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1337: Leet, derived from "elite".
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A
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AFAIK: As Far As I Know
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AFK: Away From Keyboard
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AIUI: As I understand it
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ASAP: As Soon As Possible
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ASL: Age / Sex / Location
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ATM: At The Moment
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AYBABTU: All Your Base Are Belong To Us (from the game Zero Wing). Can also be written as AYBAB2U or abbreviated as AYB
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B
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B2B: "Business to Business Also Known As Back To Back"
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BBL: Be Back Later
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BBS: Be Back Soon
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BCNU: Be seein' you
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Blog: Weblog
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BOFH: Bastard Operator From Hell
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(Ro)Bot: any type of automated software in chatrooms and Web-cataloging software
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BOHICA: Bend Over, Here It Comes Again (from military slang)
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BSOD: Blue Screen of Death
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BRB: Be Right Back
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BRT: Be Right there
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BTDT: Been There Done That
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BTW: By The Way
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C
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Cartooney (adj/noun): an unfounded legal threat often involving a non-existent lawyer and used in context of spammers threatening the anti-spam community. See also Barratry.
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Crawl: to retrieve a webpage along with the hyperlinks that reference it. Basically, it is what the Spider does to the Web.
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CU or CYA: See you (later)
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CYA: Cover Your Ass
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Cyber - (prefix): term used to connect the subsequent word loosely to the world of computers or the Internet or sex over a computer.
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Cyberspace: virtual reality, the Internet, the World Wide Web, and other kinds of computer systems. Science fiction author William Gibson coined the term in the novel Neuromancer. Gibson used the word to describe a virtual world of computer networks that his cyberpunk heroes "jacked into."
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D
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DoS: Denial of Service (a malicious attack on a computer system. Sometimes also called DDOS, for "Distributed Denial of Service".)
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DIY: Do It Yourself
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E
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EoL: End of Line
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e- (prefix): term used to connect the subsequent word loosely to the world of computers or the Internet. It stands for 'electronic'.
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F
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F2F: Face To Face (that is, "in real life")
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FFS: For Fuck's Sake
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Flamer: one who writes inflammatory posts, also known as an Internet troll
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FOAD: Fuck Off And Die
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FOAF: Friend Of A Friend
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FTW/FTL: For The Win/Loss/Lose. Used to express enjoyment or derision, usually for a tactic in an online game.
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FUBAR: Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair (from military slang; pronounced "foo-bar")
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FUD: "fear, uncertainty, and doubt" (the purposeful spread of misinformation)
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FWIW: For What It's Worth
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FYI: For Your Information
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G
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Godwin's Law: dictates that the longer a thread, the more likely someone will post a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler.
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GMTA: Great Minds Think Alike
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GTG: Got To Go (AKA: G2G) and Good To Go
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H
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HAND: Have a Nice Day
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Handle: name used in online chat, (AKA nick(name), alias, screen/user name)
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HAGO: Have A Good One(Started By Christine Filer)
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Hit: a request made to the Web server, (noun) the results of an internet search, (verb) loading a Web page. Hits are not equivalent to visitors of a webpage.
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Home: the website's introduction page, starting point, and guide. The technical term is "index"
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Hot List: a collection of publicly available URLS (World Wide Web site addresses), sometimes available as text files. This term is not to be confused with Favorites.
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HTH: Hope This/That Helps, Happy To Help
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Haxxor: Slang term used to describe one who uses modified (sometimes "hacked") content to beat other players.
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Hackzor: Another way to say "Haxxor"
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IANAL: I Am Not A Lawyer
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IAWTC: I Agree With That Comment
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IDK: I don't know
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IIRC: If I Recall/Remember Correctly
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IM : Instant Messaging using a variety of networking software or cellphone hardware/software
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IMO: In My Opinion, IMHO: In My Humble Opinion (sometimes 'Honest'), IMNSHO: In My Not So Humble Opinion
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Information Superhighway: the Internet (AKA: I-way, infobahn), originated from an Al Gore Speech
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IOW: In Other Words
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IRC: Internet Relay Chat
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IRL: In Real Life
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IYKWIM: If You Know What I Mean
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Jaggy: aliased computer graphics.
