10 Deadly Euphemisms: Helicoptering. hover over corporate scene to observe broad economic tides can't see big picture condemned to be left out of it. Headlighting. Peer beyond range of your headlights into new and unknown Paradigm shift something undergoes a fundamental change, alternatively, high-priced consultant convinces CEO that the bull he's slinging is really new. IN PARADIGM shift company's structure work will change profoundly, forever altering your career; someone in management has been to a seminar don't worry, it will pass; or many people will be fired to convince investors that real change is taking place. Knowledge worker. gather, analyze tmd otherwise make data do tricks that supposedly lead to profits Mission statement. definition of corporation's vision and values (two other overused buzzwords), w printed on wall plaques and wallet cards for everyone to ignore until mission changes. Value„added. more bottom-line oriented: winning new customers, creating new products or cutting costs. Whatever you do, document it and how it benefited the Continuous learning. "In this kind of industry, which moves so fast, the most important kind of training is on the job." Adhocracy. teams form across departmental lines to solve problems Management fads come and go, bureaucracies are forever. g (Fill-in the blank) leadership. new kind of executive -- a nurturing coach who empowers his team from the sidelines, rather than a table-pounding dictator. Among op tions for blank: servant, virtual, steward, new-age or post-heroic. Change agent. every company worth its paradigm shift wants someone who can craft innovative solutions to problems and shake things up. watch out for company that doesn't want as much change as it says it does. QM.10: Acronyms :-) Smily face ;-) Smirk/wink 8-) Goggle-eyes B-) Geekoid :-( Sad face :-o WoW! :-| Bored +-) Drunk Academic Placenta last of one's academic ideology after first years in the real world. Angry Garden Salad poorly designed user interface produces an odd graphical effect without understanding. Authortisement Presentation given as subtle plug to hire author as consultant. such as Seminars in Silicon Valley. B.A.D. (Broken As Designed) product fails to perform intentionally either from misunderstanding, or on purpose Banana Problem What you don't expect will take a lot of effort for big dumb gorillas) to handle "One Banana" "Two Banana" for typically easy. BCBS (Big Company, Big School) high profile company and school usually trying to suppress small,independent development BDU (Brain Dead User) user didn't follow documentation calling technical support. Big Banging Creating a single product which takes in features of two or more products. Bit Busting Writing very low levelM assembly language. Bit Busting on bare metal" writing first machine instructions executed on the CPU when power is applied. Bit Bucket Well those commands just went into the bit bucket since the modem wasn't turned on. Bloatware Software with excessive features for minority of users Usually happens on third major release software package that comes with demos making the installation process longer. Boat Anchor Computer so obsolete, Borgware Software which requires use of other products by the same company. Microsoft Booboo just out of college, especially an engineer does not have real world economic factors in mind Buzzword Specialist can impress management and customers with an astounding knowledge of industry buzzwords, has no real knowledge of technology. Marketing Puke Cappuccino Sipper too much pure academic / theoretical background. "Cap. Heads" usually work with lots of CASE tools, statistical analysis packages and an excess of graphical visualization tools prefer languages like: SmallTalk, LISP, pure ANSI C++ considers the product to "... just makes the theory into reality." Chartware Software exists only on overhead projector Chat-fly (a.k.a. Cyber-barfly) A lady who hangs out in on-line chat rooms sweet talking others to buy her time to keep on-line like hanging out at bars so others buy them drinks. Cluster F**k many things going wrong at same time from one action. Code 18 An error made by the user. Refers to 18 inches from the computer display. Command Line Weenie or Liner prefers using command line instead of Point 'n' Click. Compile Time Activities done waiting to finish compiling. C.R.A.P. Cheap Redundant