Geocaching can be great fun but sometimes a little puzzling in the some of the acronyms or terms you may find in logs and forums. Bellow is a list of some of the most commonly used, it’s by no means all of them so if you know of others please let us know so we can add it and keep everybody up to date.
🧭 General Geocaching Acronyms
- FTF – First to Find
- STF – Second to Find
- TTF – Third to Find
- TFTC – Thanks For The Cache
- TNLN – Took Nothing, Left Nothing
- TNLNSL – Took Nothing, Left Nothing, Signed Log
- SL – Signed Log
- TFTH – Thanks For The Hide
- DNF – Did Not Find
- LPC – Lamp Post Cache
- GZ – Ground Zero (location of the cache)
- CO – Cache Owner
- BYOP – Bring Your Own Pen/Pencil
- SWAG – Stuff We All Get (trade items in caches)
- CITO – Cache In, Trash Out (environmental initiative)
- P&G – Park and Grab (easy-to-access cache)
- PM – Premium Member
- GC Code – Unique identifier for a geocache (e.g., GC12345)
🗺️ Navigation & Location
- GPSr – GPS receiver
- UTM – Universal Transverse Mercator (coordinate system)
- WAAS – Wide Area Augmentation System (GPS accuracy enhancement)
🧩 Puzzle & Mystery Caches
- CHS – Cache Health Score
- GSAK – Geocaching Swiss Army Knife (software tool)
- WIG – WhereIGo (type of cache using interactive cartridges)
🧑🤝🧑 Social & Events
- MEGA – Mega Event (large geocaching event)
- GIGA – Giga Event (even larger than Mega)
- EVENT – Regular geocaching gathering
- MUGGLE – Non-geocacher (borrowed from Harry Potter)
