This is a basic reference to commonly use words and technical jargon, as well as abreviations used in chatrooms and SMS messaging...more will be added when I either gain the extra information or I remember certain wordings LOL
If there are some meanings I've got wrong please correct me ASAP!!!
? : What?
<,>,^,v : Left, Right, Up and Down in chatrooms like
Excite's Virtual Places.
numbers : for all numbers, duh! Though there are other uses for numbers as shown.
2 : To, Too.
4 : For.
4GIV : Forgive.
4MAT : Format.
8 : Ate.
ASAP : As Soon As Possible!
ASL? : Age, Sex, Location?
B : Be, Bee.
B4 : Before.
BBFN : Bye Bye For Now.
BBL : Be Back Later.
BCOS : Because.
BI : By, Bye, Buy.
BINARY : The backbone of the digital language. Consisting of 0's and 1's, this is what all digital technology depends on.
BIOS : Basic Input Output System.
BIT : Single binary unit. 1 byte contains 8 bits.
BLITZ : To completely wipe a system for reinstallation.
BPS : Bits Per Second, Bytes Per Second.
BRB : Be Right Back.
BYTE : A singular computer unit comprised origially of 8 bits. A single character ranging from 0 to 255.
C : See, Sea.
CD : Compact Disc.
CD-R : Compact Disc - Recordable. A recordable CD capable of one-time recording.
CD-RW : Compact Disc - ReWritable. A recordable CD which can be erased and recorded to a large number of times.
CDROM : Compact Disc Read Only Memory.
CPU : Central Processing Unit.
DATA : In the computer sense, a digital interpretation of information. For example...a CV document is data if stored on a computer.
DDR : Double Data Rate.
DIMM : Dual In-line Memory Module.
DIR : Directory. Used especially by MS-DOS.
DOS : Disk Operating System.
DRAM : Dynamic Random Access Memory.
DUAL CORE : A
CPU consisting of 2 "cores" allowing two seperate environments compared to a singular
CPU.
DVD : Digital Versatile Disc.
EDO : Extended Data Out.
EEPROM : Electronically Erasible Programmable Read Only Memory. Same as an EPROM but with the option of being reset be means of a special electronic device.
EPROM : Erasible Programmable Read Only Memory. A ROM device which can be written to and reset by exposing to Ultraviolet light.
F8 : Fate.
FK : Friendly Kill. Used in online games when a team member kills another team member by accident.
G8 : Gate.
GB : Gigabyte (1,024,000,000 bytes).
GG : Good Game. Used in online gaming to compliment the other game players.
GJ : Good Job. Used in online gaming towards the person who won the last fight.
GPU : Graphical Processing Unit.
GR8 : Great, Grate.
GUD : Good.
GUDBI : Goodbye, Good Bye, Good Buy.
GUI : Graphical User Interface. Windows is a GUI, though not fully an OS due to the requirements that command.com must be present on startup and this is a component of MS-DOS.
HD : Hard Disk.
JK : Joke, Joking.
KB : Kilobyte (1,024 bytes).
KK : OK. For some strange reason!
L8 : Late.
L8EST : Latest.
L8LE : Lately.
L8R : Later.
LMAO : Laughing My Ass Off
LMFAO : Laughing My F*cking Ass Off.
LMTO : Laughing My Tits Off.
LOL : Laughing Out Loud.
M8 : Mate.
MB : Megabyte (1,024,000 bytes).
MIPS : Million Instructions Per Second. Usually associated with computer benchmarking.
MS-DOS : MicroSoft Disk Operating System.
NOOB : Newbie. Someone that is new to computers or a particular piece of software.
NP : No Problem.
NVRAM : None-Volatile Random Access Memory.
OMG : Oh My God!
OS : Operating System.
P : Pee, Pea.
PLS : Please.
PMSL : P*ssing MySelf Laughing.
POST : Power On Self Test. This is done by your computer when you first switched on to ensure vital parts are connected and functioning correctly.
PROM : Programmable Read Only Memory. A ROM which can be programmed once but never change thereafter.
QUAD CORE : A
CPU consisting of 4 "cores" allowing 4 seperate processing environments compared to a singular
CPU.
R : Are.
RAM : Random Access Memory. This is what is used in computer systems and allows data to be called and written at random and any location in memory.
ROM : Read Only Memory. Usually specially written during manufature, this can only be read from and nothing can be altered on a ROM chip.
ROTFL : Rolling On The Floor Laughing.
SCSI : Simple Computer Serial Interface (Please correct me if I'm wrong!).
SDRAM : Synchronized Dynamic Random Access Memory.
SIMM : Single In-line Memory Module.
TB : Terabyte (1,024,000,000,000 bytes).
TK : Team Kill. Used in online games when a team member kills another team member by accident.
TNX : Thanks.
TY : Thankyou.
TYVM : Thank You Very Much.
U : You.
UR : You're, You are.
USB : Universal Serial Bus.
VDU : Visual Display Unit. A very old term now replaced by Display or Monitor.
WB : Welcome Back.
WD : Well Done.
WTF : What the F*ck?
WTG : Way To Go!
Y : Why?
YVW : You're Very Welcome.
ZIF : Zero Insertion Force. If your motherboard is one that has a Socket7 then that socket is a ZIF type socket.