AKA Atty, an atomiser is the component which turns e-liquid into vapor (technically an aerosol).

Tobacco cigarette. A tongue-in-cheek way of differentiating an e-cig from an ‘analogue’ smoke.

Anti Nicotine and Tobacco Zealots: Typically members of anti tobacco groups, but also unaffiliated individuals who hold strong, unscientific beliefs about the dangers and nature of nicotine, and who collude in keeping the public in the dark about the safety of non-smoked tobacco products relative to smoking.

The component part of a vaping device which causes e-liquid to turn into a vapor. Contains one or more coils of resistance wire, and comes in a multitude of formats depending on the device.

An ampere is the international system of units unit of electric current. Currents passing through vaping products are in the Milliamps (thousands of an amp) range.

A feature on some vaping devices where the vape is generated when the user puffs, rather than by pressing a button.

Some vapers have an eliquid or eliquid/device combo which they use ‘all day’. Some vapers will have other vapes for different circumstances.

A vaping device with high battery capacity and advanced microelectronic features such as the ability to vary the voltage or wattage, or the ability to monitor puffs taken.

A North American system of measurement for the diameter of electrically conducting wire

Um, a battery! Although in this context, “battery” often refers to the whole ‘power unit’ of an e-cigarette or eGo type device (i.e. including the switch, LEDs and threading for cartomiser or Tank). Many other batteries are used in Mods/APVs