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A3 Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime

ASAP As Soon As Possible

ATM At The Moment -or- Asynchronous Transfer Mode -or- Automated Teller Machine ARUCH are you comming home? ATL At lunch time A person who is at lunch

B

BB Back -or- Buzzard Breath

BF Boyfriend -or- Best Friend

BHIMBGO Bloody Hell, I Must Be Getting Old

BB Blackberry A telephone device BAS Busy at school A person who is busy in school

C

c ya see ya

CD Compact Disc CHA Click here asshole CVM Come visit me A person who want to visit her. CPWM Come play with me A person who want to play with him

D

DD Due Diligence Def Definitely

DES Data Encryption Standard DEF-TM Definitely to much When you have a lot of information that you dont need more

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e-business Any business that is deriving revenue at least in part from something "electronic," usually on the Internet. It also refers to a strategy or service that enables a business to do more business because of Internet-related technology (see: Cisco, for example). The tendency for companies to put an "e" in front of a new product or service primarily comes from marketing departments that are trying to convince consumers they have an online strategy. The traditional brick-and-mortar firms that are starting an online component will use this marketing term to announce they are now online. e-card An electronic version of a greeting card, it is a message sent to your e-mail address, usually by a friend or family member. In most cases, you must visit a Web site in order to see it. E 123 Easy as One, Two, Three Ewm Eat with me . To invite someone to share some food.

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F2F Face-to-Face Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used primarily in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, it refers to meeting someone in person, in the real world, as opposed to virtually, in the electronic world of cyberspace. For the largest list of Internet acronyms and text message jargon, click on "more info" below!

FAB Features Attributes Benefits (pronounced: fab) Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used primarily in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, these types of abbreviations are also referred to as chat acronyms. The words are in this particular order because from a sales POV, every presentation must first address the features, then the attributes and finish with the benefits.For the largest list of Internet acronyms and text message jargon, click on "more info" below!

Facebook a.k.a. FB Facebook is a website (referred to as a "social utility") that connects people with friends and others who work, study, and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, share links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet. It is considered a social networking site because people it contains profiles, semi-persistent public commentary on the profile, and a traversable publicly articulated social network displayed in relation to the profile (which basically means you can view information about a person, make comments to them, and see who their friends are). Founded in February 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and co-founders Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes from their Harvard dorm room, it moved its base of operations to Silicon Valley 4 months later and by December of the same year, had 1 million users. Zuckerberg admits to being a hacker--but only if he's sure you understand that the word means something different to him. To him, hacker culture is about using shared effort and knowledge to make something bigger,

better, and faster than an individual can do alone. "There's an intense focus on openness, sharing information, as both an ideal and a practical strategy to get things done," he explains. He has even instituted what he calls "hackathons" at Facebook--what others might call brainstorming sessions for engineers. Hacker culture may have become more mainstream but in the age of cyberbullying and cyberfraud, hacking can still be very damaging. Read a MySpace example on cyberbullying and a Facebook example on cyberfraud and remember: DBEYR while you're online.

FAH F***ing A Hot Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used primarily in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, these types of abbreviations are also referred to as chat acronyms. The term "Hot" in this case refers to something attractive, and the term "A" is an expression to add emphasis as in "You're 'F***ing A' right about that" which means this saying indicates that someone is extremely attractive. F4me Fast for me A person who want to make it more faster.

G

G1 Good One Gamer jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used in gaming, texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings.

G4I Go For It Gamer jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used in gaming, texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings.

GAB Getting A Beer Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, you may see it as "BRBGAB" as in "Be Right Back, Getting A Beer." GL Good luck GG Great game.

H

H&K Hugs and Kisses Text message shorthand used primarily in online chat, IM, e-mail, blogs, or newsgroup postings. H2S Here To Stay Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, these types of abbreviations are also referred to as chat acronyms.

