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Top 50 Newbie Terms Everyone Needs to Know:

@ - The "at" sign or "@" symbol is now such an integral part of the Internet, it deserves...
access - To log on to the Internet, where you can browse information, view Web sites, retrieve...
acronym - Derived from the first letters of a phrase, acronyms are meant to make the phrase...
any key - Newbies take heed: If a tech support person or a computer manual directs you to "hit...
avatar - A digital "actor" or icon that represents who you are and where you are in the virtual...
B2B - An acronym that describes business-to-business relationships or applications. Many...
back button - One of the buttons at the top of a Web browser. By clicking on it, you "go back" to...
blog - A Web site (or section of a Web site) where users can post a chronological, up-to-date...
bookmark - A direct link to an often visited site, saved in your browser for easy access. Bookmarks...
browser - A program used to view, download, upload, surf, or otherwise access documents (for...
cell phone - A mobile telephone that uses wireless technology, it is considered indispensable for...
chat or chatting - A form of interactive online communication that enables users to have real-time conversations...
computer - A device that runs programs for displaying and manipulating text, graphics, symbols,...
connectivity - The state of being connected to the Internet or to another type of computer network,...
debbie - A name for someone who is even newer than a newbie.
download - To transfer a file or files from one computer to another, for example, from a server...
e-commerce - Simply put, it means conducting business online. Selling goods, in the traditional...
e-mail or email - E-mail is mail that's electronically transmitted by your computer. As opposed to snail...
encryption - The process of protecting information as it moves from one computer to another. Passing...
FAQ - A list of questions and answers related to a Web site, newsgroup, software, or any...
file extension - The group of letters after a period or "dot" in a file name. The extension indicates...
gaming - It means "playing a game." Gaming also refers to the gaming industry as a whole, which...
handheld device - A computer or communications gadget that you can carry around with you, such as a...
hardware - The electronic components, boards, peripherals, and computer equipment that make up...
instant messaging - A technology that gives users the ability to identify people online and to exchange...
Internet - The most important technological innovation of our generation, the Internet is actually...
ISP - A company that provides users access to the Internet. Before you can connect to the...
login or log in - The act of connecting to or accessing a remote computer system, network, server, or...
netiquette - The code of conduct and unofficial rules that govern online interaction and behavior,...
newbie - Someone who is new to the Internet or new to computers in general. "Newbie" is sort...
newsgroups - A newsgroup is a forum for sharing information. Each one is an area on the Internet...
noob - There is controversy surrounding this word. Traditionally a noob, unlike a newbie...
OSP - A company that provides customer-only content to subscribers of its service. For example,...
P2P - In computer terms, a "peer" is an actual computer that exists on a network at the...
password - A combination of letters and other symbols needed to login to a computer system or...
phishing - An online scam in which the perpetrator sends out a large number of legitimate looking...
RTM or RTFM - Proper netiquette on newsgroups calls for users not to post newbie questions that...
search - The process of locating information on the Internet, whether it is to be found on...
SHOUTING - Chatters and people who post on Usenet will often tell others to stop shouting. It's...
sig file - A short statement at the end of an e-mail message. It identifies the sender and provides...
silver surfer - An adult, generally 50 years of age or older, who frequently surfs the Web and spends...smiley or smileys - :-) A smiley is a sequence of typed characters that creates a rough picture of something,...
snail mail - Regular postal mail, as in, "through rain, snow, sleet, or hail. . . ." The obvious...social networking - On a broad level, it is an online community of people who are socializing with each...software - A set of instructions that tells a computer how to execute functions and tasks. Software...tech support - A place you call when you have questions about computer hardware or software. The...texting - The act of typing and sending a brief, electronic message (less than 160 characters)...troll - Online it originally meant the act of posting a message in a newsgroup (and later...URL - An acronym/term that describes the location and access method of a resource on the...Web site - A place on the World Wide Web that's comprised of files organized into a hierarchy....

A sampling of some popular shorthand texting terms.

