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-   -   Acronyms for MS newbies (https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manufactured-spending/1554325-acronyms-ms-newbies.html)

CDO Jun 7, 2018 11:39 am
Originally Posted by Klemhuzzah (Post 29836817)
If that turns out to be the consensus, I'll take it down. Or I'll remove the entries the majority feel are problematic.
People that know ms know the lingo its people that dont know now know...

Klemhuzzah Jun 7, 2018 9:29 pm
Originally Posted by CDO (Post 29840647)
People that know ms know the lingo its people that dont know now know...
I think the rats fall into the first category while newbies are in the second. Maybe I'm wrong, but I assume the people trying to shut down MS already know about Flyertalk and reddit and other popular sites, and they already know the lingo. When I just now googled "manufactured spending", Flyertalk was the 3rd on the list, so the secret's out.

CDO Jun 18, 2018 10:58 am
Originally Posted by Klemhuzzah (Post 29842406)
I think the rats fall into the first category while newbies are in the second. Maybe I'm wrong, but I assume the people trying to shut down MS already know about Flyertalk and reddit and other popular sites, and they already know the lingo. When I just now googled "manufactured spending", Flyertalk was the 3rd on the list, so the secret's out.
It's def not a secret but it doesnt mean we have to make it easy for them either

Caribgrl Sep 19, 2018 2:12 pm
Reading on a blog saw SFF. This stands for what?

Klemhuzzah Sep 19, 2018 9:05 pm
Can you provide a link to the blog?

CDO Sep 20, 2018 6:29 pm
Originally Posted by Caribgrl (Post 30222643)
Reading on a blog saw SFF. This stands for what?
travel blog?

Klemhuzzah Sep 20, 2018 9:23 pm
I googled "SFF travel" and the main response I got was "Small Form Factor", which is basically a small computer. If that's not it, I hope you find out what it means. Good luck :)

AlohaDaveKennedy Sep 21, 2018 10:36 am

SFF - Felts Field Airport near Spokane, WA? Really need to know the context.

mia Sep 21, 2018 12:08 pm
Originally Posted by Caribgrl (Post 30222643)
Reading on a blog saw SFF. ....
May refer to this site:

https://smallformfactor.net/forum/th...king-etc.8162/

ChuckMango Sep 23, 2018 9:18 am
Originally Posted by mia (Post 30230199)
Thanks!

Pablo_Toscano Mar 3, 2023 3:03 pm
Could someone please explain the term auto-drain?

danpeake Mar 3, 2023 3:23 pm
Originally Posted by Pablo_Toscano (Post 35059122)
Could someone please explain the term auto-drain?
When a card has a stored value and the register will deduct that amount from the balance due, leaving you to pay the difference. So you don't need to know the balance on the card and it won't get declined because the balance on the card cannot cover the entire purchase.

For example, if the total is $15 and you swipe a card that has a balance of $1.05, the register will deduct the $1.05 from the amount due, leaving you to pay $13.95. Without auto-drain, the transaction would be declined (unless you know the amount on the card and the cashier runs the card for that exact amount).


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