FAQ: What Are Common Acronyms Used In Quicken And On These Forums?

mshiggins

I see a lot of acronyms on this site, what do they all mean?

mshiggins

Here are some of the commonly used acronyms and their meanings.

DC - direct connect, a download method
EULA - end user license agreement
EWC - Express web connect, a download method
FAQ - frequently asked question
FI - financial institution
OP - original poster or the original post
OS - operating system
OSU - one step update
QE or QEM - Quicken Essentials for Mac
QW - Quicken for Windows (often with year appended, QW2014)QM - Quicken for Mac (often with year appended, QM2007)
SMF - single mutual fund
SU - superuser
WC - web connect, a download method
YEC- year-end copy
QMAC- Quicken for Mac
QWIN- Quicken for Windows




Non-Quicken acronyms that you may also see elsewhere online
HTH - hope this helps
IMO - in my opinion
AFAIK- as far as I know

volvogirl

And QE = Quicken Essentials for Mac

mshiggins

I recommend just editing the Answer to add additional acronyms, I think that will keep it neater :-).