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I believe that in this context DTC means direct to consumer. These sets are typically only available directly from TLG either via online orders from LEGO S@H or from LEGO retail stores. Here's the original source and discussion for the DTC set that you mentioned and several others: http://www.brickset.com/news/article/?ID=2900

The two biggest themes to be called "classic" are "classic space" and "classic castle" and refer to the period when these themes were first introduced. Brickset subthemes reflect this: Classic Castle covers the first yellow castle and accessories, from 1978 to 1983. I'd tend to include the new series from 1984 myself, since there wasn't much to speak of ...

From the official LEGO Education site and the official EV3 FAQ: What does EV3 stand for? This is the third generation of the LEGO MINDSTORMS platform and the "EV" stands for evolution, hence EV3.

By considering a "somehow usual amongst fans" instead of "official" position (see my comment), I have heard some fans who simply "verbed" the acronym MOC, as in, "I MOC'ed for 3 hours straight yesterday". You could probably do the same with LEGO itself, but that would be frowned upon as LEGO is supposed to be used as an adjective and so on. (When I was a ...

For an official position, you may want to check older LEGO catalogues or instructions to see if they're naming things, and how. While you can find some names for complete elements in, for example, service parts catalogues, I don't think you'll find much for specific subparts. Given the 1958 patent illustration, it's likely the patent itself named subparts, ...

If its a "my own creation" then if one is still building it or it is still unfinished then one simply refers to it as "work in progress" or a WIP and thats how fans post photos on fansites let others know hows its is going... although i have never seen it used with offical lego sets...there are other loose terms floating about i think they where listed on ...

These words are used to lure in collectors who really want the "exclusive" stuff. It probably means that they dont really use that many new complicated pieces, making it classic. The winter specials, such as the house, post office, toy shop, etc. The word "vintage" means, of, relating to, or denoting wine of high quality: "vintage claret" Another word for ...