Assorted Products cheaper / inferior product sells better. Critical Path used as a way to warn people not to disturb AT ALL!!!! Curry innovative technique or technology really in demand Curry Network company LAN kept running fast and well thus "hot". Origin: well cared equipment rooms have strong curry smell. because curried lunches a are consumed right in the equipment room since network administrators spend much time there. Dead Tree Edition A paper hard copy of a report. Deadfish, Idaho fictional American mid-west town1 know for very "normal" and typical people without imagination nor innovation, creative ability is considered "cult". also source for innovative talent in Silicon Valley Demo Monkey marketing puke has to demo a product, but hasn't a clue how it works, recruit a programmer or QA Puke to run a demo. better demo givers are called Demo Monkeys by the Suits. Digital Kudzu Software which places artifacts into every nook and cranny of computer's file system. Down Time network is so slow DRI Directly Responsible Individual Drowndex convention no real innovations only incremental improve Drump (dumpy lump) typically, a middle-aged, pot bellied, sexually frustrated, single person who has given up on dating. accepted life alone for career and hobbies. "East Coasting" Doing something reflects eastern United States mindset. * placing emphasis on hierarchy and management decisions * being uptight and angry continually * blindly following a precedence decision * viewing new graduates as targets for mental abuse "Enabled" yuppie management term means someone given necessary resources The (Evil) Empire of the North Any big software company in the Pacific Northwest who takes pot shots at Silicon Valley. Linda Sinkovic Extended Beta The Production Release will be 'Real Soon Now'. Facer salesperson or public speaker, able to wax interest to create a positive reaction to one they are talking with at moment. very good at not having their intention chalk up thescene. FCS (First Customer Ship) when a company becomes real buy shipping a product for the first time. flowie tall, thin, long legged woman dressed in long flowing skirts either earth tones or bright colors. "Five and Dime" (a.k.a. "Nickel and Dime") Refers to American telephone area code 510. covers east San Francisco Bay area, most notably Oakland and Berkeley, Forced Coolness (or Forced Hip) artificial company image that makes them appeal to "younger, with it generation" in fact company's culture not that style. Forced Downgrade Demoted (usually from executive level job) to a totally meaningless job with intentions of person being forced to quit Four-O-Four (404) Isn't where you are looking for it. Origin: web error code when page isn't found. F.Y.I.F.V. Acronym ("F**k You! I'm fully vested!") very common term in Silicon Valley Start-ups. Means that ones holdings are totally held without any penalties if they leave the company. In other words, they are rich. F.R.E.D. Acronym (F**king Ridiculous Electronic Device) used to name your computer or answer machine "G word, the" Among programmers, refers to the goto command commonly associated with bad programming form and spaghetti code. Almost a taboo to use. Geeking, Double using two computers at the same time. triple geeking is using three computers at once. Generation (what kind of hacker you are) First Generation hackers (born 1950 to 1969) usually have one word handles (i.e. Stealth, Sunspot, Matrix) , second generation hackers (born 1970 to 1989) have two word handles (i.e. Phiber Optic, Snake Lord, Acid Run) baby hackers (born after 1989) are using phrases to describe themselves (i.e. Enter the Night, Midnight Lightning Stroke and Reaching for Stars). Genius Killer executive that tries to suppress innovation for fear that it will interrupt cash flow of an established product. "grepping" search in a very methodical manner. Origin: grep (short for "global regular expression print"). "hacker type" undisciplined engineer does technology for idle curiosity and fulfillment. Hacking quickly completed without much understanding to apparent short term results. Hand Holding Tech support done solely to give customer confidence about what they are doing. they just wantsomeone around with more experience Hands-Off Manager Doesn't complain when you get in late, allows you to do the project your way" respects your abilities Hands-On