what do they call them short abbreviation such as LMAO and ASL in computer terms. i wanna learn all the abbreviation
2007-05-26 06:52:53 · 7 answers · asked by Tayshaun 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Some people refer to them as "digispeak". It's just a type of shorthand for text messages/email. Try the link below and scroll down the page to see a bunch of other digispeak abbreviations like LMAO.
http://www.answers.com/topic/shorthand
2007-05-26 07:01:15 · answer #1 · answered by AlwaysRight 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they don't call them anything. LMAO is laughing my a*s off. i've never heard of ASL. but they're like asap as soon as possible. brb be right back. ily is i love you. ttyl talk to you later. sys is see you soon. ttfn ta ta for now. tlc tender loving care. txt is text. u is you, r are, y why, wtf what the freak or what the f*ck. wth what the heck he*l. I know somewhere on AIMs website they have a huge list of them.
2007-05-26 07:04:33 · answer #2 · answered by Killer Karamazing 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people call them "computer chat".
Hmmm....
lol= laughing out loud
lmao=Laughing my *** off.
Lmfao= Laughing my f****** *** off.
rotflol= rolling on the floor laughing out loud.
rotflmao= Rolling on the floor laughing my *** off
Rotlmfao= rolling on the floor laughing my f****** *** off
stfu= shut the **** up
idk= I dont know
idc= I dont care
wtf= what the ****
brb= brb
ttyl= talk to you later
bf= boyfriend
gf= girlfriend
omg= oh my god
omfg= oh my f****** god
gtg= got to go
asl= age sex location ( 19, m, WI)
2007-05-26 07:56:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I call them "text-eze".
It is like 'legal-eze' the language on documents made up by lawyers. ' Eze' is the suffix, see, (for those of you in Rio Linda.)
2007-05-26 07:49:56 · answer #4 · answered by thisbrit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an acronym?? I don't know computer terms
2007-05-26 07:01:14 · answer #5 · answered by sam hill 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
acronym
2007-05-26 07:40:51 · answer #6 · answered by Happy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
laughing my *** off
age sex location
2007-05-26 07:17:02 · answer #7 · answered by Tracy G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