Symbol |
Meaning |
| & |
and |
| ~ |
approximately / about / more or less |
| @ |
at |
| ° |
degree |
| $ |
Dollar |
| = |
equals/is the same as |
| € |
Euro |
| > |
greater / better / more than |
| ∞ |
infinity |
| < |
less / smaller than |
| - |
minus |
| # |
number |
| ¶ |
paragraph |
| % |
per cent |
| + |
plus, in addition to |
| £ |
Pound |
| § |
section |
| \ |
therefore |
| ¥ |
Yen |
24/7 |
24 hours a day, 7 days a week |
404 |
I don't know |
|
|
| addr. |
address |
| AGM |
annual general meeting |
aka |
also known as |
| aob |
any other business |
| approx. |
approximately |
| asap |
as soon as possible |
| asst. |
assortment |
| b/c |
because |
| BTW |
by the way |
| c. or ca. |
circa, about c.1800 |
| C19 |
nineteenth century |
| cd. |
could |
| CEO |
chief executive officer |
| cf. |
compare this with... |
| Ch. |
chapter |
c/o |
care of |
| cob |
close of business |
| compl. |
complete |
| corp. |
corporation |
| CRM |
customer relationship management |
| CSR |
corporate social responsibility |
| ct. |
contrast |
| ctrl. |
control |
| CV |
curriclum vitae |
| dept. |
department |
| devt. |
development |
| diff. |
difference |
diy |
do it yourself |
| edn. |
edition |
| educ. |
education |
e.g. |
exempli gratia (for example) |
| encl. |
enclosed |
EOB |
end of business |
| EOM |
end of message |
esp. |
especially |
ETA |
estimated time of arrival |
| et al. |
et alii (and everyone else) |
etc. |
etcetera (and so forth) |
| FAQ(s) |
frequently asked question(s) |
| fifo |
first in first out |
| filo |
first in last out |
| fwd |
forwarded |
| FYA |
for your attention |
FYI |
for your information |
| gigo |
garbage in garbage out |
GMT |
Greenwich Mean Time |
| Govt. |
Government |
| HQ |
headquarters |
| hr. |
hour |
| HR |
Human Resources |
| ht. |
height |
i.e. |
id est (that is, that means) |
| impt. |
important |
| info. |
information |
| ISBN |
international standard book number |
JIT |
Just In Time |
| lifo |
last in first out |
| lilo |
last in last out |
| ltd |
limited |
| max. |
maximum |
| MD |
managing director |
| min. |
minimum |
| movt. |
movement |
MPH |
miles per hour |
NB |
nota bene (important, notice this) |
| no(s) |
number(s) |
| ok |
okay |
p. |
page |
| pp. |
paginae (pages) |
para. |
paragraph |
| pc(s) |
piece(s) |
| PLC |
public limited company |
pls. |
please |
ppl. |
people |
| PR |
public relations |
prob. |
problem |
PTO |
please turn over |
| qtr. |
quarter |
| R&D |
research and development |
| re. |
res (with reference to / regarding) |
| rep. |
representative |
| RSVP |
respondez s'il vous plait (please reply) |
| |
|
| sae |
stamped addressed envelope |
| sec. |
second |
| SME |
small and medium (size) enterprises |
| SWOT |
strengths weaknesses opportunities threats |
| TBA |
to be announced |
| temp. |
temperature / temporary |
| USP |
unique selling point |
vgc |
very good condition |
| VP |
vice president |
| vs |
against |
| wd |
would |
w/ |
with |
| w/o |
without |
| wt. |
weight |
wysiwyg
|
What You See Is What You Get |
|
| BA |
Bachelor of Arts |
| BEd |
Bachelor of Education |
| BSc |
