What Acronyms Do We Use A Lot?

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Anybody know of more acronyms we use a lot around here?

For example I got these:

PLR

MRR

RPM

WSO

Just trying to think of some that are useful for this board...

Thanks,

Allen
#acronyms #lot
  • Profile picture of the author Sean A McAlister
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  • Profile picture of the author MikeLantz
    Originally Posted by admin View Post

    Anybody know of more acronyms we use a lot around here?

    For example I got these:

    ...

    RPM

    ...
    Nice, Allen... And here I was thinking "Redhat Package Manager" until I hovered over it.

    You can use that feature for more than acronyms, of course. Any words that many are unfamiliar with will work.

    You can always add WarriorPlus to the list!

    Mike
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      Originally Posted by MikeLantz View Post

      Nice, Allen... And here I was thinking "Redhat Package Manager" until I hovered over it.

      You can use that feature for more than acronyms, of course. Any words that many are unfamiliar with will work.

      You can always add WarriorPlus to the list!

      Mike

      Finally... :-)

      Was wondering how long it would take before someone spotted that...
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        • Profile picture of the author Dan Grossman
          You should set the tooltip for PR to "Google PageRank", not "Google Page Ranking", as not to confuse the two. PR is a numeric value computed based solely on links, your "ranking" in search results is based on hundreds of dependent and independent variables.

          Speaking of which, SERPS (search engine result pages) is a good one as well.
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          • Profile picture of the author admin
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            Originally Posted by Dan Grossman View Post

            You should set the tooltip for PR to "Google PageRank", not "Google Page Ranking", as not to confuse the two. PR is a numeric value computed based solely on links, your "ranking" in search results is based on hundreds of dependent and independent variables.

            Speaking of which, SERPS (search engine result pages) is a good one as well.

            That was the way the vbseo people had it. I changed it...

            Thanks,

            Allen
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            • Profile picture of the author TheVCF
              JV

              IMHO
              IOHO
              BTW
              FYI
              OTO

              VC
              VA

              Ok, so how do we get the definition to show up as a "tool tip" / "mouse over" herein?

              I hope this all helps and Have a Great Day!

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              • Profile picture of the author ecoverartist
                Hey Dan! *waves to fellow old-school SitePointer* (My nickname there is Sparkie)

                Let's see..acronyms...

                IANAL
                AFAIK
                SEO/SEM/SERP
                IM (both Internet Marketing and Instant Messaging)
                PIPS
                MLM
                HYIPS (Is that how it's spelled?)
                PDF
                MSN
                SE's (search engines)
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                • Profile picture of the author myob
                  Here's a few I have collected over the years.

