# Is there a glossary of terms anywhere? **URL:** \ **Category:** AllStarLink\ **Tags:** new-users\ **Created:** [May 19, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/is-there-a-glossary-of-terms-anywhere/24608 "2026-05-19T14:54:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![M5KVK](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/m5kvk/32/3815_2.png) [@M5KVK](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/M5KVK)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/is-there-a-glossary-of-terms-anywhere/24608/1 "2026-05-19T14:54:38Z")
Is there a glossary of ASL3 terms anywhere? I'm newbie trying to set up a node with a FT-8900 and a G1LRO URI so I can access my local (no-allstarlink) repeater GB3OV when I'm away. I'm struggling with the setup for simple USB. I keep seeing terms and acronyms that are obviously common parlance to afficienados (e.g. COS) but which are not defined or explained and mean zilch to me. What I (and I suspect many other newbies) need is a glossary of terms. Does such a think exist? ---
**Author:** ![N8EI](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/n8ei/32/4254_2.png) [@N8EI](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/N8EI)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/is-there-a-glossary-of-terms-anywhere/24608/2 "2026-05-19T20:04:15Z")
If you're asking about common repeater terminology like COS: [Basic repeater terminology](https://www.repeater-builder.com/tech-info/repeater-term.html). ---
**Author:** ![M5KVK](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/m5kvk/32/3815_2.png) [@M5KVK](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/M5KVK)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 10:23am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/is-there-a-glossary-of-terms-anywhere/24608/3 "2026-05-23T10:23:53Z")
Thanks. Might I carefully suggest however, that with the arrival of devices like the allscan range of products, ASL is attracting a new class of users who are not used to building repeaters, and therefore do not know all these acronyms and abbreviations. Something in the “Basics” section that gave a “big picture” view of allstarlink, its history and what it does - including a glossary of relevant terms - would be useful: rather than jumping straight into “what is a node”. I certainly would have welcomed something like this. ---
**Author:** ![WA3WCO](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/wa3wco/32/3123_2.png) [@WA3WCO](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/WA3WCO)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/is-there-a-glossary-of-terms-anywhere/24608/4 "2026-05-23T12:29:41Z")
Can we ask that you create a new issue @ [GitHub : ASL Manual](https://github.com/AllStarLink/ASL3-Manual/issues) asking that we expand the "Basics" section of our online doc? ... and include any terms you'd like us to include? ---
**Author:** ![N8EI](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/n8ei/32/4254_2.png) [@N8EI](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/N8EI)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/is-there-a-glossary-of-terms-anywhere/24608/5 "2026-05-23T13:59:27Z")
We're also always looking for volunteers to work on the manual and include relevant information. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.allstarlink.org/uploads/default/original/2X/4/42700284e201b031bd667c3f63bbae05a74b3104.png) [@system](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/is-there-a-glossary-of-terms-anywhere/24608/6 "2026-08-13T17:03:29Z")
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