[Abbreviazioni che si usano nella comunicazione telematica. Ho inserito alcuni elenchi, sarebbero da eliminare i doppioni.]
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Ho appena, per caso, trovato qualcosa di simile. Ma non mi sembra una lista molto completa.
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As you read messages here on the IBM OS/2 on CompuServe, as well as
on other forums, you're likely to be puzzled by the "initials"
scattered liberally through the messages. BTW, IMO, RTFM, and IANAL
are just some of the acronyms you'll see.
What do they all mean? No, they are not the names of computers or software
products. They are shorthand for some English phrase.
Here is a list of ones we have seen recently.
For some of the explanations, you'll see a word in brackets. Feel free
to substitute stronger language that the original author probably intended
to mean.
Are acronyms good? That's hard to say. Jargon, in any field, can block
communication when overused. Acronyms can become a private language that
only the initiated can understand. My personal recommendation is to minimize
use of acronyms so that everyone can understand what is being said without
looking it up in this dictionary. And, please, the last thing I want to
do is to start a contest to invent new acronyms!
Guy Scharf
Sysop
IBM OS/2 Forum
Frequently seen acronyms:
AND Any Day Now. [which may be a long time coming]
BTSOOM Beats the [stuffing] out of me
BTW By the way
FUBAR [Fixed] Up Beyond All Recognition, consider the derivation of
FOO.BAR as a sample filename
FWIW For what it's worth
FYI For Your Information
GR&D Grinning running & ducking
IAE In any event
IANAL I Am Not A Lawyer, also IANAxxx such as CPA
IMO In my opinion
IMHO In my humble opinion
IMCO In my considered opinion
IOW In other words
NFW No [bleeping] way
NRN No Reply Necessary
OTOH On the other hand
PITA Pain in the [...]
ROF,L Rolling on floor, laughing.
RSN Real Soon Now [which may be a long time coming]
RTFM Read the [fine] manual (or message)
RYFM Read Your [fine] manual (more pronouncable variant of above)
SNAFU Situation Normal, All [fixed] Up
SITD Still in the dark
TANSTAAFL There Ain't No Such Than A Free Lunch
TIA Thanks In Advance
TIC Tongue in cheek
TLA Three Letter Acronym (such as this)
TSR Terminate and Stay Resident program
VI Village Idiot - Village Inn - Forum Section 7
WIT Wordsmith in Training
WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get
*nix Any variant of Unix
Other terms you may see used in messages:
CD or "Seedy" is a talented software author who is also a sysop
on CIS.
CIS CompuServe Information Service
PPN Programmer Project Number (obsolete). CIS User ID.
Sysop System Operator, one of several people who help manage the
Forum
WIZop Chief System Operator, Brian Proffit on the IBM OS/2
Forum
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[Da Fabio Coatti:]
2 delle piu' usare (e criptiche) in fido sono
ROFL (e ROFLASTC), ossia Rolling on the floor laughing and scarring the cat, per esprimere vivo apprezzamento ad una battuta o comunque a qualcosa di divertente e LLOTA, lots and lots of thundering applauses..
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[Da Fabio.]
A Comprehensive Collection Of Funny Pictograms
(Character Signs)
Used In Electronic Network Mail
:-) Humor
:-) )-: Masking theatrical comments
:<) For those with hairy lips
:-{)
:<)= For those with beards
:/) Not funny
'-) Wink
P-) Pirates
!-(
;-) Sardonic incredulity
(@ @) You're kidding!
:-" Pursing lips
:-v Just another face (speaking) profiled from the side
:-V Shout
:-w Speak with forked tongue
:-W Shout with forked tongue
:-r Bleahhh (sticking tongue out)
:-f
:-p
:-1 Smirks
:-,
:-* Oooops (covering mouth with hand)
:-T keeping a straight face (tight-lipped)
:-D said with a smile
:-P
:-y
8^)
:-o More versions of shouting
:-O
:-{ Count Dracula
=|:-)= Uncle Sam
7:) Reagan
:-=) Hitler
:-# Censored
:~i Smoking
:-Q
:~j (and smiling)
:/i No smoking
:-I It's something, but I don't know what?
