This document provides definitions for various Internet and chat acronyms and terms. It includes a "cheat sheet" listing over 50 common online acronyms and their meanings. Users are instructed to mark terms they know on a bingo card to call "bingo" when filling a row. The document aims to educate users about online communication lingo.

1. Put your initials and the initials of others in the boxes for the Internet or chat terms you can define. Terms followed
by a colon (:) are chat or online lingo. Yell bingo, when you have five in a row, column or corner-to-corner.
Phishing LD: TTYL: Spimming P911
Firewall L8R: LUWAMH: Streaming LMIRL:
POS: ISP Blog Piracy Flaming
IM Mouse Pharming A/S/L: TAW:
Trapping
Wiki MP3 WTGP: BFN: Warez
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2. Cheat Sheet Online Acronyms or Chat Lingo from
Some Internet Definitions from http://www.missingkids.com/adcouncil/lin
http://www.netsmartz.org/safety/definitions.htm go.html
Blog (short for web log): A weblog is a journal (or 121: one to one ADN: any day now
newsletter) that is frequently updated and intended for AFAIK: as far as I know AFK: away from
general public consumption. Blogs generally represent the keyboard A/S/L: age, sex, location BAK:
personality of one author, use a dated log format (usually the back at the keyboard BF: boyfriend BFN
most recent at the top) and may contain links to other web or B4N: bye for now BG: big grin BTA:
sites along with commentary. File-Sharing Programs: but then again CID: crying in disgrace
Programs that allow many different users to access the CNP: continued (in my) next post CP:
same file at the same time. These programs are usually chat post CU: see you CUL: see you later
used to illegally download music and software. Firewall: CYO: see you online DBAU: doing
This is a system that creates a special "wall" used by business as usual FUD: fear, uncertainty,
network servers to separate their Intranet from the internet. It and doubt FWIW: for what it's worth G2G:
keeps out unwanted information like spam and viruses and got to go G: grin GA: go ahead GAL: get
unwanted people like hackers. Flaming: Sending a a life GF: girlfriend GFN: gone for now
deliberately confrontational message to others on the GMBO: giggling my butt off GMTA: great
internet. Instant Messaging (IM): A service that allows minds think alike HAGN: have a good
people to send and get messages almost instantly. To send night HHIS: hanging head in shame IDK:
messages using IM you need to download an IM program I don't know IMNSHO: in my not so
and know the IM address of another person who uses the humble opinion IMO: in my opinion IOW:
same IM program. Internet Service Provider (ISP): A in other words IPN: I’m posting naked
company that provides internet access to customers. Mouse IRL: in real life L8R: later LD: later, dude
Trapping: A commonly used technique by pornography LDR: long distance relationship LMIRL:
sites where a user gets "locked" in a web site. While surfing let's meet in real life LMSO: laughing my
the internet it is possible to click a web site and have socks off LSV: language, sex, violence
multiple undesirable web sites open. When this happens, LTR: longterm relationship LULAB: love
you often cannot close or back out of the sites and must you like a brother LULAS: love you like a
close your web browser completely. MP3: A digital music sister LUWAMH: love you with all my
file. MP3s allow you to play music on your computer. heart M/F: male or female NP: nosy
Pharming/Typo Squatting: Users type in what they think is parents OLL: online love OTOH: on the
a valid web-site address and are unknowingly redirected to other hand PA: parent alert PAL: parents
an illegitimate site that steals their personal information. are listenting PANB: parents are nearby
Phishing: An online scam that uses e-mail to "fish" for PAW: parents are watching PIR: parent in
users' private information by imitating legitimate companies. room POS: parent over shoulder P911:
People are lured into sharing user names, passwords, my parents are coming! RPG: role playing
account information or credit-card numbers. The phishing e- games SHID: slaps head in disgust SO:
mail usually contains a link to an illegitimate site. Scammers significant other SMAIM: send me an
copy the look of a web site to set up a nearly identical page, instant message SOMY: sick of me yet?
one that appears to be part of that company's site. Piracy: SOT: short of time TAW: teachers are
Illegally copying copyrighted software, music, or movies. watching TTYL: talk to you later UW:
Spimming: Mass mailings sent as Instant Messages to you’re welcome WB: welcome back
users. Often these can feature links to explicit porn sites. WFM: works for me WIBNI: wouldn't it be
Streaming (Media): The exchange of video clips, sound, or nice if WTGP: want to go private? WTG:
other types of media over the internet. It is a way for the user way to go YM: young man
to quickly download these files. Warez: Pirated or illegally
distributed software. Wiki: A website which allows users to
add and edit content collectively.
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