ASAP = As Soon As Possible

BBS = Bulletin Board System

BFN = Bye For Now

BRB = Be Right Back

BTW = By The Way

CUL = See You Later

FYI = For Your Information

F2F = Face to Face

GA = Go Ahead

<G> = Big GRIN

<g> = Grin

<ggl> = Giggle

HHOK = Ha Ha Only Kidding.

HN = Handle Name (nick name on the Internet)

IAE = In Any Event

IMO = In My Opinion

IMCO = In My Considered Opinion

IMHO = In My Humble Opinion

IOW = In Other Words

IRL = In Real Life

JFYI = Just For Your Information

LOL = Laughing Out Loud

LTNS = Long Time No See

MORF = Male Or Female

NP = No Problem

NRN = No Reply Necessary

OIC = Oh, I see!

OMG = Oh My God

OTOH = On The Other Hand

PMJI = Pardon Me for Jumping In

ROM = Read Only Member

<S> = Big Smile

<s> = Smile

THX = Thanks

TIA = Thanks In Advance

TTYL = Talk To You Later

<w> = Wink

WB = Welcome Back

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[Romaji]

"ochiru" = leave a chat room or forced to leave a chat room because of computer's unstability

"karui" = chat server response is fast

"arashi" = chat abuser

"kakiko" = write something on a bulletin board

"ofukai" = offline meeting. Meet with net friends in 3D

"meado" = email address

"tereho" = abbreviation for "tele-hoodai" which is NTT's service name

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ＢＢＳ　＝　掲示板

ロム　＝　ＲＯＭ　＝　入室しないで見ているだけの人。Read Only Member

レス　＝　返事

軽い　＝　サーバの反応が早いこと

落ちる　＝　退室、又は、パソコンの調子が悪くて強制的に退室してしまうこと

荒らし　＝　ネットマナーを守らないで他人に不快感を与える人

ＨＮ　＝　ハンドルネーム。チャットで使うニックネームのこと

書きこ　＝　掲示板への書き込み

オフ会　＝　ネットで知り合った人が実際に会う会合のこと

テレホ　＝　テレホーダイ。ＮＴＴのサービス名

メアド　＝　メールアドレス