(CNN) — If you think you are tech savvy all because you know what “LOL” means, let me test your coolness. Any idea what “IWSN” stands for in Internet slang? It’s a declarative statement: I want sex ...

Feeling out of the loop is never fun, and seeing acronyms frequently thrown around online can easily invite that feeling. But taking a few seconds to learn them can help you quickly communicate ...

Do you know what TCP/IP means? (Hint: You’re using it right now.) What about CDMA? Or GPT? While the concepts and execution of these technologies are clear to most of us who have been on the internet ...

This summer, the acronym LOL has gone out of style amongst Gen-Z-ers and has been replaced in popularity by IJBOL, which stands for “I just burst out laughing”. With social media users crowning it as ...

People use acronyms to save time writing, but sometimes these verbal shortcuts waste readers’ time by forcing them to look up their meaning. A new study by social media education company How Sociable ...

For the sake of this story, I'd like to invent a new acronym: IAVS, which means, "I am very sorry." The reason for the apology stems from a story I wrote last year, "28 Internet acronyms every parent ...

The initialism ‘FB’ used on social media has been declared the most confusing of all time, with 364,274 monthly searches in the UK. Overall, the five most confusing social media slang terms are FB ...

Texting has its own language – sometimes literally. While most of us have a handle on the basics like “LOL” and “IDK,” a new study from language learning platform Preply reveals that even the most ...

The Internet is rife with various acronyms and complex slangs. This article will help parents decode the meaning to most of them. Acronyms are widely popular across the Internet, especially on social ...