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Views: 0 Author: Anny Publish Time: 2022-03-10 Origin: https://www.bestvapingfactory.com/
When you search for information about the e-cigarettes, there may some abbreviation and professional terms that affect you to understand the meaning of the whole part. Here we have sorted out the explanation of these vape terms and hope to help you know more about vaping. These terms will be arranged from A to Z, please click on below different letters to see the corresponding vaping term.
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| A | |
| AEMSA | American E-Liquid Manufacturers Standards Association. It's a trade association working on creating "responsible and sustainable standards for the safe manufacturing of e-liquids.”The members are all voluntarily participate in this group. |
| ADA | All Day Vape The e-liquid that a vaper personally enjoys over any other; one that can vaped for long periods of time without getting tired of the flavor or experiencing vaper's tongue. |
| APV | Advanced Personal Vaporizer. An APV is larger than a traditional E-cigarette and has a bigger, more powerful battery. APV is usually featured variable voltage, variable wattage, or both. APVs can also be called mod boxes or improved electronic cigarettes. |
| AVA | American Vaping Association. This is a trade association working on "setting responsible and sustainable standards for the safe manufacture of e-liquids". Members are all voluntarily participating in this association. |
| Amp | Amperage Amperage is the amount of current in a circuit. The lower amp means you can't use high voltages, especially with low resistance atomizers, to avoid accidents. |
Analog Cigarette | A term used by the vaping community describing traditional combustible tobacco cigarettes. |
Atty | Atomizer/Atomiser The atomizer is a component in a vape device or vaporizer that is used for heating the vape juice to the temperature of vaporization. The atomizer is organized by the heating coil, wick, and mesh bridge. It is most often contained within the metal, glass, or plastic housing; Some Atomizers stand-alone, are cylindrical, and are used as Dripping Atomizers that require a Drip Tip. |
Automatic | A kind of electronic cigarette or vaporizer device that doesn't need a button to activate the heating element. |
| B | |
| Battery | The component of an vape device that supply power for the heating element. E-cigarette batteries now have various shapes and sizes, and they can be automatic or manual. |
| BCC | This acronym stands for Bottom Coil Clearomizer. The atomizer wicks are at the bottom of the clearomizer tank. |
| BDC | Also known as the "Bottom dual-wick clearomizer". |
| Blanks | Blanks: The empty cartridges or cartomizers that are no e-liquid put in. This design allows vapers to fill the vape juice as their preference. |
| Box Mod | Box Mod: It's a box-like shape e cigarette. Usually, the box mod equipped with large e liquid and the voltage can be adjustable. |
| Breathing E-Liquids | Breathing E-Liquids: Open the bottle of the e liquid and let the liquid exposed in the air. After a certain of time, e-liquid will get the best flavor. |
| BVC | Bottom Vertical Coil. |
| C | |
| Cartridg | Also known as a cart or filter, this is a plastic- or metal-covered mouthpiece that was used as the vaping liquid, absorbent filling material, and casing for the atomizer in cig-a-like. |
| Cartomizer | Also called a carto or carto tank. It contains the heating element of the e-cigarette (a coiled atomizer) and a central tube for airflow. Atomizer canisters are designed to hold e-liquids. The e-liquid is absorbed into the polyfil or gauze material surrounding the coil. Atomizers can be made of plastic, metal, or a combination of the two. |
| Cartomizer-Single Coil | Standard atomizer with only 1 coil. |
| Cartomizer-Dual Coil | Dual coil atomizers use 2 coils. The dual-coil design is designed to produce twice the vapor of a single-coil atomizer. |
| CASAA | Consumer Advocacy for Smoke-Free Alternatives Association (CASAA.org). It's a non-profit organization campaigning on the behalf of electronic cigarette users. |
| Clearomizer | It is a transparent atomizer that is the housing unit for e-cigarette vaporizers and e-liquids. |
| Clouds | The same as the vaporized vapor. Due to the water content is high, there is generated a white vapor resembling a cloud. |
| Coil | The Coils are usually made of Nichrome or Kanthal wire, which are used to vaporize the e-liquid by creating a circuit. |
| D | |
| DCC | Dual Coil Cartomizer. This tank has an atomizer and there are dual coils that placed at the bottom of the tank. |
