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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.
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.
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