What, you mean abbreviations like 1080p WMV-HD HDTVDTS 768K AC3 448K ?
Not all of them are acronyms since not all are pronounceable as words. HDTV is not an acronym for example. Never mind! Just me being anal.
In fact, in the Bit Torrent world they seem to be called "tags".
Quote:For those that aren?t familiar with the scene and film tags, you're missing out on some important info. Tags can provide some interesting and valuable information about the torrent. It can save you from downloading something you weren?t looking for.
How about this pinned thread, "Movie titles, What is what in the title" on the Mininova forum?
It explains all the common tags like DivX, SVCD, Cam, and also some of the ones you find in TV show titles. It does not contain every one I've ever seen.
Another one is
File Sharing Dictionary
This one has a lot more. You need to have javascript enabled -
Quote:Helping you find the torrent you are looking for is what Torrent Scan is all about. This file sharing dictionary will help you understand the various tags a torrent may have
Google can be a big help. I found the second one by typing the topic and some example abbreviations:-
