Chat Abbreviations

Chat Abbreviations are short forms of words or phrases commonly used in the chat room. These words and phrases are a part of the spoken language, and are used in the chat room for both formal and informal purposes. Chat Abbreviations or Chat Acronyms are often effective in chat rooms as they are easy to type on the keyboard than long words and phrases. They also save a lot of time.

Chat Abbreviations are used in online conversations as a shorthand version of communicative language. Different types of Chat Shorthand languages are used in informal chat rooms and formal discussion boards. The Chat Abbreviations vary in the case of formal and informal types of chat. Certain colloquial terms and slangs can be abbreviated to form a part of informal chatting, but in the case of formal chat these Chat Abbreviations are avoided.

Chat is also used as a form of professional communication or as a method of providing effective customer service in global business. In this case, Chat Abbreviations are used very carefully, avoiding any colloquial usage.

For example, in case of personal or informal chatting, the term 'ASL' is often used to get acquainted with an unknown person. Here, 'ASL' means 'age-sex-location'. Similarly, 'ASAP' would mean 'as soon as possible', and 'FAQ' would mean 'frequently asked questions'. 'LOL' means 'lots of laughter'.

Following are some more examples of Chat Abbreviations:

• BTA – but then again
• CYO – see you online
• DBA – doing business as
• CU – see you
• EOM – end of message
• HTH – hope this helps
• L8R – later