The list of chat acronyms and abbreviations.

All chat related acronyms and abbreviations.

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FUBAR:
Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition(Funny, Military jargon, Internet jargon)
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IRC:
Internet Relay Chat(Unix command, Computers, Web slang)
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SOP:
Standard Operating Procedure(Canadian aviation, Hurricane management)
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PEBKAC:
Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair(Usenet, Web slang)
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RL:
Real Life(Usenet, Roleplaying, Roleplaying gaming)
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VBR:
Variable Bit Rate(Networking, IM, Email)
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EG:
Evil Grin(Usenet, SLANG, Online)
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KUTGW:
Keep Up The Good Work(Usenet, SLANG, Online)
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AFK:
Away From Keyboard(Usenet, Internet jargon, Web slang)
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CC:
Carbon Copy(Information Technology, Online, IM)
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FYI:
For Your Information(e-mail, Communication, Procurement)
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JK:
Just Kidding(Online slang, Social messaging, Twitter)
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MHS:
Message Handling System(IM, Email, Forum)
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MTBF:
Mean Time Between Failure(Computing Science, Computer Science, IM)
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PGP:
Pretty Good Privacy(ALGorithM, Unix command, Printing)
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PVC:
Permanent Virtual Circuit(Data Transmission, Communications, Networking)
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TLA:
Three Letter Acronym(SLANG, Computer, Information Technology)
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BCC:
Blind Carbon Copy(Computer technology, Information Technology, Online)
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CDT:
Central Daylight Time(Australian time, Time scale, Time Zone)
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ETLA:
Extended Three Letter Acronym(IM, Email, Forum)
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