can some one tell?

Question

a 55year old granny just getting into to computers what these mean im not really up with the computer lingo thank you,
LOL
ASL
LMAO
ROFLMAO
BRB
BBS
there are so many but that would do for now thank you

Answer 1

I've used computers over 30 years and I use very few abbreviations. I still prefer to use real words. lol
These are reserved for chat rooms. Some people insist on using them in e-mails and even here asking questions, but they are really only proper in chat rooms and text messaging.

But I do use a few and the above are ones I use.

LOL = Laughing Out Loud. Use it when your saying something "tongue in cheek" or something a little funny.

ASL = Age Sex Location. for me that would be 52 Male Kansas /or 52 M USA

LMAO = Laughing My *** Off. Use when something is funny. more that LOL.

ROFLMAO = Rolling On (the) Floor Laughing My *** Off. A reply to something very funny said by someone else.

BRB = Be Right Back. You type this when your chatting with someone or group and you need a break and will be away from computer for a little while.

BBS = Bulletin Board Service. Not used much anymore.

Some others you might see.

JK = Just Kidding.

TY = Thank You.

:) = Smiley face
;) = Winking face
:( = Sad face

I personally don't use any more than these and if someone does spell something I don't recognize I ask they WTF? = What The Fornication? <- what it stands for but not the actual word.
Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Ok thank you