Manager manager who still does a little coding just to keep in touch with reality. High Visibility Position you screw up, you'll get fired everyone will know I/O Error Error cause by an I gnorant O perator. really saying, "Hey, an Ignorant Operator." Origin: Input/Output Error. Ross Newberry I-d-10-t error (Otherwise known as the idiot error) When a 'puter illiterate whines A) It's not plugged in. or B) it's not "Exactly" the way it looked yesterday. "In the Stocks" 1) Having a job or assignment be on the company's site for a full 40 hour week Typically to one that is used to "off site" jobs. 2) Moving from contracting to a full time, salary position for career "safety". "In the Zone" One who so busy at writing software or any other development effort, they completely shut putting all of their attention to it. Initiative Deliberately disobeying a destructive order and being right in the long run (like the original Mac engineers who put in a greater RAM capacity than Steve Jobs permitted) Kid Sibling Management style of decision making one almost always follows logic of person the manager replaced. One does not use their own solely follows position precedence. Origin: Akin to one acting like a big brother or sister since oneself is not established enough. LA (as in "doing an LA") * putting style and looks before substance and function * putting a Hollywood movie production style schedule * hiring someone for their looks. Lasagna Syndrome writing a piece of software with too many dialog boxes over-lapping each other to complete a task. Legacy Media "old press" radio, television newspapers. reads like a newspaper. receiver is totally passive Lemming only produces products solely on a customer demand basis without taking any initiative to lead product innovation. "Let's Discuss That Off-Line" used in heated meeting. it's easier to talk behind their backs. "a Little Short On RAM" one does not possess the mental capacities that are required for the task at hand. L.M.F.D.A. "Leave My F**king Data Alone." LOPSOD "Long On Promises, Short On Delivery". product with a lot of hype Loser Error Errors caused by a user who blames most of their work related problems on the computer. "Losing Our Virginity" first time you gave up equity in the company to a VC investor. Lumpy overweight, over intellectual, introverted person who hangs out at trade shows and sci-fi conventions. Usually turns into a Drump in later life. "Magic Smoke" The substance you see escape out of computers right after they stop working. This condescending joke has come about to explain to naive there is "magic smoke" inside computer chips Mainframe Management dated management group. Meatloaf Unsolicited personal mass mail. Usually created by someone who collects personal e-mails from discussion groups, Then ones personal rants and raves are mailed off whether or not the receiver cares for what's insid. Origin: A relative to Spam but is "home made" Management by Spreadsheet Very mindless and irresponsible decision one's data comes solely from poorly weighted statistics; Meeting Engineer spends more time in meetings than doing actual work. tend to complain they're in meetings all the time. Middles, Three Deadly middle manager, middle class and middle aged. Three out of three -- Panic!! -- and make sure you get something out of your mid-life crisis. Middle School Dance two pieces of equipment both waiting for the other to initiate communication thus resulting in no exchange at all. Origin: Reflects typical adolescent school social Milker consultant or contractor over an unneeded length of time to get more money Marketing Puke lacks a fundamental understanding of a product or market and works solely off buzz-words, NCG (New College Graduate) very impressionable person great deal of zeal and willingness to do anything. Nerd Bird weekday direct airline flight between Austin, Texas and San Jose, California. Nerve Center where most communication and decisions occur Network Pirate harasses other people on the network, usually within a comany's LAN, just to get their jollies will brazenly look at other peoples' files generally do obnoxious things, such as sending unwanted sound files to your computer at the most embarrasing of times. "Nine to Five Code" Software that is ordinary and plain. not real innovation and just gets the job done. "Out of the Garage" a company has moved