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Internet slang Abbreviations

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