                  AA Alcoholics Anonymous
                  AAA Travel club
                  AAAAA Travel club for alcoholics
                  ADN Any Day Now
                  AFAIK As Far As I Know
                  AFK Away From the Keyboard
                  AKA Also known as
                  AWGTHTGTTA Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again
                  B4N Bye for Now
                  BAD Broken as Designed
                  BBL Be Back Later
                  BIOYIOP Blow It Out Your I/O Port
                  BRB Be Right Back
                  BRS Big Red Switch
                  BSOD Blue screen of death (PMS Microsoft style)
                  BTA But Then Again (in response to IOW)
                  BTW By The Way
                  BYAM Between you and me
                  BWQ Buzz Word Quotient
                  CTS Consider the source
                  CU See you
                  CUL See you Later
                  CUL8R See you Later
                  DIIK Damned If I Know
                  DIY Do it yourself
                  ETLA Extended Three Letter Acronym
                  FISH First In, Still Here
                  FITB Fill In The Blank
                  FLMN Four letter mnemonic name (cf. TLA)
                  FOAF Friend of A Friend
                  FOB Fresh off the Boat
                  FOOBAR Variant of FUBAR (q.v.)
                  FTTT From Time To Time
                  FUBAR F'ed Up Beyond All Repair
                  FWIW For What It's Worth
                  FYA&E For your amusement and edification
                  FYI For Your Information
                  GAFIA Get Away From It All
                  GIGO Garbage In, Garbage Out
                  GIWIST Gee, I Wish I'd Said That
                  GLGH Good Luck and Good Hunting
                  GMTA Great Minds Think Alike
                  HIIK Hell if I Know
                  HTH Hope this helps
                  IAC In Any Case
                  IAE In Any Event
                  IC I See
                  IDTT I'll Drink To That
                  IIRC If I recall correctly
                  IITYWIMIWHTKY If I tell you what it means, I will have to kill you
                  IITYWIMWYBMAD If I tell you what it means, will you buy me a drink
                  ILY I Love You
                  IMAO In My Arrogant Opinion
                  IMCO In my considered opinion
                  IMHO In My Humble Opinion
                  IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion
                  IMO In My Opinion
                  IMOBO In My Own Biased Opinion.
                  INPO In No Particular Order
                  IOW In Other Words
                  IWBNI It Would Be Nice If
                  IYFEG Insert Your Favorite Ethnic Group
                  JIC Just In Case
                  JSNM Just Stark Naked Magic
                  JTYWTK Just Thought You Wanted To Know
                  KMYF Kiss Me You Fool
                  L8R Later
                  LMAO Laughing My Ass Off
                  LOL Laughing Out Loud
                  MLA Multiple Letter Acronym
                  MOTAS Member of the Appropriate Sex
                  MOTOS Member of the Opposite Sex
                  MOTSS Member of the Same Sex
                  NFW No F'g Way
                  NIMBY Not in my backyard
                  NSS No Shit, Sherlock
                  OOTC Obligatory On Topic Comment
                  OTF On the Floor
                  OTOH On The Other Hand
                  OTTH On the third hand
                  PABG Pack a Big Gun
                  PCYLIHOONL Please Cross Your Legs, I Have Only One Nail Left
                  PITA Pain In The Ass
                  PLOKTA Press Lots Of Keys To Abort
                  PMBI Pardon my butting in
                  PMFBI Pardon Me For Butting In
                  POV Point Of View
                  PTB Powers that be
                  RE Regarding
                  ROTFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing
                  ROTFLMAO Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
                  ROTFLAHMS Rolling On The Floor Laughing And Holding My Side
                  RPG Role Playing Games
                  RSN Real Soon Now
                  RTFM Read The F'g Manual
                  SFLA Stupid Four Letter Acronym
                  SNAFU Situation Normal - All F'd Up
                  SO Significant Other
                  SWMBO She Who Must Be Obeyed
                  SYSOP SYStem OPerator, aka God
                  TAFN That's All For Now
                  TAFT That's a frightening thought
                  TANJ There Ain't No Justice
                  TNSTAAFL There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
                  TDM Too Damn Many
                  TGIF Thank God Its Friday
                  TIA Thanks In Advance
                  TIATLG Truly, I Am The Living God
                  TLA Three Letter Acronym
                  TLG The Living God
                  TPTB The Powers That Be
                  TTBOMK To The Best Of My Knowledge
                  WFM Works For Me
                  WRT With Regard To
                  WTF What the F'k
                  WTFDIK What the F'k Do I Know
                  WYGIWYPF What You Get Is What You Pay For
                  WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get
                  YABA Yet Another Bloody Acronym
                  YMMV Your Mileage May Vary
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                    CB - ClickBank
                    IE - Internet Explorer
                    FB - Facebook
                    VA - Virtual Assistant

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                      • Profile picture of the author Lance K
                        How about the second dumbest one ever thought up...



                        WYSIWYG



                        It's almost as dumb as this old favorite of economists...



                        TINSTAAFL

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                  • Profile picture of the author Steve Taylor
                    Originally Posted by myob View Post

                    Here's a few I have collected over the years.

