Commonly encountered abbreviations and jargon: A-M
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This article is from the Singles FAQ, by Trygve Lode tlode@nyx.net with numerous contributions by others.
Commonly encountered abbreviations and jargon: A-M
AFAIK
As Far As I Know
AFAICTY
As Far As I Can Throw You
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange;
technically, this refers to the encoding scheme whereby the
internally stored binary numbers used by computers correspond
to human-readable symbols like "A", but in common usage on the
net, ASCII also refers to anything that's made of standard text
characters: "@}--,--`---" is an ASCII rose, for example.
BIF
Basis In Fact
BTDT
Been There, Done That
BTW
By The Way
DCs
"Disney Chemicals" ( see below )
DMV
"Dreaded Monogamy Virus"
FAQ
Frequently Asked Question(s)
Flame
An emotional, often personal attack on another person's
article; "I disagree with your statement because of X" is not a
flame, whereas "I disagree with your moronic statement and the
fact that you would say such a thing proves you're a complete
idiot" is.
Flamebait
Something posted publicly that appears designed to inspire
flames; usually this is a postion that is not only likely to
annoy a lot of people but is also worded in such a way as to
arouse the ire of readers.
FOAF
Friend Of A Friend (Generally used for apocryphal stories.)
FTP
File Transfer Protocol; a way to transfer files between your
computer system and another. For information about FTP, send
e-mail to "mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu" with "send
usenet/news.answers/finding-sources" in the body of the letter.
FWIW
For What It's Worth
FYA
For Your Amusement
FYI
For Your Information
HTH
Hope This Helps / Happy To Help
ICQ
Another kind of "chat" program for Windows-based machines. Each
ICQ user is identified by a unique number.
Ig
Iguana
IIRC
If I Recall Correctly
IMHO
In My Humble Opinion (engineers often prefer to use JMHO)
IMNSHO
In My Not-So-Humble Opinion
IRC
Internet Relay Chat -- "chat rooms" where several participants
can type at each other in real time as opposed to leaving
messages to be read later as one does on newsgroups.
LAFS
Love At First Sight (Alternatively, "Love At First Site" for
those in a hurry.)
LDR
Long Distance Relationship
LJBF
Let's Just Be Friends (now considered a verb)
LO
Lust Object (occasionally also Love Object)
LOL
Laughing Out Loud
LTR
Long Term Relationship
Lurker
Someone who reads a group, but doesn't post; doing so is called
"lurking"
MOTOS
Member Of The Opposite Sex
MOTSS
Member Of The Same Sex
MOTAS
Member Of The Appropriate Sex
MOTIS
Member Of the Inappropriate Sex
MP3
Compressed format for sound files commonly used for
distribution over the net
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