User:Dinoguy1000/abbreviations

We use a bunch of 1, 2, and 3-character abbreviations for various things, some of which are official and some not so much; they've never been reviewed to try to minimize collisions AFAIK. Bold abbreviations are official, italic are semi-official, and plain are unofficial/specific to the wiki.

Regions

 * EN - English
 * E - European English
 * A - Australian/Oceanic English
 * F/FR - French
 * FC - French-Canadian
 * G/DE - German
 * I/IT - Italian
 * P/PT - Portuguese
 * S/SP - Spanish
 * JP - Japanese
 * JA - Japanese-Asian
 * K/KR - Korean
 * AE - Asian-English
 * TC - Traditional Chinese

Sets
Most 2-character set prefixes are from Series 2 sets; only one or two are from sets released afterwards. The wiki has an in-house set of 1, 2, and 3-character abbreviations used for Series 1 sets (which have no official set prefixes), though these abbreviations were made in an ad-hoc manner (though not completely; an attempt was made to prevent collisions with Series 2 set prefixes, resulting in e.g. "B0#" being used for the Booster series since "B#" were the official prefixes for the Booster R series). Unless otherwise noted, all sets listed here are Japanese.
 * B1 - Booster R1
 * B2 - Booster R2
 * B3 - Booster R3
 * BC - Booster Chronicle
 * CA - Curse of Anubis
 * DME - Asian Tournament Promos 1999/Second National Conference/Duel Monsters II meeting experience card
 * EX - EX-R Starter Box
 * G1 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
 * G2 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark duel Stories
 * G3 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters III: Tri-Holy God Advent; Asian Tournament Promos 2000
 * G4 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelist
 * G5 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 5 Expert 1
 * G6 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6 Expert 2
 * JY - Structure Deck: Joey
 * KA - Structure Deck: Kaiba
 * L3 - Limited Edition 3
 * LB - Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon
 * LN - Labyrinth of Nightmare
 * MA - Mythological Age
 * ME - Metal Raiders
 * MR - Magic Ruler
 * P1 - Premium Pack
 * P2 - Premium Pack 2
 * P3 - Premium Pack 3
 * P4 - Premium Pack 4
 * P5 - Premium Pack 5
 * PE - Structure Deck: Pegasus
 * PG - Phantom God
 * PH - Pharaonic Guardian
 * PS - Pharaoh's Servant
 * RB - Revival of Black Demons Dragon
 * S1 - Yu-Gi-Oh! True Duel Monsters: Sealed Memories
 * S2 - Yu-Gi-Oh! True Duel Monsters 2: Succeeded Memories
 * SC - Struggle of Chaos
 * SM - Spell of Mask
 * T1 - Asian Tournament Promos 1999/(Duel Monsters 1; First National Conference)
 * T2 - Asian Tournament Promos 2001/Second National Conference (Tewart has stated these three promos were fakes, which would make this an unofficial abbreviation)
 * T3 - Asian Tournament Promos 2001/Third National Conference
 * TB - Thousand Eyes Bible
 * TR - The Thousand Rule Bible
 * VB - The Valuable Book 2/3/4
 * VJ - V Jump
 * WJ - Limited Edition 2; Weekly Shonen Jump
 * YU - Structure Deck: Yugi

Editions

 * 1E - 1st Edition
 * UE - Unlimited Edition
 * LE - Limited Edition
 * DT - Duel Terminal (considered an edition because the text "DUEL TERMINAL" is printed on cards in the same place as the text "1st EDITION" and "LIMITED EDITION")

Rarities
Some rarities have well-known and widely-used but unofficial abbreviations; the advent of the official card database introduced abbreviations for a number of rarities, some of which differ from the previously-used, unofficial abbreviations.
 * C - Common
 * SP - Short Print
 * SSP - Super Short Print (Tewart has stated this rarity doesn't exist)
 * NR - Normal Rare
 * R - Rare
 * SR - Super Rare
 * UR - Ultra Rare
 * ScR - Secret Rare
 * PR - Parallel Rare
 * UtR - Ultimate Rare