Electronic cigarette industry terms

The terminology in the e-cigarette industry encompasses product types, technical models and usage scenarios, etc. The core terms include IQOS, VAPE, HNB, Nic Salt, etc. Here is an analysis of the key terms classified by category:

I. Product and Technology Classification IQOS
The full name "I Quit Original Smoking", translated as "Quitting Traditional Tobacco Smoking", is a representative of Philip Morris' heated non-combustible tobacco products. It adopts electric heating technology.
HNB (Heat No Burning)
This refers to heated non-combustible tobacco products, which are divided into types such as electric heating (like IQOS) and charcoal heating. Domestic Chinese tobacco brands such as Kuan Di Gong Fu and Golden Leaf belong to this category. VAPE
Derived from "Vapour", the internationally recognized general term for electronic cigarettes encompasses both oil-based and atomization devices, such as JUUL, My Von Erl, etc., as well as closed refillable products like these.
ENDS (Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems)
The Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems defined by the World Health Organization include electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco cigarettes.

II. Usage Modes and Accessories Terminology
MTL (Mouth to Lung)
Mouth-to-lung mode, suitable for users quitting smoking; DL (Direct to Lung) is the lung-to-lung mode, aiming for a strong smoke effect. Rebuildable Atomizer
Reconfigurable nebulizer, allowing users to modify the structure of the nebulizer core by themselves, is commonly found in high-end gaming devices. Squonk Mod
Bottom-feed electronic cigarettes, which replenish the e-liquid by squeezing the bottle, such as GeekVape's Athena.
III. E-liquid and Component Terminology
Nic Salt (Nicotine Salt)
Stabilizing nicotine by adding acidic components to enhance the smoking cessation effect, first applied by Pax Labs.
TFN (Tobacco-Free Nicotine)
Synthetic nicotine without tobacco, not falling under the traditional tobacco control category.