The Internet evolves at an unstoppable rate. Even for that separate species that they call ‘digital natives’ and who arrived with a modem under their arms , an astonishing constancy is required if someone wants to be up to date with everything that happens through that immense alternative world that exists on the Internet.
Social networks and new consumer trends have made instantaneous a flagship of today’s Internet. All things on the Internet are born, go viral and die in an extremely short space of time to make way for those that will replace and be replaced. Almost no one remembers blogs or conceives of an Internet without the almighty Google; In the last twenty years (since the Internet began to spread worldwide) we have experienced several different versions of the web and the use that is given to them has gone from one extreme to the other during that transit.
Due to this frenetic pace that has been imposed on us, it is easy for people to get lost among the many details, protocols and words that have been appearing and disappearing. In order to give a hand to those people who feel disoriented and lost, we offer you a small dictionary of the most common acronyms that you will find on the Internet:
ASAP: Acronym for ” As Soon As Posible “, “As soon as possible” in Spanish. This expression was already used in the military field before and it was spreading to other areas.
AKA: ” Also Known As “, in Spanish “Also known as”. It is usually used to list the nicknames or aliases by which a person is known , although it is also used for movies, books, places, events … many of these are often named in turn with acronyms such as ‘Game of Thrones’ ( GoT ) or ‘Star Wars’ ( SW ).
LOL: Acronym for ” Laughing Out Loud “, laugh out loud. It is common to see it used as a sarcastic expression .
FYI: Acronym for ” For your information “, that is, “For your information”.
GIYF: Acronym for ” Google Is Your Friend “, translated into Spanish as “Google is your friend.” Although it has gotten a bit lost due to Google’s gaining popularity over the past few years, it is used in response to a stupid or obvious question that could have been easily answered with a Google search. It emerged as an updated version of the RTFM acronym, ” Read the fucking manual “, which can be translated as “Read the fucking manual” and was used in similar situations.
JIC: Acronym for ” Just In Case ” (“Just in case”).
OMG: Acronym for ” Oh My God! “, That is, “Oh my God!” An expression of surprise or disbelief that is very common to see on social networks.
WTF ?: It is the acronym for ” What The Fuck? “, An expression in English to show astonishment, amazement or indignation.
FTW: It means ” For the win “. It is used to express enthusiasm for something and is sometimes used as an alternative to WTF because its acronyms are contrary .
XOXO: It is usually used as a farewell to send kisses and hugs .
