The list of chat acronyms and abbreviations.

All chat related acronyms and abbreviations.

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EOT:
End Of Thread(Usenet, SLANG, Online)
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End of Transmission(Definition, ASCII, Dictionary)
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EOY:
End of Year(Information Technology, IM, Email)
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ETX:
End of Text(ASCII, Electronic engineering, IM)
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FCS:
First Customer Ship(IBM, IM, Email)
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FOAF:
Friend of a Friend(Software Engineering, Computer programming)
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FOOBAR:
FTP Operation Over Big Address Records(IM, Email, Forum)
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FRS:
File Replication Service(Microsoft Windows, WINDOWS, IM)
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FUD:
Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt(Web slang, Internet jargon, WEB)
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GAN:
Global Area Network(IM, Email, Forum)
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GIGO:
Garbage In Garbage Out(Computer, Information Technology, CHAT)
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GSM:
Global System for Mobile Communications(Satellite Communications, PHONE)
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GUID:
Global Unique IDentifier(IM, Email, Forum)
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HAN:
Home Area Network(IM, Email, Forum)
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HAND:
Have A Nice Day(Usenet, SMS, Web slang)
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HBA:
Host Bus Adapter(Computer hardware, Computer, Information Technology)
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HDMI:
High Definition Multimedia Interface(IM, Email, Forum)
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HW:
Hardware(Electronic hardware, Computer engineering, Computer hardware)
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IANAL:
I am not a lawyer(Glossary, Wiki, Usenet)
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IIRC:
If I Recall Correctly(Glossary, Web slang, Internet jargon)
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