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<\/h1>\n<\/h1>\nThe Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines an \u2018acronym\u2019 as a word that is formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term. The use of acronyms has been amplified lately. With regular use, the list of acronyms has also got bigger, and while the commonly used abbreviations are known to many of us, the meanings of less common acronyms are still unknown. In this post, I have tried and accumulated a list of some commonly used acronyms along with some lesser known ones for my readers\u2019.<\/p>\n
AFAIC<\/strong>– As Far As I\u2019m Concerned<\/p>\n AFAICT<\/strong>– As Far As I Can Tell<\/p>\n AISI<\/strong>– As I See It<\/p>\n AKA<\/strong>– Also Known As<\/p>\n ASL<\/strong>– Age, Sex, Location<\/p>\n AWOL<\/strong>– Absent Without Leave<\/p>\n AWGTHTGTTA<\/strong>– Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again?<\/p>\n BLOG<\/strong>– Short for Web Log As In Weblog<\/p>\n BCC<\/strong>– Blind Carbon Copy<\/p>\n BRB<\/strong>– Be Right Back<\/p>\n BFT<\/strong>– Binary File Transfer<\/p>\n BTW<\/strong>– By The Way<\/p>\n BUDWEISER<\/strong>– Because You Deserve What Every Individual Should Ever Receive<\/p>\n CAD<\/strong>–\u00a0 Ctrl-Alt-Delete<\/p>\n COB<\/strong>–\u00a0 Close Of Business<\/p>\n CC<\/strong>–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Carbon Copy<\/p>\n CTS<\/strong>–\u00a0\u00a0 Changing The Subject<\/p>\n CAPTCHA<\/strong>– Completely Automated Public Turning Test To Tell Computers And Humans Apart<\/p>\n DAC<\/strong>– Digital Analog Converter<\/p>\n DBMS<\/strong>– Database Management System<\/p>\n DQMOT<\/strong>– Don\u2019t Quote Me On This<\/p>\n DND<\/strong>– Do Not Disturb<\/p>\n DYLAN<\/strong>– Dynamic Language<\/p>\n DYK<\/strong>– Do You Know<\/p>\n EOD<\/strong>– End Of Discussion<\/p>\n ECC<\/strong>– Error Correction Code<\/p>\n EEPROM<\/strong>– Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory<\/p>\n EDI<\/strong>– Electronic Data Interchange<\/p>\n FAQ<\/strong>– Frequently Asked Questions<\/p>\n FIFO<\/strong>– First In, First Out<\/p>\n FISH<\/strong>– First In, Still Here<\/p>\n FOFL<\/strong>– Falling On The Floor Laughing<\/p>\n FSN<\/strong>–\u00a0\u00a0 Full Service Network<\/p>\n FWIW<\/strong>– For What It’s Worth<\/p>\n FYI<\/strong>– For Your Information<\/p>\n G2G<\/strong>–\u00a0 Got To Go<\/p>\n GSM<\/strong>– Global System for Mobile telecommunication<\/p>\n GSN<\/strong>– Gateway Services for Netware<\/p>\n GUI<\/strong>– Graphical User Interface<\/p>\n GAS<\/strong>– greetings and salutations<\/p>\n GBY<\/strong>– god bless you<\/p>\n Hz<\/strong>– Hertz (frequency unit equal to one cycle per second, also kHz and MHz for kilohertz and megahertz)<\/p>\n H&K<\/strong>– Hug and Kiss<\/p>\n HD<\/strong>– High Density or High Definition (see HDTV)<\/p>\n IDC- <\/strong>I don\u2019t care<\/p>\n IDK- <\/strong>I don\u2019t know<\/p>\n IMO<\/strong>– In My Opinion<\/p>\n IP<\/strong>– Internet Protocol<\/p>\n ISDN<\/strong>– Integrated Services Digital Network<\/p>\n ISO<\/strong>– International Organization for Standardization<\/p>\n ISIS<\/strong>– Internally Switched Interface System or Investigative Support Information System<\/p>\n J <\/strong>AVA<\/strong>– Java Software by Sun Microsystems<\/p>\n JPEG-<\/strong> Joint Photographic Experts Group<\/p>\n KB<\/strong>– Kilobyte or Kilobit<\/p>\n Kbps<\/strong>– Kilobits Per Second<\/p>\n KHz<\/strong>– KiloHertz<\/p>\n