Answer 3

Popular Abbreviations and Acronyms

2 --- "to"
2B - "to be"
2B||!2B -- "to be or not to be"; from the C Programming Language logic operation 'OR' "||" and 'NOT' "!".
4 - "for"
AFAIC --- "as far as I'm concerned", or "as far as I care", or "as far as I can..."
AFAIK --- "as far as I know"
AFAIR --- "as far as I recall", or "as far as I remember"
AFK --- "away from keyboard"
ASAP --- "as soon as possible"
ASL --- "age, sex, location"; used when a user wants to find out more (i.e. age, sex and location) about a fellow user. Also used as an introductory phrase.
B2B --- "business to business"
BBL --- "be back later"
BBS --- "be back soon", or "bulletin board service"
BFD --- "big ******* deal"
BRB --- "be right back"
BTW --- "by the way"
CU --- "see you"; used as a goodbye.
CYA --- "see you"; used as a goodbye.
CYS --- "check your settings"; a phrase often said by technical support staff of a certain Australian ISP.
C&V --- "chapter & verse"; used in newsgroups.
C|N>K --- "coffee through nose into keyboard"; a Unix-ism meaning.
DMY --- "don't mess yourself"; from an episode of The Simpsons.
DUN --- "don't"; commonly used by Singaporeans.
FAQ --- (formal) "Frequently Asked Question"
FFS --- "for ****'s sake!"
FUD --- Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt; purposeful spread of misinformation.
FO --- "**** off!"
FOAD --- "**** off and die!"
FOAF --- "friend of a friend"; the dubious attribution given to urban legends
FTP --- (formal) "File Transfer Protocol"
FXP --- (formal) "File eXchange Protocol"
FYI --- "for your information"
G2G, GTG --- "got to go", also "good to go" in MMORPG or MUD settings.
G4Y, GFY --- "good for you", or "go **** yourself"; the use of this acronym is ambigious and not recommended.
GAGF --- "go and get ******"
GG --- "good going" or "good game"; used sincerely in online games such as trivia, but more often used sarcastically when someone has done something foolish. Also, it is now becoming customary for all players to say "gg" when the game is over in such games as Counter-Strike, unless a player is profoundly displeased with the outcome.
GJ --- "good job"
H8 --- "hate", or 'H1' to 'H9' to indicate how much does a person hates something.
HAND --- "have a nice day"
HTH --- "hope this (or that) helps"
IANAL --- "I am not a lawyer"; usually used before a non-lawyer gives legal advice, as a humorous disclaimer.
IANARS --- "I am not a rocket scientist"
IC --- "I see", also "in character" in MMORPG or MUD settings.
ICYDK / ICYDN / ICUDK -- "in case you didn't know"
IIRC --- "if I recall correctly"
IMO --- "in my opinion"
IMHO --- "in my humble opinion", or "in my honest opinion"
IMNSHO --- "in my not so humble opinion"; an egotistical alternative to the above
IRC --- (formal) "Internet Relay Chat"
IRL - "in real life"; usually in MMORPG or MUD settings.
ISTR --- "I seem to recall"
IYDMMA --- "if you don't mind me asking"
J00 --- Leet speak for "you". Commonly spelt as j00, as in leet speak the letters are usually in lower case and O's replaced with a 0's.
J00R --- Leet speak for "you're" or "your". Commonly spelt as j00r, as in leet speak the letters are usually in lower case and O's replaced with a 0's.
JJ --- "just joking"
JK, J/K --- "just kidding"
JOOC --- "just out of curiosity"
K --- "OK"
KEWL, KOOL --- "cool"; in the American sense.
L8 --- "late"
L8R --- "later"; as in "see you later"
LEET, L33T, 1337, 31337 --- "elite"
LMAO --- "laughing my *** off"
LOL --- "laughing out loud", or "lots of laughs"; as a reply to something amusing. Also "lots of love" (not as common).
MYOB --- "mind your own business"
NM, NVM --- "never mind"
NOYB --- "none of your business"
NP --- "no problem"
NSFW --- "not safe for work"; indicates that a link should be avoided due to pornography or other content unsuitable for the workplace. Used by Fark and some message boards. See also SFW.
NT --- "no text"; used on Internet forums or Usenet to indicate that a post has no content.
N/M --- "not much"
O --- "oh"
OIC --- "oh, I see"
OMG --- Exclamation, "oh my God!"
OMFG --- Exclamation, "oh my ******* God!"
OMFL --- Exclamation, "oh my ******* lag!"
OOC --- "out-of-character"; usually in MMORPG or MUD settings. Also, "out of curiosity".
OT --- "off topic"
OTOH --- "on the other hand"
PFO --- "please **** off"
PITA --- "pain in the ***"
PLS, PLZ --- "please"
PO, PO'd --- "piss off", or "pissed off"
P2P --- (formal) "Peer-to(2)-Peer"
QOOL, QOOLZ --- "cool"; in the American sense.
R --- "are"
R8 --- "right"
RL --- "real life"; usually in MMORPG or MUD settings.
ROFL (or ROTFL) --- "rolling on the floor laughing"; as a reply to something extremely amusing.
ROFLMAO (or ROTFLMAO) --- "rolling on the floor laughing my *** off"; as a reply to something extremely amusing.
RTFA --- "read the ******* article"; applies mostly to Slashdot threads, for users who make comments on a story without having read it first.
RTFM --- "read the ******* manual" or "read the fine manual"; the frequent reply to a request for basic help from newbies who have not attempted to find the answer for themselves.
RTFP --- "read the ******* post"; derived from RTFA and also used on Slashdot.
RU --- "are you"
SCNR --- "sorry, could not resist."
SFW --- "safe for work"; material (pictures, webpages) that is safe for the office. Used by Fark. See also NSFW.
STFU --- "shut the **** up"
SUX0RS --- Leet speak for "sucks". Commonly spelt as sux0rs, as in leet speak the letters are usually in lower case and O's replaced with a 0's.
TBH --- "to be honest"
THNX, THNZ, THX, THZ --- "thanks"; this can be combined into 'kthx' (OK, thanks), 'plzkthx' (Please, OK, thanks), and 'kthxbye' (OK, thanks, goodbye)
TIA --- "thanks in advance"
TTFN --- "ta ta for now"
TTYL --- "talk to you later"
TY -- "thank you"
U --- "you"
UR --- "you're" or "your"
WOOT --- Originally a hacker expression used after gaining root, now a general expression of joy over some outcome.
W8 --- "wait"
WDUWTA --- "what do u wanna talk about?"
WTF --- "what the ****?"
WTH --- "what the heck?", or "what the hell?"
W/E --- "whatever"
W/O --- "without"
X>* --- definition of something [X] is better than everything [