Hacker a.k.a. a hacker -or- hacking A computer enthusiast who enjoys learning everything about a computer system and, through clever programming, pushes the system to its highest possible level of performance. Often confused with crackers, these hobbyists are skilled programmers with the reputation of having a mischievous bent for breaking into secured systems. In one sense, a hacker is a person who enjoys programming rather than just theorizing about it. In another sense, the term "hacker" tends to connote membership within a global community defined by computer networks; it implies that the person subscribes to some version of the hacker ethic. Hacking has been going on since computers were invented, and sometimes there have been extremely damaging consequences. A variety of old-time hackers have now "gone commercial" and taken hacking to the business level (they are now referred to as "ethical hackers"). For example, they use their hacking skills to develop penetration tools, and then they go out and analyze a customer's networks for security vulnerabilities, in order to report the findings back to the customer. Hacker wannabes take note: It is better to be described as a hacker by others than to describe oneself that way. Most hackers consider themselves something of an elite (a meritocracy based on ability), although new members are said to be gladly welcome. HU Hello you HGN -Have a good night .

Q

Q Queue -or- Question Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, these types of abbreviations are also referred to as chat acronyms.

Q2C Quick To Cum Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used primarily in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, these types of abbreviations are also referred to as chat acronyms.

QFT Quoted For Truth -or- Quit F***ing Talking Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used primarily in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, these types of abbreviations are also referred to as chat acronyms. It usually means "Quoted For Truth." This term specifically applies on forums and posting boards where users can edit their posts, thus the QFT holds the poster to their original statement. It is also used to express agreement with a previous poster's statement and validate its veracity. Other variations include "Quoted For Truthiness," "Quoted For Truthery," and "Quite F***ing True." QF Quit forced Q? Quiz

R

r are Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used primarily in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, it is spelled in all lowercase because it's also considered a form of leetspeak.

r u goin are you going? Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used primarily in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, it is spelled in all lowercase because it's also considered a form of leetspeak.

rasterbator A designer who's become a compulsive digital manipulator or Photoshop abuser, as in one who is constantly tweaking a design over and over and over again. Rn Run Rw Rwrrite S

S Smile Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used primarily in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, these types of abbreviations are also referred to as chat acronyms.

S2R Send To Receive Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used primarily in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, it tells a person to first send a picture of him or herself to you, in order to receive a picture from them.

Safari

Safari is a Web browser developed by Apple Inc. and included in Mac OS X. It was first released in January, 2003, and a beta version for Windows was released in June, 2007. Sm Some infomation Sk Sick

T T&C Terms & Conditions Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used primarily in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, these types of abbreviations are also referred to as chat acronyms.

TA Thanks Again (pronounced: tah) An acronym used primarily in texting, online chat, instant messaging, e-mail, blogs, and newsgroup postings, it is also considered a form of online jargon or text message shorthand.

TAKS That's A Knee Slapper (pronounced as a new word: tacks) To indicate something is extremely funny, this acronym used primarily in texting, online chat, instant messaging, e-mail, blogs, and newsgroup postings, it is also considered a form of online jargon or text message shorthand.

I IAB Interactive Advertising Bureau -and- Internet Architecture Board The IAB stands for the Interactive Advertising Bureau, an organization that sets the standards relating to online advertising. IAB also stands for the Internet Architecture Board, an organization that oversees the development of Internet standards and protocols. The IAB is chartered both as a committee of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and as an advisory body of the Internet Society (ISOC).

IAITS It's All In The Subject Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, these types of abbreviations are also referred to as chat acronyms.

IANAE I Am Not An Expert An acronym or text message used in online chat, IM, e-mail, blogs, or newsgroup postings.

IBT In Between Technology Text message shorthand used in online chat, IM, e-mail, blogs, or newsgroup postings, it refers to "half baked" technology. ILU I love you IHU I hate you

J J-code Slang for poorly written, kludgie software. The term refers to "Japan code," a slang nickname for the software written in Japanese companies, which has a reputation for being overly complex. J-code is also slang for rules that are enforced only to preserve a hierarchy of management. This refers to the multiple layers of management in Japanese business culture (layers that do not exist in Silicon Valley start-ups).

J/J Just Joking Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, these types of abbreviations are also referred to as chat acronyms.

J5M Just Five Minutes An acronym or text message used in online chat, IM, e-mail, blogs, or newsgroup postings. This acronym is most likely used when asking someone to wait or to hold. J2M Just two minutes JOT Just on time

K

K or KB Abbreviation for kilobyte.