into its first real office and is now "professional". Origin: The Garage that Hewlett-Packard was started in Palo Alto, CA during the 1930's. Overgrad Someone in a full-time, salaried professional position that still uses academic politics and attitudes. assuming popularity makes for career progress. expressing concern in strong voice while not having ability nor actions to follow through false affinity for others to forward themself and using ones personality and charm to forward their position without personal production. Orgin: From the phrase "Not over graduation yet." Parade traveling over long distances to demonstrate products. PEBCAK "Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard". Acronym slang for idiot operator errors Pencil In tentatively planned but no commitment made. Pin Bender Shoddy Technician PITA Fee "extended service fee" or "additional delivery cost" added on a bill or invoice done when the customer has been a total "Pain in the A*s" Ponytails those in creative/art director positions. Potato Server server in network which operates suspiciously slower Prairie Dogging everyone in cubicles stand up and peer over the tops of their cubicles Usually comes from a big fight or something Pro-Active means that one should handle situations before they turn into flaps, all-too-often used by managers to "delegate" work to subordinates they themselves should actually be doing. Profile-digger (a.k.a. Cyber-golddigger) A lady who goes over on-line chats, personal bios and profiles of services like AOL, for findingsingle, rich man to latch-on to and spend their money in a one way relationship. Progammer's Butt "bubble butt" outside of the high-tech field. what programmers get from long hours of coding combined with using pizza as their staple food. QA Pukes Quality Assurance (QA) department. Testers and QA personnel get no respect QA folks have been known to find bugs at the most inopportune moments, like two hours before Golden Master Quadruplitory Development four different engineers assigned to same task, complete ignorance of each other Real Programming writing software with no debugging facilities at all. Famous systems were made this method since there were no tools yet created to debug them. Re-Start Up A company who's initial business plan failed but still has resources to change direction in attempt to survive. RFR If a product looks like it will make you REALLY F*CKING RICH, RFS will ship REALLY F*CKING SOON. RTFM "Read the F**king Manual". Scarecrow Technology hyped-up piece of technology when examined has no uniqueness nor value other than image. Schedule-Driven product to be shipped by a certain date whether or not its ready Screen-Saver Face look one gets when bored to the point of just shutting off their brain. Self-Starter Doesn't need orders to operate. have enough confidence gets in when feels like it SEP bug, bad business policy or other general snafu, usually implemented despite your advise Shareware Girl lady that is everybody's darling Sheeple Short for "Sheep People". 1) Groups who reactively act from saturation advertising, go along with the crowd. 2) Those who let "group think" affect their decisions instead 3) those who's purchasing habits matching that of large demographics by 80% or greater. Shelfware (a.k.a. Coasterware) Software so worthless it remains in the shrink-wrapped box on the shelf above your desk. Shovelware CD-ROMs that have no content organization at all. The data was just blindly copied on requires excessive searching to find something useful. Show Trade show where products are exhibited. "Singing 'Daisy'..." The final action of a computer when it is being brought down for good; Origin: 2001: A Space Odyssey Skeet handheld device or small desktop unit either so faulty or obsolete thatgood for skeet shooting SLIRK "Smart Little Rich Kid". A very bratty, pretentious, young child with great technical prowess using daddy's money for "toys." become either fantastic entrepreneur / engineers or totally renegade, technical criminals Smoke Test first time electrical power is applied If board does not smoke it has passed the Smoke Test. Sneakernet data is transferred between workstations by copying it to a floppy and walking it to the intended workstation. Spaghetti Code Software execution path is so tangled and confusing it is almost impossible to understand. Often brought about