Helpful for non-native English speakers.
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Term for the acronyms and other commonly used words used
in chat rooms, e-mail, message boards, Internet, and other
text based messaging devices. For example "lol" is a
commonly used shorthand, which is short for Laugh out loud.
URL:
http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/chat.htm
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