| Acronym/Abbr. | Stands For/Full Form/Meaning
|
| ACL
| Access
Control List |
| AD
| Anno
Domini = In year of our Lord |
|
ADC | Analog-to-Digital Converter |
| Ag | Symbol for Silver |
| a.k.a. | Also
known as |
| AM
| Ante
Meridiem = Before noon |
| ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| ATA | Advanced Technology Attachment
|
| ATM | Automated Teller Machine |
| B2 | Riboflavin vitamin |
| B2B | Business to Business |
| B6 | Pyridoxine vitamin
|
| BC
| Before
Christ |
| Bcc | Blind carbon copy |
| BCE | Before Common
Era |
| BIOS
| Basic
Input/Output System |
| BTC
| Better
type carefully |
| BYO
| Bring
your own |
| c.
| Circa
(Latin) meaning about |
| CBL | Check back later |
| CDMA | Code Division Multiple Access |
| CE | Common Era |
| CP | Chat Post |
| CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| Ct. | Carat; Court
|
| DDL
| Data
Definition Language |
| DDR
| Double
Data Layer |
| DGT
| Don’t
go there |
| DHCP
| Dynamic
Host Configuration Protocol |
| DIY | Do it yourself |
| DNS | Domain Name System |
| DSL | Digital Subscriber Line |
| E123 | Easy as one,
two, three |
| ECC
| Error
Correction Code |
| e.g.
| Exempli
gratia = for example |
| et
al. | Et
alii = and all |
| etc.
| Et
cetera = and so forth |
|
FFA | Free for all |
| FiOS | Fiber Optic Service |
| FM | Frequency Modulation |
| Fn | Footnote |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
| FYI | For your information
|
| G9
| Genius
|
| GGP
| Got
to go pee |
| GIF
| Graphics
Interchange Format |
| GMT
| Greenwich
Mean Time |
| GNP
| Gross
National Product |
| GSM
| Global
System for Mobile Communications |
|
HAND | Have a nice day |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HOAS | Hold on a second |
| HRD | Human Resource Department |
| HTML | Hyper-Text Markup
Language |
| HTTP
| Hyper-Text
Transfer Protocol |
| i.e.
| Id
est = that is |
| In
loc. cit |
In the place cited |
| ILU | I love you |
| IMS | I’m sorry |
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service |
| JAM | Just a minute |
| JJA | Just joking around |
| JPEG | Joint
Photographic Experts Group |
|
JSP | Java Server Page |
| Kbsp | Kilobits Per Second |
| KFY | Kiss
for you |
| KIT
| Keep
in touch |
| KOS
| Kid
over shoulder |
| Kw
| Kilowatt
|
| Lb.
| Libra
= Pound |
| LCD
| Liquid
Crystal Display |
| LED | Light Emitting Diode |
| LH6 | Lets have sex |
| LLD | Doctor
of Laws |
| LOL
| Laughing
out loud |
| LOLO
| Lots
of love |
| MIDI
| Music
Instrument Digital Interface |
|
MGB | May God Bless |
| Mp3 | MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3 |
| MPEG | Moving
Picture Experts Group |
|
MYOB | Mind your own business |
| NASA | National Aeronautic and Space Administration
|
| NATO
| North
Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| N.B | Nota Bene = Mark Well |
| NBD | No big deal |
| Non seq | Non sequitur
= It does not follow |
| O | Hug |
| O4U | Only for you |
| OAS | Organization of American States |
| OOP |
Object
Oriented Programming |
| Oz. | Onza = Ounce |
| PCB | Printed Circuit Board |
| PCI | Peripheral
Component Interconnect |
|
PDF | Portable Document Format |
| PL | Profit & Loss |
| Pop | Popular
music; Dad |
| Porn
| Pornography
|
| PRT
| Please
Retweet |
| PTL
| Praise
The Lord |
| QBE
| Query
By Example |
| QQ
| Means
crying eyes |
| Qt.
| Quater
|
| QV
| Quod
Vide = See Which; Queen Victoria |
|
R & B | Rhythm and Blues |
| RAP | Rhythm and Poetry |
| RDRAM |
Rambus
Dynamic Random Access Memory |
|
RPM | Revolutions Per Minute |
| RRSP | Registered Retirement Saving Plan
|
| RSVP
| French—Respondez
s’il vous plait = Please respond or reply |
| RTF | Rich Text Format |
| Rx | Prescription. R--recipe (Latin) = take
& x means pray or ask God’s blessing). |
| RYS | Are you single? |
| SATA | Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
|
| SEC
| Securities
and Exchange Commission |
|
SFI | Six-Figure Income |
| (sic) | (Latin) meaning exactly as quoted
|
| SMS
| Short
Message Service |
| SS | So sorry |
| SSL | Secure Sockets Layer |
| T+ | Think positive |
| TAU |
Thinking
about you |
| TC
| Take
care |
| TCP/IP
| Transmission
Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
|
TIA | Thanks in advance |
| TIFF | Tagged Image File Format |
| UFN | Until
further notice |
| UNA | Use no acronyms |
| UNO | United Nations Organization |
| URH |
You
are hot |
| UV
| Ultraviolet
|
| viz.
| Vide
licet = Namely |
| Vox. pop | Vox populi = Voice of people |
| v.s. | Vide
supra = See Above |
| Vs. | Versus or Against |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| Wi-Fi | Wireless
Fidelity |
| WOW
| World
Of Warcraft |
| WPA
| Wi-Fi
Protected Access |
| WPM | Words per minute |
| X | Kiss |
| XML | Extensible Markup Language
|
| XOXO
| Hugs
and Kisses |
| XX
| Lots
of kisses |
| XYZ
| Examine
your zipper |
| Y2K
| Year
2000 |
| YABA
| Yet
another bloody acronym |
|
YMCA | Young Men Christian Association |
| YW | You’re
welcome |
| ZIF
| Zero
Insertion Force |
| ZIP | Zone Improvement Plan (Postal) |
| ZOT | Zero tolerance |
| Zn | Symbol
for Zinc |
| ZZZZ
| Sleeping;
Bored |
