if anyone cares, I searched for days on these forums and found all my answers in the following threads.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/7...-acronyms.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...questions.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...rts-etc-2.html


I figure the more I can repost these links the easier it will be for someone in the future to find them