KB Kick But

KFY -or- K4Y Kiss For You Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, these types of abbreviations are also referred to as chat acronyms. Kickass Kick my ass Km Kiss me

L Laugh Text message shorthand used primarily in online chat, IM, e-mail, blogs, or newsgroup postings.

L?^ Let's hook up Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, it is spelled in all lowercase because it's also considered a form of leetspeak.

LABATYD Life's A Bitch And Then You Die Text message shorthand used primarily in online chat, IM, e-mail, blogs, or newsgroup postings. LOL Laughing very much LU Love you

M

M&A Mergers & Acquisitions An acronym that refers to a legal department within a company which facilitates the joining of two companies, or the purchase of a company.

M4C Meet for Coffee An acronym or text message used in online chat, IM, e-mail, blogs, or newsgroup postings.

MA Mature Audience An acronym primarily used in online gaming, it comes from the movie and television rating system. It is used to identify content that is intended for mature audiences only. MM Mickey mause MOD? Mom or dad

N

N No Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, these types of abbreviations are also referred to as chat acronyms.

N-A-Y-L In A While Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, these types of abbreviations are also referred to as chat acronyms.

NAP Network Access Point (pronounced: nap) One of several major Internet connection points in the United States. NAPs tie all of the ISPs together so that, for example, an AT&T user in Portland, Oregon, can reach the Web site of a Bell South customer in Miami, Florida. Originally, the NSF created and supported four NAPs (in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.). The program was part of the transition from the government-financed Internet to a commercially operated Internet. Since that time, several new NAPs have arrived, including WorldCom's MAE West, in San Jose, California, and ICS Network Systems' "Big East" in Washington, D.C. The NAPs provide major switching facilities that serve the public in general. For example, the vBNS network, supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research purposes, makes use of the NAPs. Much Internet traffic is handled without involving NAPs, though, using "peering" arrangements and interconnections within geographic regions. NFA Network free Access NW No way .

O

O Opponent -or- Over Gamer jargon, it is an acronym or text message used in online gaming, chat, IM, e-mail, blogs, or newsgroup postings.

OAO Over And Out An acronym or text message used in online chat, IM, e-mail, blogs, or newsgroup postings.

OASIS Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards A global consortium that drives the development, convergence, and adoption of e-business and Web service standards. OTOC Out of control OWN Owner

P

P Partner Gamer jargon, it is an acronym or text message used in online gaming, chat, IM, e-mail, blogs, or newsgroup postings.

P911 Parent Alert Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, these types of abbreviations are also referred to as chat acronyms.

PaaS Platform as a Service (pronounced: paz or pass) A form of cloud computing that helps enterprise developers quickly write and text customer- or employee-facing Web applications that center around one development language or methodology. This means developers don't have to create on just any platform but can rather select one that matches their preferences in tools and language, such as .Net, Java, or Ruby on Rails. The platforms promise more efficient coding through automation of tasks such as setting up a newly composed app as a Web service. Most also offer a cloud infrastructure (or links to vendors such as Amazon.com) so that developers can launch what they build in a cloud infrastructure that can keep up with demand for the new application. In other words, the appeal of the Platform as a Service approach is that you develop using the same standards and technologies as the application will run under in production. This means cutting out the messy migration of moving an application off a Windows development box and into its target production environment. Debugging also occurs in an environmnet equal to the target production environment, leading to a surer resolution of bugs. And according to Charles Babcock of Information Week, it promises faster development. As of 2010 PaaS is still at an early stage. POF Peace or fight PI- People interesting

T T&C Terms & Conditions Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used primarily in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, these types of abbreviations are also referred to as chat acronyms.

tag In Web programming languages, it is the code that describes a command or instruction so that a Web browser will be able to interpret and display it. In order to link an image or word on a Web page, you must put specific tags around the image or word in the code. This is known as basic HTML and it's pretty easy. Look up the HTML definition for more info.

TAP Take A Pill (pronounced: tap) An acronym used primarily in texting, online chat, instant messaging, e-mail, blogs, and newsgroup postings, it is also considered a form of online jargon or text message shorthand.