| DCT | Dual Coil Tank. A large 3-6ml can with a replaceable nebulizer. A DCT is "a transparent container that holds e-liquid and surrounds a nebulizer that automatically supplies the liquid through a small hole in the nebulizer." |
| Drip Tip | A vaporizer mouthpiece that has an opening, which allows the e liquid to be dropped directly into the atomizer and don't need to remove the tip. |
| Dripping Atomizer | It is an atomizer that stands alone without a cartomizer or Clearomizer. They are used for testing new flavors by dropping a small amount of e-liquid into an atomizer, which allows no need to fill a fresh atomizer. Connect them directly to the battery. The user puts a few drops of liquid into the center of the nebulizer and uses the dripper to inhale the vapor. |
| Dry Burn/Hit | When there is no filling e-liquid in the tank, fire the atomizer on a battery. This is a DIY way to burn E-liquid residue and impurities and to clean the tank. |
| E | |
Electronic cigarettes | An alternative to traditional tobacco cigarettes that enjoy the feeling of smoking without many harmful side effects. It contains e-liquids, which usually consist of flavors, purified water, and nicotine. |
E-Liquid | As known as e juice, vape juice. A solution that evaporates inside an e-cigarette pack, nebulizer, or Clearomizer. It usually consists of vegetable glycerin, propylene glycol, nicotine and flavorings. |
| F | |
Flavor Cartridg | It's a pre-filled cartridge containing nicotine and flavors. |
| Flooding | When there is too much e-juice in the atomizer, clearomizer or atomizer, the vaper may hear a gurgling sound upon inhalation. |
| G | |
Glassomizer | Clearomizer that uses glass rather than plastic for the tank, effectively prevent the leakage of e-liquid. |
GRAS | Generally Recognized As Safe. It is founded by the Food & Drug Association (FDA) to ensure the public that a product is considered safe. |
| H | |
| High Resistance | This is an atomizer with a higher ohm rating, which produces cooler steam and generates less steam, which allows you to apply a higher voltage to the coil. |
| Hookah pen | Also known as shisha pens. It is an electronic inhaler that vaporizes a liquid solution consisting mainly of moisturizers and fragrances into an aerosol mist. Like e-cigarettes, hookah pens simulate the act of smoking. |
| K | |
| Knuckle Head | Vaporizer mouthpiece or dripper adjustable to any angle. |
| L | |
| Li-Ion－Lithium Ion Batteries | Lithium-ion batteries are considered the strongest and most powerful on the e-cigarette market and come in many different sizes and shapes. |
| Li-Po－The Lithium Polymer | It is a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that contains a polymer electrolyte in the liquid electrolyte used in conventional lithium-ion batteries. Using highly conductive gel polymers as electrolytes. (Read more) |
Low Resistance | Atomizers with a lower ohm rating than standard equipment. This usually causes the heating element to heat up faster, producing more steam and a stronger throat hit feeling. |
| M | |
| mAh | Milliamp Hour It is a unit for measuring (electrical) power over time. It is often used to measure the capacity of the e-cig device's battery. Generally speaking, the larger the mAh, the longer the battery capacity or battery life. |
| Milligrams (mg) | A kind of e-cigarette battery style. Through a button to adjust on/off of the battery. Milligrams (mg): Milligrams (mg): It's the unit to measure the nicotine content in an e-liuqid cartridge. Typical nicotine contents are 0mg, 6mg, 8mg, 10mg, 12mg, 16mg, 30mg, etc. |
Mouthpiece | The end of an e-cigarette tube. Cartridge mouthpieces look like cigarette filters. The current mouthpieces have kinds of shapes and sizes and can be made of plastic, metal, glass, or ceramic, etc. |
Mouth-to-Lung Hit | Mouth-to-Lung Hit: A mouth-to-lung hit is when the vapor is first inhaled and collected in the mouth, and then inhaled into the lungs. This is similar to the way smokers inhale traditional cigarette smoke. |
| N | |
Nicotine | Nicotine is contained in all conventional tobacco cigarettes and is usually an ingredient in e-cigarettes. Nicotine is a stimulant that speeds up the transfer of information between the brain and the body, and it can be an addictive substance, but it does not cause cancer. |
| NRT | Nicotine Replacement Therapy. NRT can help relieve withdrawal symptoms and cravings. It comes in many forms: including nicotine patches, chewing gum, lozenges, nasal sprays, and inhalers. E-cig helps people quit smoking through this principle. |
| O | |
| Ohm | The ohmic resistance level refers to the resistance of the wick in the e-cigarette vaporizer. This is an important factor that people consider when choosing a vape. |
