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About ChatRef.com
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With the prevalence of acronyms, abbreviations, and other chat slang used today, it can sometimes be difficult to understand what people type. Whether you need to decipher messages in e-mail, online chat, or text messaging, ChatRef.com is here to help. This website contains thousands of acronyms, abbreviations, and emoticons that are used in these modern communication mediums.
Acronyms
When chatting with friends online or typing quick text messages to friends, acronyms can be a big time saver. After all, it is much quicker to type one letter per word than to type each word out. ChatRef.com includes a large list of acronyms and their associated meanings. Make sure to check the Popularity rating of each acronym so you know how common the acronym is. For a list of the most commonly used acronyms, view the Common Acronyms page.
Abbreviations
The next best way to save time when typing messages is to use abbreviations. Many common abbreviations have found their way into online chat, but several new ones have been introduced as well. Each abbreviation listed on ChatRef.com also includes a Popularity rating that indicates how often it is used. For a complete list of abbreviations used online, view the Chat Abbreviations page.
Emoticons
Sometimes words just can't accurately express how you're feeling. If this is the case, you can use emoticons, which are text-based expressions. These expressive faces are created from regular keyboard characters and can be used to show the message recipient how you are feeling. Whether you are happy, sad, frustrated, tired, confused, excited, sarcastic, or something else, there is most likely an emoticon to express your emotion. The most commonly used emoticons are listed on the Common Emoticons page.
The ChatRef.com database of emoticons also includes other text-based images that represent people, characters, animals, and objects. These unique types of emoticons can be used to add some extra fun to online chat sessions or e-mail messages. For example, you can send someone a virtual rose using an emoticon. Some chat programs include emoticon shortcuts that will insert an image for the corresponding object or expression represented by the emoticon. You can view these emoticons using the Shortcuts links on the left side of each page.
Leetspeak
Leetspeak, or just plain "leet," is another form of online chat slang. It is often used by gamers and hackers as a code language for communicating online. Different characters are used to represent letters, allowing for many possible representations of each word. For example, the word "Leet" is often written "l33t," since "3" is a common replacement for the letter "e" in leetspeak. If you need help deciphering a word or phrase written in leetspeak, the ChatRef.com Leet Sheet is a helpful reference.
Suggestions
ChatRef.com contains thousands of acronyms, abbreviations, and emoticons. However, new chat slang is being created all the time and therefore the ChatRef.com database is constantly growing. If you do not find the term or emoticon you are looking for, please contact ChatRef.com and we will do our best to add the suggestion to the website.
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