by overuse of the G word. Start-Up company starting from the ground up. new name formed, people something is created. S.T.B.Y. "Sucks to be you". said when person you talking to really screwed up. Strawman (a.k.a. Strawdog) a proposal everyone expects to fail but it gets your group noticed. Example: "This is just a strawman proposal to see if we can generate any interest from the marketing weenies." "the Suits" After startup gets to a certain size, "the suits" start to drift in sales/marketing/finance types wear a buttoned-down shirt and tie even the CEO doesn't. tend to be very political and backstabbing, motivated by money, not by the passion of technology Synergy two or more people getting together to do a job without anyone knowing the overall skills needed. Team Player engineer with no backbone who just "yes"'es Techno-Babble words specifcally arranged ment to overwhelm the newbie as to resist the weak spirited in the computer industry thus creating a cult feeling to those "in the know" Ten Dollar Solution Anything that works infinitely better than that "new thing" and the superior technology is at least 30 years old. (i.e. trying to follow a ballgame on a Real Audio plugin vs. a ten dollar transistor radio) Theory Design (a.k.a. Scientific Design, Generalization Engineering, Head-in-the-clouds Development) ill-fated development method too much generalization and theory used. one just "stops and thinks" way too often. Many developers do this after a series of product failures and thus "gun shy" of implementation. Think Time "idle event". during long compile or a slow network connection Thunk 1) software calling oldered software of smaller word size 2) Using older mindset out of conveince -manage decisions. "Three A.M. Code" Software written in a very original, hackly or unorthodox manner. It is usually innovative breaking a lot of the "rules" of good design in order to get a product shipping. Origin: time of day code like this is usually written. "Throw it over the wall" pass it off to the next group to worry about it TLA departments "Three Letter Acronym". department that does not have any apparent function at all. Tofu made too general in use or appearance for anying specific. Tofu Syndrome making software or a product so general and portable that it does not take any advantage of special features of the machine it is being run on. Torpedo an unproductive person going to a rival organization, sometimes with encouragement. Triority three things your manager would have you do at once. P Uninstalled Fired or laid off Valley Wash-Out one in the high-tech business who had an established career and elsewhere by taking: a cut in pay, a more secure" position, or "gave up on the scene". They dramatization of how much better it is where they are and how tough it is out here. Vapourware (or " vaporware " as you Americans spell it) soft/hardware advertised for months but isn't available in any shape or form Visionary industry opinion leaders like Steve Jobs and Bills Gate mean someone who has ability to see into future and/or can envision a brilliant new technology, usually means someone who sees the value in the work other people have done. VRBS (Virtual Reality Bulls**t) any talk about a technology so far reaching, no immedate application can be created. Waldo demo given with great showmanship for a product with little innovation or creativity. "The Way" 1) Having a very instant, zen-like understanding of a problem and how to solve it. 2) Possessing the ability to know how to write complex software and complete it without any rewriting or major adjustment. Worder anyone who use personal computers only for writing, WOMBAT "Waste of Money Brains and Time". suitable to describe a person, product or project. "You're good." very high compliment one engineer can give to another. states one's work is appreciated Zapping altering assembly code in hex format after run through a complier or assembler. typically when a compiler bug, Origin: old IBM mainframe days of 1960's where field units were updated in exact manner. 