We’ve all been there. You’re
reading a post and you think, “What does acronym mean?”
And you may sit there for a minute and try to guess until you do a search on it. So we created
this list for easy reference if needed. If you see something on the list that
isn’t there, please add it. Sincerely, Cate C
A
AAR: At Any Rate
AFAIK: As Far As I Know
AKA or a.k.a:. Also Known As
ASAP: As Soon As Possible
ATM: At The Moment
Avatar: A graphical representation
that you select to stand in for you; it can look like a person, an object, or
an animal. (Definition from CNet.)
B
B/C: Because
BFN: Bye For Now
Blog: A Web log, with entries about a
particular subject containing information, thoughts, opinions, commentary. It
may often contain links, video, images to other Web site or
blogs on the Web.
BRB: Be Right Back
Browser: An interface that lets you
browse the World Wide Web. Internet Explorer, Safari and Firefox are examples
of web browsers.
BW: Best Wishes
BTW: By The Way
BF: Boyfriend or Best friend
BFF: Best Friends Forever
C
CYA: See Ya
CYL: See You Later
Cookie: small data files written to
your hard drive by some Web sites when you view them in your browser. These
data files contain information the site can use to track such things as
passwords, lists of pages you've visited, and the date when you last looked at
a certain page. (Definition from CNet).
D
DQMOT: Don't Quote Me On This
DH: Dear Husband
E
EOD: End Of Day
Emoticon: A grouping of punctuation
used to communicate a tone or intended voice to a message or sentence. They
often look like facial expressions. For example: :-) or :-(
F
FOC: Free of Charge
FYI: For Your Information
G
G2G or GTG: Got To Go
H
HTH: Hope This (or That) Helps
I
IAE: In Any Event
IMHO: In My Humble Opinion
ISTR: I Seem To Remember
J
J/C: Just Checking
J/J: Just Joking
J/K: Just Kidding
J/W: Just Wondering
L
LOL: Laughing Out Loud
N
N/A: Not Applicable
N/M: Nothing Much
NP: No Problem
O
OMG: Oh My Gosh
OTOH: On The Other Hand
OSM: Awesome
P
PLS: Please
PPL: People
Post: To add information, answers,
ideas, or opinions to a forum or discussion group.
QQ: Quick Question
R
R&D: Research & Development
R&R: Rest & Relaxation
RN: Right Now
ROTFL: Rolling On The Floor Laughing
S
SIT: Stay In Touch
SOP: Standard Operating Procedure
T
TTYL: Talk To You Later
TTYS: Talk To You Soon
TMK: To My Knowledge
Thread: A collection of posts in a
discussion group, often displayed from oldest to latest.
W
W/O: Without
WIP: Work In Progress
