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Over the years,geocaching has developed its own set of terms, slang and abbreviation. If you play the game for any length of time, terms like "muggle" and "FTF" will become a natural part of your vocabulary, but to the new cacher or uninitiated these terms can be confusing.

The geocaching glossary is always growing and developing just as the game is. One feature of the Geocacher University glossary is that--in addition to searching terms in this page--you will find definitions within the articles and content of the site. Simply put your mouse over the linked terms (identified with this question mark ) and the definition will pop-up.

With any dictionary there are always questions of the accuracy of the definition. I make no pretense of in depth knowledge of technical terms. In writing these definitions I've tried to keep in mind the question, "If we were talking about geocaching over a cup of coffee how would I describe this term?"

As always, I welcome your input on this section. If you have any words you would like to see defined or if you find mistakes or need for further clarification please contact me and I will do my best to address the issues.

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PAF	Slang/Abbreviation "Phone A Friend." The practice of calling previous finders for either a hint or confirmation of the existance of a geocache.

PDA	Technical Term/Abbreviation "Personal Digital Assistant." Any small handheld computer (ie. Palm, Pocket PC, Blackberry, etc). Many of these devices can be used to store geocache pages and information.

PI	Slang/Abbreviation "Poison Ivy."

Pirate	Geocaching Term Also "Cache Pirate." A pirate is a person who plunders caches--removing either the whole cache or just the contents and then re-hides them in another spot or holds them for ransom. Often times a note is left behind by the pirate to claim responsibility. "Pirate" is a far too romantic title for this act. The term "Cache Maggot" is much preferred.

PnG	Geocaching Term/Abbreviation "Park n' Grab." Also, "P & G" or "P and G." A quick cache found near the side of the road. No hiking involved.

Pocket Cache	Geocaching Term A geocache carried on your person that others are allowed to log. Pocket caches were popular early on at events as a way of getting people to mingle. However, the practice is widely frowned upon now and known pocket caches are archived and locked by Geocaching.com now. Since caches must be found at their posted coordinates pocket caches just didn't fit into the game.

Pocket Query	Geocaching/Technical Term A customized listing of geocaches created by premium members of the Geocaching.com website. Pocket Queries (PQ’s) contain the information found on geocache pages including the coordinates and the last five logs. These listings can be received by email on a daily or weekly basis and loaded into a GPS or PDA to be accessed while on a cache hunt.

Podcache	Geocaching Term A mystery/puzzle cache that incorporates the use of an .mp3 player and a downloadable audio file. Normally geocachers start at a given set of coordinates and are led to the cache through a series of audio clues.

POI	Technical Term/Abbreviation "Point of Interest." In GPS terms it is any location marked on a GPS, though geocaches are usually listed separately from POI's. See also "Waypoint."

Power Trail	Geocaching Term A series of caches placed in close proximity to each other--usually just over .1 mile apart. The caches are normally quick finds a quick way to rack up some numbers. Power trails are looked down upon by some and frowned upon in the Geocaching.com guidelines.

PQ	Geocaching/Technical Term/Abbreviation "Pocket Query." A customized listing of geocaches created by premium members of the Geocaching.com website. Pocket Queries (PQ’s) contain the information found on geocache pages including the coordinates and the last five logs. These listings can be received by email on a daily or weekly basis and loaded into a GPS or PDA to be accessed while on a cache hunt.

Premium Member	Geocaching.com Term A paying member of the Geocaching.com website. Premium members receive benefits such as pocket queries, bookmark lists and the ability to hide Members Only Caches (MOC's).

Project A.P.E. Cache	Geocache Type Also "APE Cache" A.P.E. Caches were a marketing stunt by 20th Century Fox to promote the 2001 remake of Planet of the Apes. The caches originally contained props from the movie as FTF prizes. At one time there were 12 A.P.E. Caches, as of this writing only 2 are still in existence. For more information visit Markwell's Project A.P.E. site .

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