1. I'm using the term "midwest" in the California view here. Others would consider Idaho part of the Mountain States. Here "midwest" is considered anything west of Fresno and the east coast starts at Chicago. Things are different out here. 2. There has been a bit of controversy over where the term grep comes from. Another alleged origin of the work is "Get Regular Expression and Print". . Thanks to Lucy for finding a few errors. SOME RADIO TERMS Abie Anyone who is sure fire. Adenoid Any vocalist with a voice that is "right." Canaries Vocalists (used chiefly of coloratura sopranos). Cat A swing musician. Clientitis Pain suffered as a result of sponsor interference. Cliff-hangover A radio serial thriller. Corn-on-the-cob A harmonica. Crawk An animal imitator. Fairy Godfather Easygoing sponsor. Fish Bowl The clients' studio observation booth. Flesh peddler An agent selling talent. Gelatine A tenor with a thin, quavering voice. Grasshopper Young supernumerary of an advertising agency. Groan box An accordian. Hambone Unconvincing blackface dialectician. Hog-Calling contest A strenuous commercial audition for announcers. Lady Macbeth Superannuated tragedienne. Lock Jaw The affliction ascribed to a tired or lifeless singer. Madame Cadenza A flighty female vocalist. Old Cow Hand Experienced staff member called upon to escort important guests about the studios. Old Sexton bass soloist with dark vocal quality. On the beach Unemployed. Rover boy An advertising agency's junior executive. Schmalz Supersentimental rendition of a mucial number. Scoutmaster An advertising agency executive. Spieler A radio announcer or commentator. Squeakstick A clarinet. Stick waver An orchestra leader. Strip across a board Program occurring at same hour five or six days a week. Town Crier A vocalist who sings too loud. White meat An actress. Whodunit A mystery script. Woodchopper A xylophonist. RADIO ALPHABET Letter Word pronunciation A Alfa Al Fah B Bravo Bra Voh C Charlie Char Lee D Delta Del Tah E Echo Ek Oh F Foxtrot Foks Trd G Golf Golf H Hotel Ho Tell I India In Dee Ah J Juliett Jew Lee Ett K Kilo Key Loh L Lima Lee Mah M Mike Mike N November No Vem Bar O Oscar Oss Cahr P Papa Pah Pah Q Ouebec Ke Beck R Romeo Row Me Oh S Sierra See Air Rah T Tango Tang Go U Uniform You Nee Form V Victor Vick Tar W Whiskey Wiss Key X X-Ray Ecks Ray Y Yankee Yang Kee Z Zulu Zoo Loo MAIN police, sheriff, Highway Patrol, and fed codes used [CA] California list. MHP (Miss. Highway Pratrol). MHP frequencies: 42.06, 42.12, 42.22, 42.32, 154.695, 154.875, 154.92, 155.475, 155.67, 155.73, 156.15, 453.95, 456.275, 456.475, and 456.525 Mhz. Missouri Liquor control is on 154.77 Mhz and the Missouri Boat Commision uses 155.595 Mhz. AC Aircraft crash ADW Assault w/ a deadly weapon AID Accident Investigation Detail BO Out of order BT Bomb threat ('Bravo Tango') CP Complaining party CPD City/County property damaged CRT Information computer <-- Time to burn those printouts! CVC California Vehicle Code DB Dead body 'Deuce' (See: 502) DMV Vehicle registration DOA Dead on arrival ETA Estimated time of arrival GOA Gone on arrival GTA Grand theft, auto HBD Has been drinking J Juvenile NCIC National Crime Information Center PAB Police Administration Building PC Person complaining/Penal Code PR Person reporting QT Secrecy of location required UTL Unable to locate VIN Vehicle Identification Number W Female Code A No rain expected Code B Rain expected Code 1 Answer on radio Code 2 Proceed immediately w/o siren Code 3 Proceed w/ siren and red lights Code 4 No futher assistance neccesary Code 4A No futher assistance neccesary, but suspect not in custody Code 5 Uniformed officers stay away Code 6 Out of car to investigate Code 6A Out of car to investigate, assistance may be needed Code 6C Suspect is wanted and may be dangerous Code 7 Out for lunch Code 8 Fire alarm Code 9 Jail break Code 10 Request clear frequency Code 12 False alarm Code 13 Major disaster activation Code 14 Resume normal operations Code 20 Notify news media to respond Code 30 Burglar alarm ringing Code 33 Emergency! All units stand by Code 99 Emergency! Code 100 In position to intercept 187 Homicide 207 Kidnapping 207A Kidnapping attempt 211 Armed robbery 217 Assault w/ intent to murder 220 Attempted rape 240 Assault 242 Battery 245 Assault w/ a deadly weapon 261 Rape 261A Attempted rape 288 Lewd conduct 311 Indecent exposure 314 Indecent exposure 390 Drunk 390D Drunk unconcious 415 Disturbance 415C Disturbance, children invovled 415E Disturbance, loud music or party 415F Disturbance, family 415G Disturbance, gang 417 Person w/ a gun 459 Burglary 459A Burglar alarm ringing 470 Forgery 480 Hit-and-run (Felony) 481 Hit-and-run (Misdemeanor) 484 