Email acronyms & abbreviations - A

Over 4,000 commonly used email and chat room acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms. Acronyms are an integral part of email, chat rooms, forums, instant messaging and text messaging. Many are not true pronounceable acronyms, but are generally accepted as acronyms.
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AAF - As a friend

AAK - Alive and kicking

AAK - Asleep at keyboard

AAMOF - As a matter of fact

AAMOI - As a matter of interest

AAR, AAR8 - At any rate

AAS - Alive and smiling

AAS - All-to-all scatter

AATK - Always at the keyboard

AAYF - As always, your friend

AB - Features attributes benefits

ABC - Already been chewed

ABD - All but dissertation

ABEND - Abnormal end

ABFL - A big fat lady

ABITHIWTIDB - A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

ABT - Abort

ABT2 - About to

ACRONYM - Abbreviated coded rendition of name yielding meaning

ADAD - Another day another dollar

ADBB - All done bye bye

ADDY - Address

ADIH - Another day in hell

ADIP - Another day in paradise

ADN - Any day now

ADR - Address

ADSC - Address status changed

ADSR - Attack, decay, sustain, release

AEAP - As early as possible

AFAGAY - A friend as good as you

AFAHMASP - A fool and his money are soon parted

AFAIAA - As far as I am aware

AFAIC - As far as I'm concerned

AFAICS - As far as I can see

AFAICT - As far as I can tell

AFAIK - As far as I know

AFAIR - As far as I recall

AFAIR - As far as I remember

AFAIU - As far as I understand

AFAIUI - As far as I understand it

AFAP - As far as possible

AFAYC - As far as you're concerned

AFC - Away from computer

AFIAA - As far as I am aware

AFINIAFI - A friend in need is a friend indeed

AFJ - April fool's joke

AFK - Away from keyboard

AFN - That's all for now

AFPOE - A fresh pair of eyes

AFZ - Acronym free zone

AGKWE - And God knows what else

AGNB - Age/gender no bar

AGRNB - Age/gender/race no bar

AI - Artificial intelligence

AI - Frequently argued issue

AIAMU - And I'm a monkey's uncle

AIDA - Attention, interest, desire, action

AIH - As it happens

AIK - As far as I know

AIMB - As I mentioned before

AIMP - Always in my prayers

AIO - All-in-one

AIR - As I recall

AIR - As I remember

AISB - As I said before

AISB - As it should be

AISE - As I said earlier

ANFAWFOS - And now for a word from our sponsor

ANFAWFOWS - And now for a word word from our web sponsor

ANFSCD - And now for something completely different

AOAS - All of a sudden

A-OLs - Administrators on-line

AOTA - All of the above

AP - Apple pie

APAC - All praise and credit

APYR - As per your request

ARE - Acronym-rich environment

AS - Another subject

AS, A/S - Age, sex?

ASAFP - As soon as 'friggin' possible

ASAP - As soon as possible

ASL, A/S/L - Age, sex, location? (or language)

ASLMH - Age, sex, location, music, hobbies

ASLP, A/S/L/P - Age, sex, location, picture

AT - At your terminal

AT - Attention

ATAB - Ain't that a bitch

ATB - All the best

ATM - At the moment

ATM - At this moment

ATSL - Along the same line

ATST - At the same time

ATTN - Attention

ATTRIB - Attribute

ATTYOB - Anything that turns you on baby

AUD - Are you done?

AV - Avatar (picture used in chat room that represents a person)

AVG - Average

AWA - As well as

AWCIGO - And where can I get one

AWGTHTGTWTA? - Are we going to have to go through with this again?

AWHAFY? - Are we having any fun yet?

AWHFY? - Are we having fun yet?

AWOL - Absent without leave (military)

AWOL - Away without leave

AYC - Aren't you cheeky

AYC - Aren't you clever

AYCE - All you can eat

AYK - As you know

AYOR - At your own risk

AYPI? - And your point is?

AYS - Are you serious?

AYS - Are you sure?

AYSOS - Are you stupid or something

AYST - Are you still there?

AYT - Are you there?

AYTMTB - And you're telling me this because