Bachelor of Science |
| MA |
Master of Arts |
| MBA |
Master of Business Administration |
| MSc |
Master of Science |
| PhD |
Philosophiae Doctor (Doctor of Philosophy) |
|
|
404 |
I don't know |
| A3 |
Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere |
| AAK |
Alive and Kicking |
| AAP |
Always a Pleasure |
| AAR |
At Any Rate |
| AFAIK |
As Far As I Know |
| AFK |
Away from Keyboard |
| AOTA |
All Of The Above |
| ATM |
At The Moment |
| AWHFY |
Are We Having Fun Yet? |
AYPI
|
And Your Point Is? |
| B4 |
Before |
| B4N |
Bye For Now |
| B/F |
Boyfriend |
BBL
|
Be Back Later |
BBIAF
|
Be Back in a Few |
BCNU
|
Be Seein' You |
BEG
|
Big Evil Grin |
BFN
|
Bye For Now |
BG
|
Big Grin |
BIF
|
Basic In Fact |
BRB
|
Be Right Back |
| BTDT |
Been There Done That |
| BTW |
By The Way |
| CLM |
Career Limiting Move |
CM
|
Call Me |
| CR8 |
Create |
| CU |
See You |
CUL8R
|
See You Later |
| DIKU? |
Do I Know You? |
| DQMOT |
Don't Quote Me On This |
| DUR? |
Do You Remember? |
F2F
|
Face To Face |
FUD
|
(Spreading) Fear, Uncertainty, and Disinformation |
FWIW
|
For What It's Worth |
FYA
|
For Your Amusement |
| FYI |
For Your Information |
| G/F |
Girlfriend |
| GA |
Go Ahead |
GAL
|
Get A Life |
GMTA
|
Great Minds Think Alike |
| GSOH |
Good Sense of Humour |
HTH |
Hope This(That) Helps |
IAE |
In Any Event |
| IC |
I See |
ICWUM
|
I See What You Mean |
| IM |
Instant Message |
IMO
|
In My Opinion |
| IMHO |
In My Humble Opinion |
| IMNSHO |
In My Not So Humble Opinion |
| IOW |
In Other Words |
| IRL |
In Real Life |
| J4F |
Just For Fun |
| JK |
Just Kidding |
KISS |
Keep it Short and Simple |
| L8R |
Later |
| LOL |
Laughing Out Loud / Lots of Love |
| LTNS |
Long Time No See |
MOF
|
Male or Female |
MHOTY
|
My Hat's Off To You |
MOTD
|
Message Of The Day |
MTFBWU
|
May The Force Be With You |
NBIF
|
No Basis In Fact |
NFC
|
No Further Comment |
| NP |
No Problem |
NRN
|
No Reply Necessary |
OBO
|
Or Best Offer |
OBTW
|
Oh, By The Way |
OIC
|
Oh, I see |
OOTB
|
Out Of The Box / Out of the Blue |
OTOH
|
On the Other Hand |
| OTT |
Over the Top |
| PC |
Politically Correct |
| pdq |
pretty damn quick |
| PM |
Private Message |
POV
|
Point Of View |
PMFJI
|
Pardon Me For Jumping In |
ROTFL
|
Rolling On The Floor Laughing |
RTM
|
Read The Manual |
SITD
|
Still In The Dark = Still don't understand |
| SMTOE |
Sets My Teeth On Edge = annoys you a lot |
| SNAFU |
Situation normal all effed up |
T+
|
Think Positive |
| TAF |
That's All Folks |
TAFN
|
That's All For Now |
TIA
|
Thanks In Advance |
TIC
|
Tongue In Cheek = say something that appears to be serious, but isn't |
| TGIF |
Thank goodness it's Friday |
TLC
|
Tender Loving Care |
TM2T
|
Too Much To Type |
| TTFN |
Ta Ta For Now |
T2UL
|
Talk To You Later |
TTTT
|
To Tell The Truth |
| TU |
Thank You |
| TUVM |
Thank You Very Much |
TX
|
Thanks |
TYCLO
|
TURN YOUR CAPS LOCK OFF! |
| unPC |
unPolitically Correct |
WB
|
Welcome Back |
WEG
|
Wicked Evil Grin |
WRT
|
With respect to |
WTG
|
Way To Go! |
| WUF? |
Where are You From? |
X!
|
Typical Woman |
Y! |
Typical Man |
| ZZZZ |
Sleeping / Bored |
