NP acronyms and what they mean

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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.

 

[mischievous_hon]

FYI....it looks like there is no one here forgot to include F (for) Y (your) I (information)...

 

[lifetalk]

may i suggest, FFC - Far from chat!

well...

 

[blackwizard]

Waay to Go People!! Nice read!

 

[aing]

great!! but, i need to remember all of these. ooh, thts hard enough

 

[kwan]

It just took me a while to figure this one out:

LP - Link popularity

 

[YesBrilliant]

I could not find these ones:
BL - Back Links (similar to LP Link Popularity)
PR - Google Page Rank

 

[PolurNET]

Sorta industry-related >> VPS: Virtual Private Server (semi-dedicated) and NP: "no problem"

 

[jnadel]

rep. added.
good job.

 

[kleszcz]

Friendly bump. Thanks for your huge compilations. Rep added.

 

[T-S]

I bet you don't know what this one is about:

Id like to T-S w/ u

What do you think T-S might be?

Nothing bad - no worries! It means "I would like to Tongue-Swap with you" (Tongue-Swap.org is a new language exchange project - you can chat with anyone in your 2nd language for free).

And yes, WE ARE self-promoting our Beta site...

 

[.Andy]

Thank you This dose come in handy. I usualy follow my motto : Save A tree Send an email. But I did print this for quick refrence.

 

[jijigren]

Some acronym im not familiar
Nice threat thanks

 

[GeoOwners]

I would ad "linkpop" =Link popularity


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[Joan]

EXCELLENT LIST!!! There were a lot in there that I couldn't figure out and probably would never have figured out without the list.

I copied it to word and have printed it out to keep it beside me so I can refer to it when I need it.

Thank you for all your work.

 

[isitthateasy]

I wish I would have found this info sooner!

 

[rizwee]

nice information shared...

 

[OK]

Haven't been here in a while, but all new acronyms have been added.

 

[buckshotdots]

Nice list, rep added.

gary-

 

[8ballcrazy]

nice little i mean BIG list lol you forgot one though lmfao-laugh my f-ing a** off

 

[mbuna]

Great thread, thanks!