Glossary

E-Cig Glossary

510 – One of the most common and popular style of electronic cigarettes/atomisers.

901 – One of many styles of electronic cigarettes available. Atomiser produce good flavour reproduction

Analog or Analogue – Slang term for a traditional cigarette.

Atomizer - The part of an e-cigarette that actually heats the juice to the point of vaporization.

Automatic – A style of electronic cigarette battery that does not have a button to activate the atomizer.  When the user draws on the device a switch is activated and the atomizer is activated. This style of e-cig is most like smoking a traditional cigarette.

Battery – The battery piece of an electronic cigarette is the part that provides power to the heating element. This allows the heating element to heat the liquid and produce vapour.

Bridge – A small U-shaped covering inside of the atomizer. This is used to absorb liquid and help wick it towards the heating element.

Cartridge – A plastic tube-like piece that is usually stuffed with some sort of absorbent filler material that holds the juice.

Cartomizer – A cartridge and atomizer in a single unit. These generally are disposable, inexpensive and hold more juice than a regular cartridge/atomizer combination.

Charger – A battery charger.

Drip Tip – An accessory that can be used in conjunction with an atomizer. These have a larger opening than the original equipment and allows a user to drip Juice directly onto the atomizer.

Dripping – A method of adding juice to the atomizer. A user will drip a few drop directly onto the atomizer bridge before vaping. Many users feel this method produces the best vapor production and taste, since there is no filler material involved with the process.

E-Cig – Abbreviation for Electronic Cigarette.

E-Juice – Also referred to as E-Liquid, Juice. This is the liquid that is vaporized when using an electronic cigarette.

E-Liquid – Also referred to as E-Juice, Juice. This is the liquid that is vaporized when using an electronic cigarette.

eGo - A style of electronic cigarette that utilizes the 510 threads and allows one to use 510 components but with a much larger battery. Many people feel this is one of the superior models of e-cigs that are available.

Filler Material (Abbreviated as Filler) - Material placed inside of a Cartridge that is absorbent. It is used to help keep the juice inside of the cartridge and deliver it to the atomizer at an optimal pace (so as to not flood the device).

Flooding – Something that can occur when too much Juice is applied to the atomizer. Since atomizers require some air to properly vaporize Liquid, adding too much Juice to an atomizer will cause a decrease in Vapour Production and flavour.

Juice – Also referred to as E-Liquid, E-Juice, or Smoke Juice. This is the liquid that is vaporized when using an electronic cigarette.

Leaking – This can happen when too much Juice is added to an atomizer. Juice can leak out of the bottom of the heating element and onto the battery, which in some cases can cause damage to the device (as is the case with Automatic Batteries).

LED - Abbreviation for Light Emitting Diode.

Light Emitting Diode (Abbreviated as LED) – A diode that converts applied voltage to light. These are commonly used in electronic cigarette devices to indicate that the device is actively being used.

Liquid – Also referred to as E-Liquid, E-Juice, Smoke Juice, or Juice. This is the liquid that is vaporized when using an electronic cigarette.

Low Resistance (Abbreviated as LR) – An atomizer or cartomizer with a lower Ohm rating than the standard equipment. This generally causes the heating element to get hotter faster and produces vapour more quickly. In many cases it produces more vapour than an atty or carto that has a standard resistance rating.

LR - Abbreviation for Low Resistance.

Manual – A style of electronic cigarette battery that has a button (usually on the top or side of the battery) that activates the heating element. When the user wishes to use the device, the button must first be depressed in order to produce vapour from the atomizer. This style of e-cig is less like a traditional cigarette than the Automatic, but is preferred by many due to the fact that it is sealed and cannot be adversely affected by Leaking.

mg – Abbreviation for Milligrams.

Milligrams (Abbreviated as mg) – The amount of nicotine found in a Juice. Typical levels include 0mg, 6mg, 8mg, 11mg, 12mg, 16mg, 18mg, 20 mg, 24mg, 30mg, 36mg and 48mg. Generally speaking, a medium level of nicotine is around 18mg. Those who use Juice with a higher nicotine content than that are generally people who were heavy smokers or have been vaping for quite some time.

Millilitres (Abbreviated as mL) – The amount of Juice in a given container.

Mini – One of many styles of electronic cigarettes available. These generally are about the same size as a traditional cigarette and have the shortest battery life of any style.

mL - Abbreviation for Millilitres.

Mod – Dual usage – Can be used to describe modifications to a device or accessory (such as getting more vapour production out of your cartridges) or a design variation of a commonly manufactured electronic cigarette. In the latter context, mods typically use larger rechargeable Lithium Ion batteries and allow the user longer battery life and increased vapour production but at the cost of the device looking like a traditional cigarette. Many mods will also allow the user to increase or decrease the voltage of their device to achieve optimal performance.

Ohm - A measure of electrical resistance. A lower number indicates lower resistance and therefore faster heating.

Pass through – A device that plugs directly into the USB port of a computer or charger and allows the user to vape without having to worry about battery life. Some users report better vapour production and/or flavour while using a Pass through compared to their regular batteries.

PCC - Abbreviation for Personal Charging Case.

Pen Style – One of many styles of electronic cigarettes available. Slightly resembles a ball point pen in appearance.

Personal Charging Case – A portable charger that can be taken with a user on the go to charge electronic cigarette batteries when away from a power outlet. Particularly useful when using an e-cig that has less than a 2 hour battery life per charge..

Personal Vaporizor (Abbreviated as PV) – Another name for an Electronic Cigarette.

PG – Abbreviation for Propylene Glycol.

Propylene Glycol (Abbreviated as PG) – An ingredient found in many brands of E-Juice.. This is one of the ingredients used that when heated will produce vapour that can be inhaled. Typically, PG produces less vapour than it’s VG counterpart but provides more flavour and Throat Hit.

Throat Hit (Abbreviated as TH) - The tingling feeling one feels in the back of the throat when vaporizing juice that contains nicotine. Typically, since nicotine is a large contributing factor in throat hit, when a juice that contains zero nicotine is vaporized, there is no throat hit.

Vape – The action of “smoking” an electronic cigarette. Since e-cigs actually produce vapour (rather than smoke) people refer to this as “Vaping”.

Vapour Production – Typically associated with Juices. Indicates how much vapour is produced using an average inhale of an e-cigarette.

Vegetable Glycerol or Vegetable Glycerin (Abbreviated as VG) – An ingredient found in many brands of E-Juice. This is one of the ingredients used that when heated will produce vapour that can be inhaled. Typically, VG produces more vapour than it’s PG counterpart but provides less flavour and Throat Hit. Some users who are allergic to Propylene Glycol must use 100% VG Juices.

VG - Abbreviation for Vegetable Glycerol or Vegetable Glycerin.

Wick – A narrow piece of poly string that is inside of many styles of atomizers that allows easier delivery of Juice to the heating element.