LAN<\/strong>– Local area network<\/p>\n LED<\/strong>– Light-Emitting Diode<\/p>\n LLC<\/strong>– Logical Link Control<\/p>\n LU<\/strong>– Logical Unit<\/p>\n LOL<\/strong>– Laughing Out Loud<\/p>\n MB<\/strong>– Megabyte or Megabit<\/p>\n Mbps<\/strong>– Megabits per Second<\/p>\n MS-DOS<\/strong>– Microsoft Disk Operating System<\/p>\n MSN<\/strong>– Microsoft Network<\/p>\n NAP<\/strong>– Network Access Point<\/p>\n NEWS<\/strong>– Novell Electronic Webcasting Service<\/p>\n NFC<\/strong>– Near Field Communications<\/p>\n NP<\/strong>– No Problem<\/p>\n ORG-<\/strong>\u00a0 As in .org Non-Profit Organization Web Site<\/p>\n OMG-<\/strong> Oh My God \/ Gosh \/ Goodness<\/p>\n OOC- <\/strong>Out Of Character<\/p>\n OT<\/strong>– Off topic \/ other topic<\/p>\n OTOH- <\/strong>On The Other Hand<\/p>\n ONE<\/strong>– Open Network Environment<\/p>\n PIXEL- <\/strong>Picture Element<\/p>\n PAH- <\/strong>Parents At Home<\/p>\n PLZ- <\/strong>Please<\/p>\n PPL<\/strong>– People<\/p>\n PS- <\/strong>Post Script<\/p>\n PSA- <\/strong>Public Show of Affection<\/p>\n QC<\/strong>– Quality control<\/p>\n Q4U- <\/strong>Question For You<\/p>\n QSL- <\/strong>Reply<\/p>\n QSO<\/strong>– Conversation<\/p>\n RAM-<\/strong> Random Access Memory<\/p>\n ROM<\/strong>– Read-only memory<\/p>\n RCed<\/strong>– Reconnected<\/p>\n ROFL<\/strong>– Rolling On Floor Laughing<\/p>\n RSVP<\/strong>– R\u00e9pondez, S’il Vous Pla\u00eet,<\/p>\n SPAM<\/strong>– Stupid Persons\u2019 Advertisement<\/p>\n SRY<\/strong>– Sorry<\/p>\n SAP<\/strong>– Service Advertising Protocol<\/p>\n SLA<\/strong>– Service Level Agreement<\/p>\n TA<\/strong>-Thanks Again<\/p>\n Tbps<\/strong>– Terabits Per Second<\/p>\n TGIF<\/strong>– Thank God It\u2019s Friday<\/p>\n TTYL<\/strong>– Talk To You Later<\/p>\n UAC<\/strong>– User Account Control<\/p>\n UNIVAC- <\/strong>Universal Automatic Computer<\/p>\n URL- <\/strong>Uniform Resource Locator<\/p>\n UV<\/strong>– Ultraviolet<\/p>\n VAN- <\/strong>Value-Added Network<\/p>\n VGA<\/strong>– Video graphics array<\/p>\n VPN<\/strong>– Virtual Private Network<\/p>\n WAP- <\/strong>Wireless Application Protocol<\/p>\n WAN<\/strong>– Wide Area Network<\/p>\n WI-FI<\/strong>– Wireless Fidelity<\/p>\n WIFM<\/strong>– What\u2019s in It For Me<\/p>\n WWAN<\/strong>– Wireless Wide Area Network<\/p>\n WWW<\/strong>– World Wide Web<\/p>\n W8- <\/strong>Wait<\/p>\n WRT-<\/strong> With Respect To<\/p>\n WTG-<\/strong> Way To Go<\/p>\n XHTML<\/strong>– Extensible Hypertext Markup Language<\/p>\n YAHOO<\/strong>– Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle<\/p>\n Y<\/strong>– Why?<\/p>\n YP- <\/strong>Yellow Pages<\/p>\n ZB- <\/strong>Zettabyte<\/p>\n I hope next time you encounter any of these acronyms, you will know their meaning. There are many more acronyms that are used around the globe. Some of which, are specific to certain geographic locations. The above is a comprehensive list of commonly used acronyms for enhancing readers \u2018knowledge.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This article has been written by an essay expert<\/a>\u00a0of Make My Assignment<\/a>. For expert assistance to complete your assignments, please contact makemyassignments.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines an \u2018acronym\u2019 as a word that is formed from the initial letter or letters of each of the successive parts or major parts of a compound term. The use of acronyms has been amplified lately. 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