                    AA Alcoholics Anonymous
                    AAA Travel club
                    AAAAA Travel club for alcoholics
                    ADN Any Day Now
                    AFAIK As Far As I Know
                    AFK Away From the Keyboard
                    AKA Also known as
                    AWGTHTGTTA Are We Going To Have To Go Through This Again
                    B4N Bye for Now
                    BAD Broken as Designed
                    BBL Be Back Later
                    BIOYIOP Blow It Out Your I/O Port
                    BRB Be Right Back
                    BRS Big Red Switch
                    BSOD Blue screen of death (PMS Microsoft style)
                    BTA But Then Again (in response to IOW)
                    BTW By The Way
                    BYAM Between you and me
                    BWQ Buzz Word Quotient
                    CTS Consider the source
                    CU See you
                    CUL See you Later
                    CUL8R See you Later
                    DIIK Damned If I Know
                    DIY Do it yourself
                    ETLA Extended Three Letter Acronym
                    FISH First In, Still Here
                    FITB Fill In The Blank
                    FLMN Four letter mnemonic name (cf. TLA)
                    FOAF Friend of A Friend
                    FOB Fresh off the Boat
                    FOOBAR Variant of FUBAR (q.v.)
                    FTTT From Time To Time
                    FUBAR F'ed Up Beyond All Repair
                    FWIW For What It's Worth
                    FYA&E For your amusement and edification
                    FYI For Your Information
                    GAFIA Get Away From It All
                    GIGO Garbage In, Garbage Out
                    GIWIST Gee, I Wish I'd Said That
                    GLGH Good Luck and Good Hunting
                    GMTA Great Minds Think Alike
                    HIIK Hell if I Know
                    HTH Hope this helps
                    IAC In Any Case
                    IAE In Any Event
                    IC I See
                    IDTT I'll Drink To That
                    IIRC If I recall correctly
                    IITYWIMIWHTKY If I tell you what it means, I will have to kill you
                    IITYWIMWYBMAD If I tell you what it means, will you buy me a drink
                    ILY I Love You
                    IMAO In My Arrogant Opinion
                    IMCO In my considered opinion
                    IMHO In My Humble Opinion
                    IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion
                    IMO In My Opinion
                    IMOBO In My Own Biased Opinion.
                    INPO In No Particular Order
                    IOW In Other Words
                    IWBNI It Would Be Nice If
                    IYFEG Insert Your Favorite Ethnic Group
                    JIC Just In Case
                    JSNM Just Stark Naked Magic
                    JTYWTK Just Thought You Wanted To Know
                    KMYF Kiss Me You Fool
                    L8R Later
                    LMAO Laughing My Ass Off
                    LOL Laughing Out Loud
                    MLA Multiple Letter Acronym
                    MOTAS Member of the Appropriate Sex
                    MOTOS Member of the Opposite Sex
                    MOTSS Member of the Same Sex
                    NFW No F'g Way
                    NIMBY Not in my backyard
                    NSS No Shit, Sherlock
                    OOTC Obligatory On Topic Comment
                    OTF On the Floor
                    OTOH On The Other Hand
                    OTTH On the third hand
                    PABG Pack a Big Gun
                    PCYLIHOONL Please Cross Your Legs, I Have Only One Nail Left
                    PITA Pain In The Ass
                    PLOKTA Press Lots Of Keys To Abort
                    PMBI Pardon my butting in
                    PMFBI Pardon Me For Butting In
                    POV Point Of View
                    PTB Powers that be
                    RE Regarding
                    ROTFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing
                    ROTFLMAO Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
                    ROTFLAHMS Rolling On The Floor Laughing And Holding My Side
                    RPG Role Playing Games
                    RSN Real Soon Now
                    RTFM Read The F'g Manual
                    SFLA Stupid Four Letter Acronym
                    SNAFU Situation Normal - All F'd Up
                    SO Significant Other
                    SWMBO She Who Must Be Obeyed
                    SYSOP SYStem OPerator, aka God
                    TAFN That's All For Now
                    TAFT That's a frightening thought
                    TANJ There Ain't No Justice
                    TNSTAAFL There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
                    TDM Too Damn Many
                    TGIF Thank God Its Friday
                    TIA Thanks In Advance
                    TIATLG Truly, I Am The Living God
                    TLA Three Letter Acronym
                    TLG The Living God
                    TPTB The Powers That Be
                    TTBOMK To The Best Of My Knowledge
                    WFM Works For Me
                    WRT With Regard To
                    WTF What the F'k
                    WTFDIK What the F'k Do I Know
                    WYGIWYPF What You Get Is What You Pay For
                    WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get
                    YABA Yet Another Bloody Acronym
                    YMMV Your Mileage May Vary
                    LOL...Is that a hobby of your Paul

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                        • Profile picture of the author John Taylor
                          This is a well known Acronym used by a number
                          of British Warriors..

