NP acronyms and what they mean

OK · 11-20-2005, 09:46 AM

When I came here, there have been a lot of acronyms that I didn’t know or understand. It took me a while to figure some of them out. So I compiled a list for future reference to those who may have the same problem.

Common Terms

AAMOF - As A Matter Of Fact
ATM - At The Moment
AFK - Away From Keyboard
BIN - Buy It Now
BOT - Back On Topic
BRB - Be Right Back
BTW - By The Way
C&D - Cease & Desist
DN - Domain Name
DND - Do Not Disturb
EXT - Extension (.com, .net, etc.)
FA - For Auction
FS - For Sale
FYI - For Your Information
HTH - Hope That Helps
IDK - I Don't Know
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
IOW - In Other Words
IRL - In Real Life
JK - Just Kidding
LM(F)AO - Laughing My (****ing) Ass Off
LMK - Let Me Know
LOL - Laugh Out Loud
NP - NamePros OR No Problem
NP$ - NameBucks
OBO - Or Best Offer
ONO - Or Near Offer
OP - Original Poster
OTOH - On The Other Hand
PM ME - Private Message Me
PPL - People
PTS - Private-To-Staff forum on NamePros - More Info
REG - Regular/Register
REP ADDED - Reputation Added - More Info
REGFEE - Registration Fee
RJ - "The Man"
RL - Real Life
SIG - Signature
SN - SnapNames
STW - Search The Web
THX - Thanks
TLA - Three Letter Acronym
TLD - Top Level Domain
TM - Trade Mark
TY - Thank You
WB - Welcome Back
WTB - Want To Buy
WTG - Way To Go
YW - Your Welcome
TLA - Three Letter Acronym
LLL - Letter Letter Letter domain as in ABC.com
NNN - Number Number Number domain as in 123.com
LNL - Letter Number Letter domain as in R4T.com
and so on...
Reged/Reg'd - Registed
Avail - Available

Hosting

VPS - Virtual Private Server
Dedicated - Dedicated Server
SH - Shared Hosting

Domain Parking

DP - Domain Parking
DH - DomainHop
SEDO - Search Engine for Domain Offers - Visit
ND - NameDrive

Registrars

DS - Domain Site
GD – Godaddy
RF – Registerfly
NC – NameCheap
EN – Enom
NP – Namepros
WWD – WildWest Domains

Domain & Search Engine Terms

CVCV - Consonant Vowel Consonant Vowel
LLL - Letter Letter Letter
NLN - Number Letter Number
or any combination of the above letters.

AN – Afternic
Backlinks - Links onto your domain from other sites
ccTLD - Country code top level domains (.ws, .tv, .cn, .be)
gTLD - Generic top level domains (.com, .net, .org, .info, .biz
ICANN - Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
IANA - International Assigned Numbers Authority
LP - Link Popularity
LinkPop - Link Popularity
NW - Namewinner
OVT – Overture, number of searches made for a term or domain in a month.
OVT w/ EXT - Overture with Extension - More Info
OVT w/o EXT - Overture without Extension - More Info
PR - Page Rank
SEO - Search Engine Optimization
SERP - Search Engine Results Page
sTLD - Sponsored Top Level Domain
UDRP - Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy - More Info

Advertising Terms

CPC - Cost Per Click
CPM - Cost Per Thousand Impressions
CTR - Click Thru Rate
PPC - Pay Per Click

Country Code Extensions

Here is a list of all the ccTLD’s there are. View List

Generic Extensions

.aero - Aero-transportation - SPONSORED
.biz - Businesses - OPEN
.com - Commercial - OPEN
.coop - Cooperative associations - SPONSORED
.info - Information - OPEN
.museum - Museums - SPONSORED
.mobi - Mobile - OPEN
.name - Name – OPEN
.net - Network - OPEN
.org - Organization - OPEN
.pro - Credentialed professionals - RESERVED
.travel - Travel industry - RESERVED
.gov - Government - RESEREVED
.edu - Education - SPONSORED
.mil - Military - RESERVED
.int - International? - RESERVED
.tv - Television - OPEN
and they are constantly adding more...

Miscellaneous

NSI - Network Solutions Inc.
VS - Verisign
DNOA - Domain Name Owners Association

These are just the most commonly used. If you guys think of anything that I missed, feel free to add on.

