Real-World Skill Levels: ELO

[Alden Loveshade]

Originally Posted by Anthony

A general problem with computing real-world skill levels is that skill is usually not numerically ranked in the way RPGs do it. However, there is an exception: the ELO system....The floor for skill in USCF is 100....

I get that this is a role-playing section of the forum, so "RPG" almost certainly means role-playing game. But as for the rest....

ELO Electric Light Orchestra (band)
ELO Early Learning Opportunities (Florida)
ELO Epitaxial Lateral Overgrowth
ELO Extended Learning Opportunity
ELO Enabling Learning Objective
ELO East Lothian Orienteers (orienteering club; Edinburgh, Scotland, UK)
ELO Essential Learning Outcomes
ELO Epoxidized Linseed Oil
ELO Environmental Liaison Officer
ELO Emisora Libre de Orcasitas (Madrid, Spain radio station)
ELO Extra Large Orifice (fire sprinklers)
ELO Eric Loizeau Organisations (French event company)
ELO Extremely Low Observable
ELO Enemy Lock On! (military flight simulation magazine)
ELO Emerging Leaders Ocala (Florida, USA)
ELO Edge Localized Orbital
ELO Engineering Liaison Office
ELO Establishment Liaison Officer
ELO Engineering Logistics Office
ELO Electric Start-Long Shaft-Oil Injected (boat motors)

USCF United States Chess Federation
USCF United States Cycling Federation
USCF Union Sportive des Cheminots de France (French: Sports Union of Railwaymen of France)
USCF United States Commodity Funds LLC (stock symbol)
USCF United States Cricket Federation
USCF United States and China Foundation (est. 1992)
USCF United States Cavers Forum

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