Petty theft 484PS Purse snatch 487 Grand theft 488 Petty theft 502 Drunk Driving 503 Auto theft 504 Tampering w/ vehicle 505 Reckless driving 507 Public nuisance 586 Illegal parking 586E Vehicle blocking driveway 594 Malicious mischief 595 Runaway car 647 Lewd conduct 901 Ambulance call/accident, injuries unk. 901A Ambulance call - attempted suicide 901H Ambulance call - dead body 901K Ambulance has been dispatched 901L Ambulance call - narcotics overdose 901N Ambulance requested 901S Ambulance call - shooting 901T Ambulance call - trafic accident 901Y Request ambulance if needed 902 Accident 902H Enroute to hospital 902M Medical aid requested 902T Trafic accident - non-injury 903 Aircraft crash 903L Low flying aircraft 904A Fire alarm 904B Brush fire/Boat fire 904C Car fire 904F Forest fire 904G Grass fire 904I Illegal burning 904S Structure fire 905B Animal bite 905N Noisy animal 905S Stray animal 905V Vicious animal 906K Rescue dispatched 906N Rescue requested 907 Minor disturbance 907A Loud radio or TV 907B Ball game in street 907K Paramedics dispatched 907N Paramedics requested 907Y Are paramedics needed? 908 Begging 909 Trafic congestion 909B Road blockade 909F Flares needed 909T Trafic hazard 910 Can you handle? 911 Advise party 911B Contact informant/Contact officer 912 Are we clear? 913 You are clear 914 Request detectives 914A Attempted suicide 914C Request coroner 914D Request doctor 914F Request fire dept. 914H Heart attack 914N Concerned party notified 914S Suicide 915 Dumping rubbish 916 Holding suspect 917A Abandoned vehicle 917P Hold vehicle for fingerprints 918A Escaped mental patient 918V Violent mental patient 919 Keep the peace 920 Missing adult 920A Found adult/Missing adult 920C Missing child 920F Found child 920J Missing juvenile 921 Prowler 921P Peeping Tom 922 Illegal peddling 924 Station detail 925 Suspicious person 926 Request tow truck 926A Tow truck dispatched 927 Investigate unknown trouble 927A Person pulled from telephone 927D Investigate posible dead body 928 Found property 929 Investigate person down 930 See man regarding a complaint 931 See woman regarding a complaint 932 Woman or child abuse/Open door 933 Open window 949 Gasoline spill 950 Burning permit 951 Request fire investigator 952 Report condititions 953 Check smoke report 954 Arrived at scene 955 Fire under control 956 Availble for assignment 957 Fire under control 960X Car stop - dangerous suspects 961 Take a report/Car stop 962 Subject is armed and dangerous 966 Sniper 967 Outlaw motorcyclists 975 Can your suspect hear your radio? 981 Frequency is clear/Need radiological 982 Are we being received/Bomb threat 983 Explosion 995 Labor trouble 996 Explosion 996A Unexploded bomb 998 Officer involved in shooting 999 Officer needs help - urgent! 10-1 [BOTH] being received poorly, [MISS] Change location 10-2 [BOTH] You are being received ok 10-3 [BOTH] Stop transmitting/Change channels 10-4 [BOTH] Ok, Acknowledgement 10-5 [BOTH] Relay 10-6 [BOTH] Station is busy, standby unless urgent 10-7 [BOTH] Out of service - radio off(give location,tele num.) 10-8 [BOTH] In service 10-9 [BOTH] Repeat last message 10-10 [CA] Out of service - radio on 10-10 [MISS] Fight in progress 10-11 [CA] Give FCC call sign/Transmitting too fast 10-11 [MISS] Dog case 10-12 [CA] Visitors present 10-12 [MISS] Stand by, remain alert, stop 10-13 [BOTH] [Advise weather and road conditions 10-14 [CA] Convoy or escort detail 10-14 [MISS] Report of Prowler 10-15 [CA] Enroute to jail w/ prisoner 10-15 [MISS] Civil Disturbance 10-16 [CA] Pick up prisoner 10-16 [MISS] Domestic trouble 10-17 [CA] Pick up papers 10-17 [MISS] Meet complainant 10-18 [BOTH] Complete assignment quickly 10-19 [CA] Go to your station/I am enroute to my station 10-19 [MISS] Return to __________ 10-20 [BOTH] What is your location?