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Internet slang Abbreviations

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LAN — Local Area Network
USA — United States of America
N/A — Not Applicable
PST — Please Send Tell
ARPANET — Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (early internet)
IQ — Intelligence Quotient
DOB — Date Of Birth
FCFS — First Come First Served
YABSA — Yet Another Bloody Stupid Acronym
ASAP — As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap)
IT — Information Technology
IYKWIM — If You Know What I Mean
OBEX — Object Exchange Protocol
CPU — Central Processing Unit
OBTW — Oh By the Way
BBS — Bulletin Board Service
BB — Bulletin Board
LIFO — Last In, First Out
OBTWIAVBP — Obligatory the World Is A Very Big Place
VIP — Very Important Person
MSG — Message
Y/N — Yes/No
FIFO — First In, First Out
AAA — American Automobile Association
IP — Internet Protocol
COA — Course Of Action
ALCON — All Concerned
CCTV — Closed-circuit television
POC — Point Of Contact
AC — Alternating Current
BMW — Bayerische Motoren Werke (Bavarian Motor Works)
ITR — Internet Talk Radio
CEO — Chief Executive Officer
NAVY — Never Again Volunteer Yourself
CAPTCHA — Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
AMD — Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (producer of computer chips)
ESRB — Entertainment Software Rating Board
TQM — Total Quality Management
API — Application Programming Interface
UFO — Unidentified Flying Object
ATTN — Attention
BTU — British Thermal Unit
CR — Carriage Return
ALU — Arithmetic Logic Unit
NCO — Non-Commissioned Officer
ADSL — Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
DDOS — Distributed Denial of Service
R&D — Research & Development
EST — Eastern Standard Time
DOA — dead on arrival