====== Acronyms in IRC ======

Acronyms are abbreviations that are used to simplify IRC. The initial letters of the most important words are strung together.

===== The most important acronyms at a glance =====

^ Acronym ^ English meaning ^ German meaning ^
| AFK | away from keyboard | briefly away from the PC |
| AKA | also known as | also known as |
| ASAP | as soon as possible | as soon as possible |
| ATM | at the moment | momentarily |
| BBL | be back later | will be back later |
| BG | big grin | big grin |
| BRB | be right back | be back soon |
| CU | see you | see you soon |
| FAQ | frequently asked questions | frequently asked questions |
| FU | fu<nowiki>**</nowiki> you | fi<nowiki>**</nowiki> you |
| G | grin | grins (action) |
| GN8 | good night | good night |
| HDL | love you | love you |
| HF | have fun | have fun |
| KP | no problem | no problem |
| KK | Ok Ok | Ok Ok |
| <nowiki>LOL</nowiki> | Laughing out loud | laugh out loud |
| MOM | just a moment | one moment |
| OMG | oh my god | oh my god |
| OMFG | oh my fu<nowiki>**</nowiki>ing god | oh holy sh*t |
| RE | returned | back again |
| RL | real life | real life |
| ROFL | rolling on the floor laughing | rolling on the floor laughing |
| RTFM | read the fu<nowiki>**</nowiki>ing manual | read the fucking manual |
| STFU | shut the fu<nowiki>**</nowiki> up | shut your mouth |
| THX | thanks | thanks |
| VR | virtual reality | virtual reality |
| WB | welcome back | welcome back |
| WTF | what the fu<nowiki>**</nowiki> | what the fuck? |