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Internet slang Abbreviations

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LAN — Local Area Network
N/A — Not Applicable
PST — Please Send Tell
ASAP — As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap)
ARPANET — Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (early internet)
USA — United States of America
BBS — Bulletin Board Service
DOB — Date Of Birth
IT — Information Technology
CPU — Central Processing Unit
AC — Alternating Current
MSG — Message
IP — Internet Protocol
CRT — Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
FCFS — First Come First Served
FAQ — Frequently Asked Questions (sometimes Pronounced Fak)
FIFO — First In, First Out
ALCON — All Concerned
POC — Point Of Contact
API — Application Programming Interface
R&D — Research & Development
IYKWIM — If You Know What I Mean
LIFO — Last In, First Out
MTBF — Mean Time Before Failure
WRT — "With respect to", especially in fields such as Mathematics.
POV — Point Of View
TQM — Total Quality Management
CCTV — Closed-circuit television
IQ — Intelligence Quotient
PS — PostScript
CR — Carriage Return
NAVY — Never Again Volunteer Yourself
OBTW — Oh By the Way
BTU — British Thermal Unit
TBD — To Be Determined
EU — European Union (1994; formerly referred to as the EEC or EC)
Y/N — Yes/No
COA — Course Of Action
NPV — Net Present Value {economics}
YABSA — Yet Another Bloody Stupid Acronym
AAA — American Automobile Association
DOA — dead on arrival
CEO — Chief Executive Officer
ACK — Acknowledge (telecommunications; Cf. NAK)
PW — Password
SME — Subject Matter Expert
JIT — Just in time
AM — Amplitude Modulation
OJT — On the Job Training
CAD — Computer Aided Designer