                          GFMT - Gone For More Tea

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                • Profile picture of the author Dennis Wagoner
                  Oh come on people!

                  WF

                  No acronym database is complete widdout it!



                  Dennis

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                  • Profile picture of the author TheVCF
                    Here's another one we haven't see a lot since Y2K ...

                    TEOTWAWKI

                    Got it?

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                  • Profile picture of the author Michael Dominic
                    Originally Posted by Dennis Wagoner View Post

                    Oh come on people!

                    WF

                    No acronym database is complete widdout it!



                    Dennis

                    BTW... I win! Mwahahahaha!
                    I was expecting to see this one a lot earlier in the thread! I am surprised.
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                    • Profile picture of the author Neil Morgan
                      In my world, we use ARP constantly.

                      For me that's cool because I 'invented' it deliberately!

                      Way back in 2000, the Ultimate Bulletin Board was known as UBB. I liked that and I thought it would be cool for AutoResponse Plus (being such a mouthful) to have its own acronym. So I started using the acronym 'ARP' in situations where I wasn't bothered about branding. It worked, now ARP and AutoResponse Plus are almost synonymous.

                      It's kind of weird when I'm talking to people at IM meets and they refer to 'ARP' when I know it's a term I invented!

                      So for those who wonder how the term 'ARP' came about, now you know!

                      Cheers,

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                        CPA
                        PPL
                        YT (YouTube)
                        YA (Yahoo Answers)
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      • Profile picture of the author Hugh Fraser
        Originally Posted by Christie Love View Post

        EZA
        PPC
        WP
        What's EZA - ezinearticles?
        Hugh
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    • Profile picture of the author Dan Grossman
      Until joining this forum recently, I had never seen a single acronym from that first post, except RPM as the package manager. They sure are specific to the "make money online" crowd. Even webmaster forums don't use those labels. The little tooltips are valuable for getting accustomed to this place
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    • Profile picture of the author MikeLantz
      How about things like:

      Adwords
      CJ (Commission Junction)
      MLM
      CPM
      CPC
      PR (press release or PageRank?)
      viral

      I will add more as I think of them.

      Mike
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  • Profile picture of the author Shane N
    Ahem...

    CTR - Clickthru Rate

    TMG - The Monkey God

    SW - Steven Wagenheim :confused:
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    • Profile picture of the author Wan Muslim
      This what i've seen alot in a few days..

      RAP - Rapid Action Profits
      FK - Frank Kern
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        kfc, ihop, just kidding How about ROI
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    AM - Affiliate Manager/Marketing
    B2B / B2C
    BL - Back Link
    CMS - Content Management System
    CPL - Cost Per Lead
    CR - Conversion Ratio
    CSS
    CTR - ClickThru Rate
    DMOZ
    FFA - Free For All
    HTML
    IBL - Inbound Link
    JS - JavaScript
    MFA - Made for AdSense
    PHP
    PPA - Pay Per Action
    PPI - Pay Per Impression
    PPL - Pay Per Lead
    SEP - SE Positioning
    TR - Trust Rank
    USP - Unique Selling Proposal
    XML
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    • Profile picture of the author Tamer
      WFNT = Warrior Forum Notification Tool
      WFPMA = Warrior Forum Private Messages Archiver
      WFFFE = Warrior Forum Fire Fox Extension

      Don't know if these are qualified enough?
      But this is how i *think* of these little gadgets when they were being developed.

      Tamer
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        • Profile picture of the author Shannon Herod
          AIDA (Attention, Interest, Desire, Action)

          J-Mo (Jason Moffatt - one crazy marketer)

          WIIFM (what's in it for me)
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