:-> Alternate happy face
:-( Unhappy
:-c Real unhappy
:-C Unbelieving (jaw dropped)
:-< Forlorn
:-B Drooling (or overbite)
:-| Disgusted
:-? Licking your lips
<:>== A turkey emoticon
:-) :-) :-) Loud guffaw
:-J Tongue-in-cheek comments
:*) Clowning around
:-8 Talking out both sides of your mouth
(:-) Msgs dealing with bicycle helmets
@= Warning about nuclear war
<:-) For dumb questions
o= A flaming candle for flaming msgs
-= A doused candle to end a flaming msg
OO Headlights on msg
:_) I used to be a boxer, but it really got my nose out
. of joint
B-) Smiling and wearing glasses or sunglasses
8-) Same as previous; also used to denote wide-eyed look
#:-) :-) done by someone with sort of matted hair
:-o "Oh, nooooooo!" (a la Mr. Bill)
#:-o Same as previous
|-( Late night messages
:^) Messages teasing people about their noses
:-{#} Messages teasing people about their braces
(:-$ Message indicating person is ill...
(:-& Message indicating person is angry...
(:-( Message indicating person is VERY sad...
(:^( Message concerning people with broken noses
(:<) Message concerning blabber mouths
:-(=) Message about people with big teeth
&:-) Message from a person with curly hair
@:-) Message from a person with wavy hair
?-( Message about people with a black eye
*:* Message about fuzzy things
*:** Message about fuzzy things with fuzzy mustaches
%-) Message about people with broken glasses
+<:-| Message from a monk/nun...
{0-) Message from cyclops...
(:-|K- Formal message.
||*( Handshake offered
||*) Handshake accepted
<&&> Message concerning rubber chickens
2B|^2B Message about Shakespeare
(-_-) Secret smile
<{:-)} Message in a bottle...
<:-)<<| Message from a space rocket...
(:-... Heart-breaking message...
<<<<(:-) Message from a hat sales-man...
(O--< A fishy message...
(:>-< Message from a thief: hands up!
<I==I) A message on four wheels
{ User is Alfred Hitchcock.
@>--->---- A rose.
%^) smile with glasses
:-} wearing lipstick
:-\ popeye smiling face
;-\ popeye gets his lights punched out
:~) needs a nosejob
:=)
*<|:-) Santa Claus (Ho Ho Ho)
(-) needing a haircut
0-) wearing scuba mask
:-O Wow!
:- | Baboon
:-|| Anger
%-} Drunk with laughter
*:-) Bobble hat/baby
|-P yuk
~~:-( net.flame
O|-) net.religion
8:-I net.unix-wizards
X-( net.suicide
E-:-I net.ham-radio
3:o[ net.pets
<:I dunce
(:I egghead
@:I turban
8:-) glasses on forehead
:-8( condescending stare
_O_ Rudolf the waving penguin
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[Altre abbreviazioni.]
As you read messages on CompuServe you will probably be puzzled by the
abbreviations or acronyms you'll see. The following lists some of the
more frequently used acronyms.
CIS CompuServe Information Service
FB Files Busy
PPN Programmer Project Number; currently known as UserID
Sysop System Operator; people who manage the forum
WizOp Wizard Sysop; the primary forum administrator for a forum
BRB Be right back
BTW By the way
CP Copy protection
FUBAR "Fixed" up beyond all recognition
FWIW For what it's worth
FYI For your information
gr&d Grinning, running, and ducking
IAE In any event
IMO In my opinion
IMHO In my humble opinion
IOW In other words
OIC Oh, I see
OTOH On the other hand
PITA Pain in the ...
rof,l Rolling on floor, laughing
RSN Real soon now
RTFM Read the [fine] manual (or message)
SNAFU Situation normal, al "fixed" up
TIA Thanks in advance
TSR Terminate and stay resident program
WYSIWYG What you see if what you get
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[La lista degli emoticons di CompuServe.]