/My location is... 10-21 [CA] Telephone your station 10-21 [MISS] Call __________ by telephone 10-22 [BOTH] Disregard, Cancel last message 10-23 [CA] Stand by 10-23 [MISS] Arrived at scene 10-24 [CA] Trouble at station 10-24 [MISS] Assignment completed 10-25 [MISS] Report in person to meet __________ 10-26 [MISS] Detaining subject, expedite __________ 10-27 [CA] Check computer for warrants 10-27 [MISS] Driver's license information 10-28 [CA] Check for full information on vehicle or suspect 10-28 [MISS] Vehicle registration information 10-29 [BOTH] Check and advise if vehicle or subject is wanted 10-30 [CA] Subject has no record, no wants 10-30 [MISS] Illegal use of radio 10-31 [CA] Subject has records, no wants 10-31 [MISS] Crime in progress 10-32 [CA] Subject is wanted 10-32 [MISS] Man with gun 10-33 [BOTH] Emergency traffic in the air 10-34 [CA] Clearance for emergency messge/Resume normal traffic 10-34 [MISS] Riot 10-35 [CA] Confidential information/Backup needed 10-35 [MISS] Major crime alert 10-36 [BOTH] Correct time 10-36 [CA] Correct time/Confidential info 10-37 [CA] Correct time 10-37 [MISS] Investigate suspicious auto 10-38 [MISS] Stopping suspicious auto 10-39 [CA] Message delivered 10-39 [MISS] Urgent---use light/siren 10-40 [MISS] Silent run---no light/siren 10-41 [MISS] Ending tour of duty 10-42 [MISS] Ending tour of duty 10-43 [MISS] Information (J1 = confidential) 10-44 [MISS] Request permission to leave patrol car 10-45 [MISS] Animal carcass at __________ 10-46 [MISS] Assist motorist 10-47 [MISS] Emergency road repairs needed 10-48 [MISS] Trafic standard needs repair 10-49 [MISS] Traffic light out 10-50 [MISS] Accident 10-51 [MISS] Wrecker needed 10-52 [MISS] Ambulance needed 10-53 [MISS] Road blocked 10-54 [MISS] Livestock on Highway 10-55 [MISS] Intoxicated driver 10-56 [MISS] Intoxicated pedestrian 10-57 [MISS] Hit & Run 10-58 ???? 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(Anyone know this one? lemme know...) 10-59 [MISS] Direct traffic 10-60 [MISS] Squad in vicinity 10-61 [MISS] Personal in area 10-62 [MISS] Reply to message 10-63 [MISS] Prepare to make written copy 10-64 [MISS] Message for local delivery 10-65 [MISS] Net message assignment 10-66 [MISS] Message cancellation 10-67 [MISS] Clear to read net message 10-68 [MISS] Dispatch information 10-69 [MISS] Message received 10-70 [MISS] Fire Alarm 10-71 [MISS] Advise nature of fire (size, type, contents of building) 10-72 [MISS] Report on progress of fire 10-73 [MISS] Smoke report 10-74 [MISS] Negative 10-75 [MISS] In contact with 10-76 [MISS] En route (J1 = prisoner, J2 = female) 10-77 [MISS] Estimated time of arrival 10-78 [MISS] Need assistance 10-79 [MISS] Notify coroner 10-80 [MISS] Vacation check 10-81 [MISS] School stops 10-82 [MISS] Reserve loging 10-83 [MISS] Door check 10-84 [MISS] If meeting __________, advise 10-85 [MISS] Will be late 10-86 [CA] Traffic check 10-86 [MISS] Report to station 10-87 [CA] Meet an officer 10-87 [MISS] Pick up checks for distribution 10-88 [MISS] Advise present phone number 10-89 [MISS] Car to car 10-90 [MISS] Bank alarm 10-91 [MISS] Unnecessary use of radio 10-92 [MISS] Frequence check 10-93 [MISS] Blockade 10-94 [MISS] Drag racing 10-95 [MISS] Give radio test 10-96 [MISS] Mental subject 10-97 [CA] Arriving at assigned detail 10-97 [MISS]Minor detail(J1=Stat-report,J2=Stat-lunch,J3=Restu) 10-98 [CA] Assigned detail complete 10-98 [MISS] Prison or jail break 10-99 [CA] Emergency - all units and stations! 10-99 [MISS] Records indicate wanted or stolen 11-6 Illegal discharge of firearms 11-7 Prowler 11-8 Person down 11-10 Take a report 11-12 Dead animal/Loose livestock 11-13 Injured animal 11-14 Animal bite 11-15 Ball game in street 11-17 Wires down 11-24 Abandoned vehicle 11-25X Female motorist needs assistance 11-27 Subject has record, no wants/Drivers license check 11-28 Rush vehicle information information 11-29 Subject has no record, no wants 11-30 Incomplete phone call 11-31 Person calling for help 11-40 Advise if ambulance needed 11-41 Request ambulance 11-42 Ambulance not required/Paramedics needed 11-43 Doctor required 11-44 Possible fatality 11-45 Attempted suicide 11-46 Death report 11-47 Injured person 11-48 Provide transportation 11-50 Field interrogation 11-51 Security check 11-70 Fire alarm 11-71 Fire report 11-78 Paramedics dispatched 11-79 Traffic accident - ambulance dispatched 11-80 Traffic accident - serious injury 11-81 Traffic accident - minor injury 11-82 Traffic accident - property damaged 11-83 Traffic accident - no details 11-84 Direct traffic 11-85 Send tow truck 11-86 Special detail/Bomb threat 11-87 Assist other unit/Bomb found 11-88 Assist motorist 11-98 Meet an officer 11-99 Officer needs help - Urgent! 5150 Mental case 10851 Grand theft, auto 10852 Tampering w/ Vehicle 20001 Hit-and-run (felony) 20002 Hit-and-run (misdemeanor) 20007 Hit-and-run - unattended vehichle 21958 Drunk pedestrian on 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