Used in real-time text-based communications — such as instant messaging,
e-mail,
online gaming services, chat rooms, discussion boards and mobile phone text
messaging (SMS) —
chat abbreviations are acronyms and slang terms used to shorten
the amount of text you type when chatting online. For example, if you are in a chatroom and someone types a funny statement, you could answer with
LOL (short for
Laughing Out Loud) instead of typing the full phrase out. Chat abbreviations are
used in many different online groups and by people of all ages.