REP always welcome.

ryan2829 · 11-20-2005, 09:53 AM

Brilliant

REP added

OK · 11-20-2005, 10:12 AM

The more I surf, the more I add. SIG and SEO.

AlexK · 11-20-2005, 10:17 AM

Great! Thanks!

gazzip · 11-20-2005, 10:18 AM

oops - just noticed you said NP's LOL - thats very handy for us newbys, thanks

OK · 11-20-2005, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by gazzip

oops - just notice you said NP's LOL -

Good acronym

DropLister · 11-20-2005, 10:20 AM

atm at the moment
afk away from keyboard

are common ones too, took me a bit to get afk

OK · 11-20-2005, 10:22 AM

I added both but when do you type AFK into a forum? I use it all the time in chat but not in a forum.

Raf · 11-20-2005, 10:41 AM

Nice list, should help people that don't know what the certain acronyms mean.

RegFee · 11-20-2005, 11:20 AM

Not so much an acronym, but more of an abbreviation, but it's the number one most used term in the appraisals section:

REGFEE

OK · 11-20-2005, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by RegFee

Not so much an acronym, but more of an abbreviation, but it's the number one most used term in the appraisals section:

REGFEE

now should i put that as regular fee or registration fee? I was never quite sure.

xtremest · 11-20-2005, 11:55 AM

Registration fee for sure.

Xyzer · 11-20-2005, 12:08 PM

Thanks for them, look how long ive been a member and not know what they mean!! rep added.

OK · 11-20-2005, 12:15 PM

Does "rep added" mean Reply added or Reputation added?

RegFee · 11-20-2005, 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by betrollwin.com

Does "rep added" mean Reply added or Reputation added?

Reputation added

DJuqa · 11-20-2005, 12:37 PM

You forgot the most important one for anyone selling names
"PREMIUM" means Lousy name

Xyzer · 11-20-2005, 12:38 PM

also, two more that you can add=
lmao - laughing my ass of
idk - i dont care
wb - welcome back!

OK · 11-20-2005, 12:44 PM

Originally Posted by webmonkey

also, two more that you can add=
lmao - laughing my ass of
idk - i dont care
wb - welcome back!

I believe thats three

Added

duskdawn · 11-20-2005, 03:12 PM

thanks for it.
Quite some i don't know.

kslup_k · 11-20-2005, 03:23 PM

OTOH = on the other hand
HTH = Hope that helps
AAMOF = as a matter of fact (not sure )

wasistdas · 11-20-2005, 03:25 PM

DND - do not disturb

RJ · 11-20-2005, 03:39 PM

OVT is commonly abbreviated. It is referring to the Keyword Selector tool at Overture
http://inventory.overture.com/d/sear...ry/suggestion/

OVT = Overture, or the number of searches made for a term or domain in a month.

OVT w/ EXT = Overture with Extension: the number of searches made for the full domain name including extension. For instance, example.com has a OVT w/ EXT of 7163.

OVT w/o EXT = Overture without Extension: the Overture number for the term contained within the domain, but without the extension. For instance, example.com OVT w/o EXT is 62344 (just check resutls for 'example')

RegFee · 11-20-2005, 03:47 PM

LMK, let me know

RJ · 11-20-2005, 03:50 PM

PTS = The Private-To-Staff forum on NamePros where you can post a private thread to the NamePros staff. IE: Mark requested that I post details of the transaction in PTS.

Staff uses this acronym a lot.

OK · 11-20-2005, 03:56 PM

All of the information was updated.