Occasionally you'll see little cryptic codes in messages. There are called
emoticons, and are used to express the emotions of normal voice communication
-- for example, to indicate that the "snide" comment you just read was really
a joke. The following list has been compiled from ten years of reading
messages on bulletin boards and CompuServe forums.
emoticon (noun). A figure created with the symbols on the
keyboard. Read with the head tilted to the left. Used to
convey the spirit in which a line of text is typed.
Emoticon Meaning
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.-] User has one eye
.-) User has one eye
:-i Semi-Smiley
:-] Smiley blockhead
:-% User has beard
:-o User singing national anthem
:-t User is cross
:-: User is mutant
:-( Drama
:-) Comedy
:- User is male
:-? User is smoking a pipe
:-=) Older user with mustache
:-\ Undecided user
:-p User is sticking their tongue out (at you!)
:-)' User tends to drool
:-'| User has a cold
:-)8 User is well dressed
:-D User talks too much
:-\ Popeye smiling face, for people who look like popeye
:-# User's lips are sealed.
:-o User is shocked
:-* User just ate a sour pickle
:-)-{8 User is a big girl
:-s User after a BIZARRE comment
:-o User is surprised
:-{ User has a mustache
:-| No expression face, 'that comment doesn't phase me'
-:-) User sports a mohawk and admires Mr. T
:-% User has beard.
:-& User which is tongue-tied
:-9 User licking it's lips
:-( Sad
:-` User spitting out its chewing tobacco
:-* User after eating something bitter
:-> Hey hey
:-X User is wearing a bow tie
:-6 User after eating something sour
:-0 User is an orator
:-7 User after a wry statement
:-#| User with bushy mustache
:-@ User face screaming
:-% User is a banker
:-} User wears lipstick
:-) Humor (or smiley)
:-v Talking head Smiley
:-c Bummed out Smiley
:-x "my lips are sealed" Smiley
:-@ User's beard has permanent wave *or* was drawn by Picasso
:-| "have an ordinary day" Smiley
:-e Disappointed Smiley
:-< Real sad Smiley
:-I Hmm
:-( Boo hoo
:-8( Condescending stare
:-# User's lips are sealed.
:-O Uh oh
:-Q Smoker
::-) User wears glasses
:<| User attends an Ivy League school
:=) User has two noses
:> Midget Smiley
:>) User has a big nose
:%)% User has acne
:~) User's face needs a nosejob, no explanation necessary
:n) User with funny-looking right nose
:u) User with funny-looking left nose
;-) Winking Smiley
;-\ Popeye gets his lights punched out
'-) User only has a left eye, which is closed
(-: User is left-handed
(-) User needing a haircut
(:-) Smiley big-face
(:-( unSmiley frowning
(:)-) User likes to scuba dive
(:I Egghead
):-( UnSmiley big-face
)8-) Scuba Smiley big-face
{:-) Smiley with its hair parted in the middle
{(:-) User is wearing toupee.
}(:-( User, wearing toupee in wind.
+-(:-) User is the pope
+:-) Smiley priest
,-} Wry and winking
*-( Cyclops got poked in the eye
*:o) User is a Bozo
*<|:-) User is Santa Claus (Ho Ho Ho)
<:I Dunce
<|-)= User is chinese
=:-) User is a hosehead
=:-#} Smiley punk with a mustache....
=:-) Smiley punk-rocker
>- Female
>:-< Mad
%-^ User is Picasso
%-) User is cross-eyed
#-) User partied all night
@-) Person submitting is Cyclops
@:I Turban
|-O Birth
|-) Hee hee
|-D Ho ho
|-) User is asleep (boredom)
|-P Yuk
0-) User wearing scuba mask
8-) User wears glasses
8 Infinity
8-| Suspense
8-# Death
8:-) Glasses on forehead
8:] Normal smiling face except that User is a gorilla
B-) Horn-rims
B-| User is wearing cheap sunglasses
g-) Smiley with ponce-nez glasses
o-) User is a cyclops
P-) User is getting fresh
[:-) User is listening to Walkman radio
[:|] User is a robot