Post by Mayleng on Nov 12, 2003 13:52:12 GMT -5
COMMON INTERNET ABBREVIATIONS Seen in user forums, newsgroups, ICQ chat, etc.:
LD.... Learning Disabilities
SD.... School District
IEP... Individual Education Program
SPED.... Special Ed
ADHD... Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADHD/In...... Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/Inattention
SCT.... Sluggish Cognitive Tempo
504.... Section 504, Office of Civil Rights
SLD.... Specific Learning disabilities
ASL... American Sign language
MS... Middle School
HS... High School
NCLB... No Child Left Behind
AFAIK.........As far as I know
AFK...........Away from keyboard
BIL.........Brother in law
BRB...........Be right back
BTW...........By the way (incidentally)
CU............See you
CYA L8r.......See you later
DS............dearson
DH.............Dear Husband (or Darn Husband, depending)
DS................Dear Daughter.
FAQ...........Frequently Asked Questions (a compilation of answers to common questions for newbies)
FUBAR........."Messed" Up Beyond All Recognition
FIL... Father in Law
FWIW..........For what it's worth
*G*...........Grin!
IIRC..........If I recall correctly
IMHO..........In my humble/honest opinion
IMO...........In my opinion
ISP...........Internet Service Provider
J/K...........Just Kidding
K.............OK
LOL...........Laughing out loud
MIL................Mother in law
NP............No problem
N/T or *NT*...No Text, used in Subject headers
NT............Neurotypical
OMG...........Oh My God
OTOH..........On the other hand
PITA.........."Pain in the nether regions of the body"
RL............In Real Life (away from the computer)
ROFL..........Rolling on the floor laughing (also ROFLOL)
ROFLMAO.......Rolling on the floor laughing my bootie off
RTFM..........Read the "fine" manual
RU............Are you
Thx...........Thanks
TIA...........Thanks in advance
TTFN..........Ta-ta for now (bye)
TTYL..........Talk to you later
UR............You are; your
URL...........Universal Resource Locator. This is a given W W W address in HTTP [Hypertext Transfer Protocol] format, when used by your Web browser accessing your ISP's DNS [Domain Name Server], which in turn looks up registered website domain names that had been validated by Internic and other agencies, which (OH, NEVER MIND!...
)
*VLT*.........Very Little Text, used in Subject headers
WB............Welcome Back
WTF..........."What the frig" or Wed., Thurs., Fri. *hehe*
W W W.........World Wide Web - you're using it now
YMMV..........Your Mileage May Vary (i.e. things might work differently for you).
This link will lead you to a comprehensive Glossary of Terms commonly found in articles and information relating to ADD/ADHD.
add.miningco.com/library/blglossary.htm
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The following link is a Glossary of Special Education and Legal Terms
www.fetaweb.com/06/glossary.sped.legal.htm
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Interactive Glossary of Mental Health and Disability Terms
www.therapistfinder.net/glossary/
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LD.... Learning Disabilities
SD.... School District
IEP... Individual Education Program
SPED.... Special Ed
ADHD... Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADHD/In...... Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/Inattention
SCT.... Sluggish Cognitive Tempo
504.... Section 504, Office of Civil Rights
SLD.... Specific Learning disabilities
ASL... American Sign language
MS... Middle School
HS... High School
NCLB... No Child Left Behind
AFAIK.........As far as I know
AFK...........Away from keyboard
BIL.........Brother in law
BRB...........Be right back
BTW...........By the way (incidentally)
CU............See you
CYA L8r.......See you later
DS............dearson
DH.............Dear Husband (or Darn Husband, depending)
DS................Dear Daughter.
FAQ...........Frequently Asked Questions (a compilation of answers to common questions for newbies)
FUBAR........."Messed" Up Beyond All Recognition
FIL... Father in Law
FWIW..........For what it's worth
*G*...........Grin!
IIRC..........If I recall correctly
IMHO..........In my humble/honest opinion
IMO...........In my opinion
ISP...........Internet Service Provider
J/K...........Just Kidding
K.............OK
LOL...........Laughing out loud
MIL................Mother in law
NP............No problem
N/T or *NT*...No Text, used in Subject headers
NT............Neurotypical
OMG...........Oh My God
OTOH..........On the other hand
PITA.........."Pain in the nether regions of the body"
RL............In Real Life (away from the computer)
ROFL..........Rolling on the floor laughing (also ROFLOL)
ROFLMAO.......Rolling on the floor laughing my bootie off
RTFM..........Read the "fine" manual
RU............Are you
Thx...........Thanks
TIA...........Thanks in advance
TTFN..........Ta-ta for now (bye)
TTYL..........Talk to you later
UR............You are; your
URL...........Universal Resource Locator. This is a given W W W address in HTTP [Hypertext Transfer Protocol] format, when used by your Web browser accessing your ISP's DNS [Domain Name Server], which in turn looks up registered website domain names that had been validated by Internic and other agencies, which (OH, NEVER MIND!...
)*VLT*.........Very Little Text, used in Subject headers
WB............Welcome Back
WTF..........."What the frig" or Wed., Thurs., Fri. *hehe*
W W W.........World Wide Web - you're using it now
YMMV..........Your Mileage May Vary (i.e. things might work differently for you).
This link will lead you to a comprehensive Glossary of Terms commonly found in articles and information relating to ADD/ADHD.
add.miningco.com/library/blglossary.htm
____________________________________________
The following link is a Glossary of Special Education and Legal Terms
www.fetaweb.com/06/glossary.sped.legal.htm
___________________________________________
Interactive Glossary of Mental Health and Disability Terms
www.therapistfinder.net/glossary/
_____________________________________________