11-20-2005, 09:46 AM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
OK NamePros Regular Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 460 227.55 NP$ (Donate)	NP Acronyms & What They Stand For When I came here, there have been a lot of acronyms that I didn’t know or understand. It took me a while to figure some of them out. So I compiled a list for future reference to those who may have the same problem. Common Terms AAMOF - As A Matter Of Fact ATM - At The Moment AFK - Away From Keyboard BIN - Buy It Now BOT - Back On Topic BRB - Be Right Back BTW - By The Way C&D - Cease & Desist DN - Domain Name DND - Do Not Disturb EXT - Extension (.com, .net, etc.) FA - For Auction FS - For Sale FYI - For Your Information HTH - Hope That Helps IDK - I Don't Know IIRC - If I Recall Correctly IMHO - In My Humble Opinion IMO - In My Opinion IOW - In Other Words IRL - In Real Life JK - Just Kidding LM(F)AO - Laughing My (**ing) Ass Off LMK - Let Me Know LOL - Laugh Out Loud NP - NamePros OR No Problem NP$ - NameBucks OBO - Or Best Offer ONO - Or Near Offer OP - Original Poster OTOH - On The Other Hand PM ME - Private Message Me PPL - People PTS - Private-To-Staff forum on NamePros - More Info REG - Regular/Register REP ADDED - Reputation Added - More Info REGFEE - Registration Fee RJ - "The Man" RL - Real Life SIG - Signature SN - SnapNames STW - Search The Web THX - Thanks TLA - Three Letter Acronym TLD - Top Level Domain TM - Trade Mark TY - Thank You WB - Welcome Back WTB - Want To Buy WTG - Way To Go YW - Your Welcome TLA - Three Letter Acronym LLL - Letter Letter Letter domain as in ABC.com NNN - Number Number Number domain as in 123.com LNL - Letter Number Letter domain as in R4T.com and so on... Reged/Reg'd - Registed Avail - Available Hosting VPS - Virtual Private Server Dedicated - Dedicated Server SH - Shared Hosting Domain Parking DP - Domain Parking DH - DomainHop SEDO - Search Engine for Domain Offers - Visit ND - NameDrive Registrars DS - Domain Site GD – Godaddy RF – Registerfly NC – NameCheap EN – Enom NP – Namepros WWD – WildWest Domains Domain & Search Engine Terms CVCV - Consonant Vowel Consonant Vowel LLL - Letter Letter Letter NLN - Number Letter Number or any combination of the above letters. AN – Afternic Backlinks - Links onto your domain from other sites ccTLD - Country code top level domains (.ws, .tv, .cn, .be) gTLD - Generic top level domains (.com, .net, .org, .info, .biz ICANN - Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers IANA - International Assigned Numbers Authority LP - Link Popularity LinkPop - Link Popularity NW - Namewinner OVT – Overture, number of searches made for a term or domain in a month. OVT w/ EXT - Overture with Extension - More Info OVT w/o EXT - Overture without Extension - More Info PR - Page Rank SEO - Search Engine Optimization SERP - Search Engine Results Page sTLD - Sponsored Top Level Domain UDRP - Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy - More Info Advertising Terms CPC - Cost Per Click CPM - Cost Per Thousand Impressions CTR - Click Thru Rate PPC - Pay Per Click Country Code Extensions Here is a list of all the ccTLD’s there are. View List Generic Extensions .aero - Aero-transportation - SPONSORED .biz - Businesses - OPEN .com - Commercial - OPEN .coop - Cooperative associations - SPONSORED .info - Information - OPEN .museum - Museums - SPONSORED .mobi - Mobile - OPEN .name - Name – OPEN .net - Network - OPEN .org - Organization - OPEN .pro - Credentialed professionals - RESERVED .travel - Travel industry - RESERVED .gov - Government - RESEREVED .edu - Education - SPONSORED .mil - Military - RESERVED .int - International? - RESERVED .tv - Television - OPEN and they are constantly adding more... Miscellaneous NSI - Network Solutions Inc. VS - Verisign DNOA** - Domain Name Owners Association These are just the most commonly used. If you guys think of anything that I missed, feel free to add on. REP always welcome. __________________ Oleg Last edited by OK; 07-20-2008 at 11:53 AM. Reason: added another term

11-20-2005, 09:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
ryan2829 NamePros Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Norwich, England Posts: 439 118.90 NP$ (Donate)	Brilliant REP added __________________ :)

11-20-2005, 10:12 AM	THREAD STARTER #3 (permalink)
OK NamePros Regular Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 460 227.55 NP$ (Donate)	The more I surf, the more I add. SIG and SEO. __________________ Oleg

11-20-2005, 10:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
DropLister Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: .ma.us Posts: 1,833 21.95 NP$ (Donate)	atm at the moment afk away from keyboard are common ones too, took me a bit to get afk __________________ I write content. See thread for details.

11-20-2005, 10:22 AM	THREAD STARTER #8 (permalink)
OK NamePros Regular Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 460 227.55 NP$ (Donate)	I added both but when do you type AFK into a forum? I use it all the time in chat but not in a forum. __________________ Oleg

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11-20-2005, 10:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
AlexK NamePros Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 94 115.00 NP$ (Donate)	Great! Thanks!