UG2BK . . . . . . .You got to be kidding
GBTW. . . . . . . . Get back to work
NMP . . . . . . . . . Not my problem
PIR . . . . . . . . . . Parent in room
GFTD. . . . . . . . .Gone for the day
FYEO. . . . . . . . .For your eyes only
BI5 . . . . . . . . . . Back in five minutes
DEGT . . . . . . . . Don’t even go there
BIL . . . . . . . . . . Boss is listening
PAW. . . . . . . . . Parents are watching
99 . . . . . . . . . . . Parents are no longer watching
PCM . . . . . . . . .Please call me
IMS. . . . . . . . . . I am sorry
TOY. . . . . . . . . .Thinking of you
KUTGW. . . . . . .Keep up the good work
CID . . . . . . . . . .Consider it done
FWIW. . . . . . . . For what it’s worth
HAND . . . . . . . Have a nice day
IAT . . . . . . . . . .I am tired
NRN . . . . . . . . No response necessary
4COL. . . . . . . . For crying out loud
WRUD. . . . . . . What are you doing
LMIRL. . . . . . . Let’s meet in real life
^5 . . . . . . . . . .  High five
LYLAS . . . . . . Love you like a sister
BABY . . . . . . . Being annoyed by you
ATM . . . . . . . . at the moment
FYI . . . . . . . . . For your information
GOL . . . . . . . . Giggling Out Loud
IWIWU . . . . .   I wish I was you
IWALU . . . . .  I Will Always Love You
GOOD job . . . Get Out Of Debt job
J4F . . . . . . . . . Just For Fun
J5M . . . . . . . .  Just Five Minutes
LOLA . . . . . .  Laugh Out Loud Again
NAVY . . . . . .Never Again Volunteer Yourself
S2U . . . . . . .  Same To You

Top 50 Internet Acronyms Parents Need to Know:


8 - Oral sex
1337 - Elite -or- leet -or- L337
143 - I love you
182 - I hate you
1174 - Nude club
420 - Marijuana
459 - I love you
ADR - Address
AEAP - As Early As Possible
ALAP - As Late As Possible
ASL - Age/Sex/Location
CD9 - Code 9 - it means parents are around
C-P - Sleepy
F2F - Face-to-Face
GNOC - Get Naked On Cam
GYPO - Get Your Pants Off
HAK - Hugs And Kisses
ILU - I Love You
IWSN - I Want Sex Now
J/O - Jerking Off
KOTL - Kiss On The Lips
KFY -or- K4Y - Kiss For You
KPC - Keeping Parents Clueless
LMIRL - Let's Meet In Real Life
MOOS - Member Of The Opposite Sex
MOSS - Member(s) Of The Same Sex
MorF - Male or Female
MOS - Mom Over Shoulder
MPFB - My Personal F*** Buddy
NALOPKT - Not A Lot Of People Know That
NIFOC - Nude In Front Of The Computer
NMU - Not Much, You?
P911 - Parent Alert
PAL - Parents Are Listening
PAW - Parents Are Watching
PIR - Parent In Room
POS - Parent Over Shoulder -or- Piece Of Sh**
pron - porn
Q2C - Quick To Cum
RU/18 - Are You Over 18?
RUMORF - Are You Male OR Female?
RUH - Are You Horny?
S2R - Send To Receive
SorG - Straight or Gay
TDTM - Talk Dirty To Me
WTF - What The F***
WUF - Where You From
WYCM - Will You Call Me?
WYRN - What's Your Real Name?
zerg - To gang up on someone

Alfa, Bravo, Charlie

Klo misalnya percakapan via telepon, tapi pas jaringan sedang buruk, apalagi butuh spell yang bagus, biasanya kita butuh standar yang dikenal internasional untuk melafalkan abjad.

Dikenal dengan istilah NATO phonetic alphabet.
A = Alfa
B = Bravo
C = Charlie
D = Delta
E = Echo
F = Foxtrot
G = Golf
H = Hotel
I = India
J = Juliet
K = Kilo
L = Lima
M = Mike
N = November
O = Oscar
P = Papa
Q = Quebec
R = Romeo
S = Sierra
T = Tango
U = Uniform
V = Victor
W = Whiskey
X = Xray
Y = Yankee
Z = Zulu

Misalnya : MAKASIH >> Mike-Alfa-Kilo-Alfa-Sierra-India-Hotel

Sumber: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_phonetic_alphabet