NP acronyms and what they mean

[OK]

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.

 

[sundari]

Thank you for the list.

 

[resto]

Thanks for the list..

 

[omegapandor]

What about AFAIK - As Far As I Know?

 

[mis_chiff]

What about AFAIK - As Far As I Know?

If your asking if that's what
it means...then yes

 

[byallnames]

Hi OK,
Thanks for this great list because it's just what I've been looking for!

 

[johnnieboy]

It's definitely a great list for newbies to get acquainted with the "strange" acronyms hehehe Thanks!

 

[zabijaq]

nice list, plenty of acronyms, now with this list I spend less time searching google what they mean.

 

[BrendonA]

What about TDNAM?

Edit : I've googled it and it means : The domain name aftermarket.

 

[nameworld]

thanks for sharing

 

[ads_min02]

What about PTC ?

nice reference anyway..

 

[sundari]

What about PTC ?

nice reference anyway..

PTC may refer to Paid To Click. It is an online business model where visitors are paid to complete certain actions such as viewing pages, completing surveys or clicking ads.

 

[bord66633]

Short cuts

All of the information was updated.

Thanks for this list... sure does help!

 

[uliss]

That's really helpful, can i add GDD as to godaddy

 

[Robin]

there are looking like domain extension :P cool share

 

[ukprowriter]

Wow, that is a pretty extensive list! Thank you so much for posting that as I'm new to NamePros.

All the best,

Russ.