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AKA -- Also known as
applet -- Mini-program that uses Java or ActiveX. Online games and animations are often applets.
ASCII -- (pronounced "as-key") American Standard Code for Information Interchange. Letters, numbers and other characters on a keyboard. Use them to create original ASCII Art, AKA "Smileys" :-)
B4 -- Before
bandwidth -- Measures how much data you can send to and from your computer and how fast. Higher bandwidth measn you can download Web pages faster.
BFN -- bye for now
bookmark -- A URL that you save so all you have to do is click on the title to visit the site again.
broadband -- High-speed cables that carry more information more quickly than regular phone lines.
BTW -- by the way
cache -- Information saved on your computer. Browsers cache Web pages you've hit so when you revisit them they load quickly.
CMIIW -- Correct me if I'm wrong
cobweb -- A site that hasn't been updated for a long, long time
cookie -- Information stored on your hard drive about you, your computer or where you've clicked. Some sites collect cookies when you visit them to make surfing easier. You can "turn off" cookies if you don't want the information collected.
CUL8R -- See you later
CWIT -- Cyber wiz in training
digiterati -- The tech elite! Those who know all there is about the Net and technology!
e-zine -- Online (or electronic) magazine
FAQ -- frequently asked question
F2F -- Face-to-face
freeware -- Software you can download from the Net at no charge
FUBAR -- [fouled] up beyond all recognition
FWIW -- for what it's worth
FYI -- for your information
GG -- Gotta go
GOPHER -- An Internet search tool
GR&D -- grinning, running, & ducking
HHOK -- Ha ha, only kidding
HTH -- hope this help
IAE -- in any event

IMHO -- in my humble opinion
IMNSHO -- in my NOT so humble opinion
IMO -- in my opinion
IOW -- in other words
IRL -- In real life
I-Way -- Information superhighway
Key pal -- An email "pen pa" that you exchange messages with regularly
LOL -- lots of luck or laughing out loud
monitor pets -- Toys, stickers and stuff that decorates your computer monitor
nox114it -- No excuse for it
NRN -- no reply necessary
ohnosecond -- That split second when you realize you just made a BIG mistake
OIC -- oh, I see!
OOTB -- out of the box (brand new)
OTOH -- on the other hand
ROTFL -- roll(ing) on the floor laughing (also, ROF,L, ROFL)
shareware -- Software you "try before you buy." You can usually download a version for free and then need to pay a fee to keep using it.
SITD -- still in the dark
SNAFU -- situation normal, all [fouled] up
snail mail -- Regular mail delivered by the post office
sneakernet -- Sharing files with other people by putting hte data on disk and "walking it over" to the other user.
spam -- Junk email. A netiquette no-no!
swibing -- Surfing the Web for nothing in particular
TIA -- thanks in advance
TIC -- tongue in cheek
TNX -- thanks
TOK -- that's okay
TTFN -- ta ta for now
TTYL -- talk to you later
TYVM -- thank you very much
virus -- A program that spreads to other computers via shared lines or email. They can be very destructive to your computer files and systems.
WBS -- Write back soon
webhippie -- Somone who believes the Web is a great tool for improving the future of learning and communicating
WYSIWYG -- what you see is what you get
zap -- To delete a file or clear a screen accidentally