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What is the difference between Abbreviations and Acronyms?

ABBREVIATIONS
An abbreviation (from Latin brevire brevis meaning short) is a shortened form of a word or phrase used mainly in writing to
represent the complete form. It usually has a full-stop at the end.
Examples: Lib. For Library / abbr. for abbreviation / approx. for approximate

ACRONYMS
An acronym (from Latin acro- meaning beginning + -onym meaning word, name) is a pronounceable word formed mostly (but
not always) from the initial letters of a descriptive name or title.
Examples: radar = radio detecting and ranging / ASAP = as soon as possible

The term initialism uses a similar method, but the word is pronounced letter by letter. Example: BBC British Broadcasting
Corporation or USA United States of America.
And last but not least, there are symbols and/or units of reference, like min for minute or kg for kilogram.

50 Popular Internet Acronyms

The Language of Internet: the following is a list of some common acronyms that are used on the web, in E-Mails,... . The list is
far from being complete, it just contains the abbreviations (new Slang / shorthands), which I consider most useful. And they
should help to better understand the meaning of text centered messages. The acronyms / abbreviations are mostly written in
upper case.

USAGE & MEANING

Not all of these short-hands can be assumed to be understood by the majorities of Internet or E-Mail users. However, there are some
exceptions, which are fairly safe to use:
2 4 B C I O R U Y
to / too for be see eye owe are you why
The reason is that these abbreviations are based on the pronunciation of their corresponding letter / digit.

LIST OF INTERNET ACRONYMS

Please note: An acronym (from Greek: -acro = sharp, pointed; -onym = name) in its pure form denotes a combination of letters (usually
from an abbreviation) which can be used and pronounced as a word. For the sake of clarity and readability, this definition is not always
followed within the 2 lists on this page.
Acronyms A to L Acronyms M to Z
2F4U Too Fast For You MMW Mark my Words
4YEO FYEO For Your Eyes Only N/A Not Available / Applicable
AAMOF As a Matter of Fact NaN Not a Number
ACK Acknowledgment NNTR No need to Reply
AFAIK As far as I know noob n00b Newbie
AFAIR As far as I remember / recall NOYB None of your Business
AFK Away from Keyboard NRN No Reply Necessary
AKA Also known as OMG Oh my God
B2K BTK Back to Keyboard OP Original Poster, Original Post
BTT Back to Topic OT Off Topic
BTW By the Way OTOH On the other Hand
B/C Because PEBKAC Problem exists between Keyboard and Chair
C&P Copy and Paste POV Point of View
CU See you ROTFL Rolling on the Floor Laughing
CYS Check your Settings RSVP Repondez s'il vous plait (French: Please reply)
DIY Do it Yourself RTFM Read the fine Manual
EOBD End of Business Day SCNR Sorry, could not Resist
EOD End of Discussion SFLR Sorry, for late Reply
EOM End of Message SPOC Single Point of Contact
EOT End of Thread / .. Text / .. Transmission TBA To be Announced
FAQ Frequently asked Questions TBC To be Continued / To be Confirmed
FACK Full Acknowledge TIA Thanks in Advance
FKA Formerly known as TGIF Thanks God, its Friday
FWIW For what it's Worth THX TNX Thanks
FYI / JFYI (Just) For your Information TQ Thank You
FTW Fuck the World / For the Win TYVM Thank You Very Much
HF Have fun TYT Take your Time
HTH Hope this Helps TTYL Talk to you Later
IDK I don't know w00t Whoomp, there it is; Meaning "Hooray"
IIRC If I Recall / Remember Correctly WFM Works for Me
IMHO In my Humble Opinion WRT With Regard to
IMO In my Opinion WTH What the Hell / What the Heck
IMNSHO In my not so Humble / Honest Opinion WTF What the Fuck
IOW In other Words YMMD You made my Day
ITT In this Thread YMMV Your Mileage may vary
LOL Laughing out loud YAM Yet Another Meeting
DGMW Don't get me wrong ICYMI In Case you missed it

50 Text Messaging (Short Message Service (=SMS)) and WhatsApp Abbreviations

If you are a newbie to the Internet or texting on your mobile phone you easily get confused by all the abbreviations, text
shortcuts and acronyms used by more experienced users. To help you out, this list contains a compilation of the 50 most
common abbreviations utilized in text messages, IMs (= Instant Message), social networks, etc, where people want (or are
required) to use only a few typed characters to communicate a thought or an idea .

Please note: even though the acronyms below are written in ALL CAPS, it is not mandatory to use the capital letters, and most people
tend to mix upper- and lowercase depending on personal taste. To use caps for the acronyms themselves is generally not considered
poor netiquette; however, writing whole words or sentences in ALL CAPS is usually read as "shouting", and thus easily considered
offensive.

LIST OF TEXT MESSAGING & SMS ABBREVIATIONS

Abbreviations A to L Abbreviations M to Z
2moro Tomorrow MoF Male or Female
2nte Tonight MTFBWY May the Force be with You
AEAP As Early as Possible MYOB Mind Your Own Business
ALAP As Late as Possible N-A-Y-L In a While
ASAP As Soon as Possible NAZ Name, Address, ZIP
ASL Age / Sex / Location? NC No Comment
B3 Blah, Blah, Blah NIMBY Not in my Backyard
B4YKI Before You Know it NM Never Mind / Nothing Much
BFF Best Friends, Forever NP No Problem
BM&Y Between Me and You NSFW Not Safe for Work
BRB Be right Back NTIM Not that it Matters
BRT Be right There NVM Never Mind
BTAM Be that as it May OATUS On a totally Unrelated Subject
C-P Sleepy OIC Oh, I See
CTN Cannot talk now OMW On My Way
CUS See You Soon OTL Out to Lunch
CWOT Complete Waste of Time OTP On the Phone
CYT See You Tomorrow P911 Parent Alert
E123 Easy as 1, 2, 3 PAL Parents are Listening
EM? Excuse Me? PAW Parents are Watching
EOD End of Day PIR Parent in Room
F2F Face to Face POS Parent over Shoulder
FC Fingers Crossed PROP(S) Proper Respect / Proper Recognition
FOAF Friend of a Friend QT Cutie
GR8 Great RN Right Now
HAK Hugs and Kisses RU Are You

IDC I Don't Care SEP Someone else's Problem

IDK I Don't Know SITD Still in the Dark
ILU / ILY I Love You SLAP Sounds like a Plan
IMU I Miss You SMIM Send Me an Instant Message
IRL In Real Life SO Significant Other
J/K Just Kidding TMI Too Much Information
JC Just Checking UR Your / You are
JTLYK Just to Let You Know W8 Wait
KFY Kiss for You WB Welcome Back
KMN Kill Me Now WYCM Will You Call Me?
KPC Keeping Parents Clueless WYWH Wish You Were Here
L8R Later XOXOXOX Hugs, Kisses, ...