TFTC: Thanks for the cache.
Used by geocachers to thank a cache owner for placing or maintaining the cache.
TNLN: Took nothing, left nothing.
When a geocacher finds a cache but does not take or leave anything.
FTF: First to find.
The first geocacher to find a new (or old and very tricky) cache.
TB: Travelbug
An item that can be tracked from cache to cache using the geocaching website.
CITO: Cache in, Trash out.
Part of an environmental campaign, where cachers litter pick while caching/placing a cache.
Your geocaching account is the account you create when you register at Geocaching.com (There are other geocaching websites but this is the website that most people use).
Abbreviations for AOM include Aircraft Operating Manual, Age of Majority, Angel of Music, Area Operations Manager and Attack Operations Model. One can view the most common AOM abbreviation meanings on the Acronyms Free Dictionary website.
Podcacher is one of the most popular geocaching podcasts.
While some soldiers might be into geocaching, it's not typically used by the military because it's a hobby/game/sport and not a type of technology. Geocaching is when you go in search for a hidden container at a given set of coordinates with the help of a GPS device.
Geocaching is very popular in Ireland, there are even websites dedicated to it.
Yes, geocaching is a sport, as you are hiking and running around looking for treasure.
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You can volunteer your services via the geocaching website (under the "Community" tab).
Geocaching is like a traditional treasure hunt using a handheld portable device.
See the related link for common abbreviations.
There are no standard abbreviations associated with the Commonwealth Games that fit these. Without the context it is hard to identify the actual meanings, possible meanings could be: BEG - Beginning, Begin, Budget Estimate Guidance BE - Begin, Budget Estimate, Flybe (airline) CG - Commonwealth Games
A travel bug is a special trinket in the geocaching game, with a tag on it. It is tracked on the geocaching website.