| Ohm Resistance Level | All wicks produce heat that is driven by the vaporizer battery. Heat turns the e-liquid into vapor, but some coils generate more heat than others. Atomizer coils with low resistance (or lower ohms) produce more heat and warmer steam. Those with high electrical resistance (or higher ohmic numbers) produce cooler vapors. |
| P | |
| Passthrough | An electronic vaping device that can be powered by directly plugging into the USB port of a computer, charger, or high-end cartridge vaporizer, allows vapers to use their vaporizers without worrying about power off. |
PCC | Personal (or portable) Charging Case. This allows the vape device to be charged from the PCC battery. The case can also be used for vape storage. |
PG | Propylene Glycol Propylene glycol is a liquid with colorless, odorless, thick features. It's an FDA-approved ingredient used for making e-liquid. Compared with VG, it is flavorless and thinner and can bring vapers a stronger hit feeling. Some vapers have may be sensitive to this ingredient, please pay attention to this. |
| R | |
Resistance | Refers to the resistance of the coil in the atomizer, in ohms(Ω). The lower the resistance, the more current flows, and the coil produces more heat, so more steam. |
Resistance Wire | The resistance wire is used in the coil of the electronic cigarette vaporizer to convert the electrical energy passing through the current into heat energy and evaporate the e-liquid. |
| S | |
SFATA | Smoke Free Alternatives Trade AssociationIt is a non-profit organization that supports manufacturers, online retailers, e-cigarette stores, distributors, importers, and wholesalers. |
Smoke Juice | Same as the e-liquid, vape juice, e-juice. It’s a liquid that is heated and vaporized by the vape device to generate vapor. |
Smokeless Cigarette | Refer to the electronic cigarette that doesn’t produce smoke as the tobacco cigarette. |
Standard Resistance (SR) | Standard resistance atomizers are between 2.2 and 4.2 ohms, typically 3.0ohm. Most of the more popular e-cigarette brands on the market use standard resistors because they are safe, have a long lifespan, and provide excellent vapor. |
| Starter Kit | This is an introductory device for vaping beginners and usually includes a kit that includes everything you need to get started with vaping. It consists of a battery and a tank that contains the atomizer coil. In the package, there will be associated vape accessories: a USB charging cable, spare atomizer head, and instruction manuals. |
| T | |
Thermal Runaway | A very rare but serious event where a chain reaction can cause any rechargeable lithium battery (including computer batteries) to catch fire and burst. This phenomenon can be caused by using a charger that is not compatible with your product, overcharging, short circuits, stacked batteries, physical damage to batteries, and other failures. |
Throat Hit | The experience through vaping when the vapor reaches the back of the throat. Higher nicotine content, lower ohm resistance levels, or batteries with a higher input voltage can enhance the throat hit experience. |
| V | |
| Vape | Same as an electronic cigarette. |
| Vaper | The person who uses vape or vaporizer. |
Vaporizer | The electronic device turns a liquid into a gas or vapor. |
Vaping | The act of using a vape. Also, refer to the process the liquid be heated to vapor. |
Vapor | Vapor is the water vapor or vapor cloud formed by heating e-liquid. This vapor is not produced by combustion like tobacco smoke, produces fewer harmful substances, and is safer than smoking. |
| VG | Vegetable Glycerine VG is a thick, sweet liquid that's the main source of the foggy clouds that are created when vaping. The throat hit of the VG is weaker than the PG, and due to the thick consistency of the VG, it can sometimes create a sticky substance and clog cheaper atomizers, requiring more cleaning and replacement. People allergic to propylene glycol can increase the content of red VG in the e-liquid to enhance the experience. |
| Voltage | The fixed energy through the circuit. the output voltage is related to the resistance of the vape device. If the vape applies a coil with a resistance of 1.8ohm and operates at 3.7v, the output is about 7.3W |
Voltage Drop | The amount of voltage lost when electrical energy passes from the battery through the device to the coil. |
| W | |
Watt (Wattage) | A watt is a unit of electrical energy or power and is the raw heat used by the coil of the atomizer to vaporize the e-liquid. The power determines the amount of steam/vapor and the strength of the throat hit. |
| Wick | Wick is the central part of the atomizer, the wick used to deliver the e-liquid into the e-cigarette. The wick of the atomizer is usually made of silicon rope, fiberglass, cotton, ceramics, etc. |