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JK or j/k: Just kidding
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JC: Jesus Christ
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K
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KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid
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KTHX / KTHXBYE: Ok Thanks / Ok Thanks Bye
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L
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Lag: Slang term for slow Internet speeds or high Internet latency; Lag is sometimes due to a server problem, but more frequently due to the connection between client and server. A slow or intermittent connection may often be referred to as laggy.
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Lamer: a know-nothing. One who is lame.
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Leet: often spelled l33t or l337, it is a video game slang term which is synonymous to "cool" or "awesome." May originate as an abbreviation to the term 'Elite', the highest rank possible from the computer game of the same name.
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LOL: laughing out loud, laugh out loud, lots of laughter
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LMAO: laughing my ass off, a variation of the above, with many variations and additional letters in the acronym
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LMK: let me know
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Lurker: one who frequents a message board without participating in discussions
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M
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MMORPG: Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game
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MOTD: Message Of The Day
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MUD: "Multi-User Dungeon"
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MUSH: "Multi-User Shared Habitat"
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MYOB : Mind Your Own Business
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N
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Newbie, newb, noob, n00b: an inexperienced user of a system.
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NIFOC: Naked in Front of Computer
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NM: (Sometimes written N/M) No Message or No More, used on Internet forums or e-mails to indicate that everything is already said in the subject line. NM is also Internet slang for Not Much.
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NVM: Nevermind
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NP: No Problem
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O
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O RLY: Oh really?
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OIC: Oh, I See
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Oh noes: a lot of "Oh no"
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Op: Operator / Moderator (also SysOp)
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OS: "Operating System"
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OT: Off Topic
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OTOH: On The Other Hand
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OMG, OMFG: Oh My God/Gosh, Oh My Fucking God
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P
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P2P: peer-to-peer, person to person, player to player, programmer to programmer
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PEBKAC/PEBCAK: Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair
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Ping: are you there?
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PITA: Pain In The Ass
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PLMK: Please Let Me Know
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PM : Personal/Private Message
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PWN: A typo-deliberate version of "own," a slang term often used to express superiority over others
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Q
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QFT: Quoted for truth
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R
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Rehi (or merely re): hello again
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RL: Real Life
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RO(T)FL: Rolling On (The) Floor Laughing
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ROFLMAO: Rolling On Floor, Laughing My Ass Off
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ROTFFLMFAO: Rolling On The Fucking Floor, Laughing My Fucking Ass Off.
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RSN: "Real Soon Now" (used sarcastically)
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RTFM: Read The Fucking Manual
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S
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Smiley: emoticon
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SNAFU: situation normal, all fucked up (from military slang)
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Snail Mail: normal paper mail service
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Spider: the program behind a search engine
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Spam: Stupid Pointless Annoying Message. junk email. The name was derived from the Monty Python sketch where a woman is continually offered spam (spiced ham) at a small resturant, even though she is asking for something without spam.
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STFU:Shut The Fuck Up.
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STFW: Search The Fucking Web.
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T
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TBH: to be honest
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TH(N)X: Thanks
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TIA: thanks in advance
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TINC: there is no cabal (a term discouraging conspiracy theories)
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TOS: terms of service
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TTBOMK: To The Best Of My Knowledge
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TTFN: Ta Ta For Now
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TTYL: Talk To You Later
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Tweedler: computer geek or someone who plays with themselves at the computer
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TYT: Take Your Time
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TY: Thank you
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U
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Uber: Super
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V
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vgg: after a very good game
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W
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W/: with, also W/O meaning without
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VC: Voice Chat
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WB: Welcome Back/Write Back
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WHGT: We Have Good Times(Started by Christine Filer)
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WTH: What The Heck/Hell?
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WTF: What The Fuck
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WOMBAT: Waste Of Money, Brains, And Time
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WRT: With Respect/Regards To
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WYSIWYG: What You See Is What You Get
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W00T: Wee hee! or Whoo! or We Owned (The) Other Team
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Y
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YA RLY: Yeah really (see O RLY) Best if used as an immediate response to O RLY
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YHBT: You have been trolled [35], often followed by "you have lost" (YHL)
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YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary (used as a disclaimer for an opinion)
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YW: You're Welcome
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Z
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ZOMG : An escalated way to say "Oh My God" (see OMG).
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