fiat?

[Dancingdeath]

What does this abbreviation mean? Also, when will the search option be back? I miss it.

[Kobold-Bard]

Search is already back.

In what context was fiat used? That might help identify it.

[Surfing HalfOrc]

Field Inspection and Acceptance Test?

That's the closest I could find at Acronym Finder for something that reasonably would apply to many of the discussions here. Especially Homebrew...

[Douglas]

As far as I know, it's just a word (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fiat?s=t), not an abbreviation.

[Bhaakon]

Fiat is a latin word meaning, roughly, "let it be," with the sense of a command.

The most famous example is "fiat lux," from Latin translations of the bible, literally "let there be light." Hence DM fiat is the DM exercising his god-like power to do whatever the heck he/she wants.

[Dancingdeath]

Fiat is a latin word meaning, roughly, "let it be," with the sense of a command.

The most famous example is "fiat lux," from Latin translations of the bible, literally "let there be light." Hence DM fiat is the DM exercising his god-like power to do whatever the heck he/she wants.

That matches the context in which it was used. Thank you.

[dehro]

it's also a make of cars, the italian Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino
affectionately known as Fix It Again Tony

[--Lime--]

Alternatively "Fix It Again Tomorrow" or "Fix It Another Time".

[dehro]

also, it's what Capt. Picard would say if he spoke latin instead of english

[Roland St. Jude]

Sheriff: Question answered (and then some).

[The Glyphstone]

Great Modthulhu: Finally Involved Admin, Threadlocked.