Internet Jargon:AFAICS, AFAIK, AFAIR
(As Far As I Can See/Know/Recall) Internet slang.
AIUI
(As I Understand It) Internet slang.
ATM
(At The Moment) Internet slang.
BTW
(By The Way) Internet slang.
IANAL
(I Am Not A Lawyer) Internet slang. Amazing how often this one comes up.
IIRC
(If I Recall Correctly) Internet slang.
IMO, IMHO
(In My (Honest) Opinion) Internet slang.
ISTM
(It Seems To Me) Internet slang.
ISTR
(I Seem To Recall) Internet slang.
LOL
(Laughing Out Loud) Internet slang.
ROFL (or ROTFL)
(Rolling On the Floor Laughing) Internet slang indicating laughter.
LMAO
(Laughing my arse off) Internet slang, see ROFL.
RTFM
(Read The Flipping Manual) Internet slang, usually fired at people asking basic questions to which they would know the answers if they had looked at the manual. There are several different translations of the letter F... <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">
W3C
(World Wide Web Consortium) An influential group of interested parties who agree what is and isn't official HTML. Originally WWWC, but W3C is a lot easier to say.
WYSIWYG
(What You See Is What You Get; pr. "whizzy-wig") Mainly refers to word-processors, desktop publishers and the like. Means that all typeface changes, pictures and so on are drawn on the computer screen exactly as they will appear on the printed page, often not the case with older software.
YMMV
(Your Mileage May Vary) Internet slang, meaning "your experience may be different". Derives from a standard disclaimer in US car ads.
UTFS
(Use the Freaking Search) UBB term, widely used on other places too.
This concludes the slang internet terms.
Word of the Web: Sticky - (adj) Something that is oftenly visited. "That article is sticky"
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