
It can also be an emoticon depicting a cute little face. UwU |
| VIT | Vitality | A main attribute stat for characters. Increases maximum HP. |
| VPR | Viper | A melee DPS class. Unable to play in the Free Trial. |
| WAR | Warrior | A tank class. The job advancement of Marauder. |
| WHM | White Mage | A healing class. The job advancement of Conjurer. |
| WoL | Warrior of Light | The player character, a story element. |
| WT | Wondrous Tails | A weekly activity unlocked in Idyllshire at Level 60. |
| WVR | Weaver | A crafting class specializing in cloths and fabrics. |