11-20-2005, 10:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
gazzip First Time Poster ! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: GB Posts: 6,787 126.12 NP$ (Donate)	oops - just noticed you said NP's LOL - thats very handy for us newbys, thanks

11-20-2005, 10:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
Raf Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,774 84.00 NP$ (Donate)	Nice list, should help people that don't know what the certain acronyms mean.

11-20-2005, 11:20 AM	#10 (permalink)
RegFee DNOA Certified Seller Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,659 185.00 NP$ (Donate)	Not so much an acronym, but more of an abbreviation, but it's the number one most used term in the appraisals section: REGFEE __________________ RegFee.info - Available Domain Names - NEW DESIGN! DNWholesaler.com - Domains for Sale <--- baby Rogan says: sorry for spelling/punctuation mistakes, daddy's feeding me

11-20-2005, 11:55 AM	#12 (permalink)
xtremest NamePros Regular Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Moscow Posts: 220 424.75 NP$ (Donate)	Registration fee for sure.

11-20-2005, 12:08 PM	#13 (permalink)
Xyzer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United Kindom Posts: 1,506 90.70 NP$ (Donate)	Thanks for them, look how long ive been a member and not know what they mean!! rep added.

11-20-2005, 12:15 PM	THREAD STARTER #14 (permalink)
OK NamePros Regular Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 460 227.55 NP$ (Donate)	Does "rep added" mean Reply added or Reputation added? __________________ Oleg

11-20-2005, 12:37 PM	#16 (permalink)
DJuqa The MINISITE King Join Date: May 2005 Location: QTHR Posts: 4,412 2.84 NP$ (Donate)	You forgot the most important one for anyone selling names "PREMIUM" means Lousy name __________________ $99 Designs with Free HOSTING forever, Not 3 mths. UNLIMITED available at this price Quick Minisites from the Minisite EXPERT, not some NEWBIE Amateur. Free SEO Australian cancer cure Australians love using e-TAX Yes I do sometimes use WP for sites--> My blog is WP

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Xyzer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United Kindom Posts: 1,506 90.70 NP$ (Donate)	also, two more that you can add= lmao - laughing my ass of idk - i dont care wb - welcome back!

11-20-2005, 03:25 PM	#21 (permalink)
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11-20-2005, 03:12 PM	#19 (permalink)
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11-20-2005, 03:23 PM	#20 (permalink)
kslup_k NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 732 8.00 NP$ (Donate)	OTOH = on the other hand HTH = Hope that helps AAMOF = as a matter of fact (not sure ) __________________ :alien: --> 21 LLL.US for sale; Take a look. <-- :alien:

11-20-2005, 03:39 PM	#22 (permalink)
RJ NamePros Founder Administrator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 13,404 71,765.93 NP$ (Donate)	OVT is commonly abbreviated. It is referring to the Keyword Selector tool at Overture http://inventory.overture.com/d/sear...ry/suggestion/ OVT = Overture, or the number of searches made for a term or domain in a month. OVT w/ EXT = Overture with Extension: the number of searches made for the full domain name including extension. For instance, example.com has a OVT w/ EXT of 7163. OVT w/o EXT = Overture without Extension: the Overture number for the term contained within the domain, but without the extension. For instance, example.com OVT w/o EXT is 62344 (just check resutls for 'example') __________________ Need help with NamePros? Post a private thread to NP Member Services.

11-20-2005, 03:47 PM	#23 (permalink)
RegFee DNOA Certified Seller Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 3,659 185.00 NP$ (Donate)	LMK, let me know __________________ RegFee.info - Available Domain Names - NEW DESIGN! DNWholesaler.com - Domains for Sale <--- baby Rogan says: sorry for spelling/punctuation mistakes, daddy's feeding me

11-20-2005, 03:50 PM	#24 (permalink)
RJ NamePros Founder Administrator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 13,404 71,765.93 NP$ (Donate)	PTS = The Private-To-Staff forum on NamePros where you can post a private thread to the NamePros staff. IE: Mark requested that I post details of the transaction in PTS. Staff uses this acronym a lot. __________________ Need help with NamePros? Post a private thread to NP Member Services.

11-20-2005, 03:56 PM	THREAD STARTER #25 (permalink)
OK NamePros Regular Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 460 227.55 NP$ (Donate)	All of the information was updated. __________________ Oleg

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