TAM Take a moment TE Take it easy

u You Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used primarily in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, it is spelled in all lowercase because it's a form of leetspeak. U2 You Too Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used primarily in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, these types of abbreviations are also referred to as chat acronyms.

u8 you ate? Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used primarily in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, the implied question is "Have you eaten yet?" UC Did you came U3 You tree.

Valley a.k.a. the Valley Most generally, when you hear someone talk about "the Valley" it is no longer San Fernando Valley near L.A., but rather it refers to Silicon Valley. On a local level, "the Valley" can refer to the nearest Siliconia center in that area (for example, "Philicon Valley").

VC Venture Capital Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used primarily in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, these types of abbreviations are also referred to as chat acronyms.

VDO A technology that enables Internet video broadcasting and desktop video conferencing on the Internet and over regular telephone lines and private networks. VDOPhone which provides the abilty to have private point to point audio/video contact is currently only available for Windows95 and requires a Pentium proccessor. The VDOLive player however is available for Windows and Power Macs and provides the abilty as a Netscape plugin for viewing and hearing LIVE Internet Broadcasts. VF Video format Vov Vocals or vowels

W

w wult what would you like to talk about Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, it is spelled in all lowercase because it's also considered a form of leetspeak.

W8 Wait Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used primarily in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings,it can be spelled in all lowercase because it's also considered a form of leetspeak.

W3 short for: World Wide Web The World Wide Web is the universe of network-accessible information viewed through a browser. WTMH Wlecome to my house W1 Wait a minute

X X It means "times" (as in multiplication) or "times as big as." For example, "We're going to be 3X Amazon.com if we ever get this idea off the ground."

X-I-10 Exciting Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used primarily in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, these types of abbreviations are also referred to as chat acronyms.

XOXO Hugs and Kisses Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used primarily in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, these types of abbreviations are also referred to as chat acronyms. XTC Extasy XS Extra small.

Y Why? -or- Yes Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used primarily in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, these types of abbreviations are also referred to as chat acronyms.

Y2K short for year 2000 Although this term simply means "Year 2000," it became a buzzword to describe the so-called "Y2K bug." Shortly prior to the year 2000, many people (both experts and laymen) became concerned that computer systems would interpret the year 2000 as 1900 since many programs recognized only the last two digits of the year. They speculated that once our clocks ticked over and the date became 01-01-00, there would be massive shutdowns and miscommunications in the computer systems that control banking, financial markets, air traffic, utilities, nuclear reactors, telecommunications, and more-even home appliances. Adding to their concerns was that 2000 was a leap year. Technically, there were three main issues: two-digit date storage, leap-year calculations, and special meanings for dates. The problem was simple to understand, and the solutions tended to be fairly simple, but it was the scope of the problem that made everyone concerned. Our civilization is so heavily reliant on computers. During several years prior to Y2K, enormous amounts of time and money were spent trying to make every hardware, software, and embedded system component "Y2K compliant." To date, this effort appears to have worked. Ever since the world rang in New Year's Day 2000, there have been very few problems related to the changeover. However, it was reported that the Y2K computer date code crisis was the single most expensive problem the world has ever faced.

YBF You've Been F***ed Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used primarily in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, these types of abbreviations are also referred to as chat acronyms.

Y2M- you to me Yt Youtube. Z Zadeh, Loftfi see: fuzzy logic

zone A technical term that describes the portion of the total domain name space that is represented by the data stored on a particular name server. The name server has authority over the zone (or the particular portion of the domain name space) described by that data. A "zone file" is a file that contains data that describes a portion of the domain name space. Zone files contain the information needed to resolve domain names to Internet Protocol (IP) numbers.

Zip Disk An advanced version of the floppy disk, created by Iomega. These disks (typically 100MB or 250MB) enable you to store, share, and backup information from your computer using an Iomega Zip Drive. The Jaz series stores up to 2GB and offers removable storage capacity at speeds matching many existing hard drives. The PocketZip product is designed to work with digital cameras, MP3 players, and mobile computers; it provides removable, rewritable storage on 40MB disks (that means a single disk has more room to store information than 25 floppies put together).