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If you don't know already, Internet lingo comes with a
plethora of techie jargon, acronyms and weird terms. If you don't
know what URL, HTTP, account name, username, ISDN, 56K, DSN or
DSL mean, and you want to know, check out the following links.
There's also some help with other languages.
Internet Dictionary
@ Mr. Bill's World
A Collection of Terms Common to the Internet
 The webmaster
of this site states: "This is one of the more comprehensive
dictionaries of its kind on the Net. It defines words common
to the Internet and contains links to similar online publications.
It is therefore a "dictionary of dictionaries", as
well as a simple list of terms and definitions."
Internet
Dictionary of Terms and Abbreviations
It can be down right embarrassing when you are on a chat line
and the person you're talking to uses an acronym that you don't
know, such as BTW, FWIW or OTFL. Not to worry, this site has
a short list of the most commonly used acronyms. You can finally
understand what other people are saying. Or, maybe you can impress
your friends, with your savvy comprehension of Internet lingo,
when you use these helpful phrases in your messages. Not only
that, but it saves typing time too. Here are some examples: BTW
: by the way; CU/Cya : see you; FWIW : for what it's worth: LOL
: laughing out loud; OTFL : on the floor laughing. The site also
has an extensive Internet Dictionary.
Coolnerds
Handy Resources
 Coolnerds has
it all. It can be summed up as being a clearinghouse of everything
you could have ever wanted to know. Not only does it have links
to dictionaries on Internet lexicon, but you can look up those
pesky English words, too. It includes grammar checkers, acronym
expanders and possibly the most definitive resource on Smiley
:-) Also, available here are links to zip codes, maps, IRS, Yellow
Pages and much, much more.
Research-It!
 Ever
wonder how to say computer in another language? No problem: computador,
bilgisayar, datamaskin, poèítaè. It's simple
when you have a word translator at your disposal. Research-It!
lets you plug in a word and you can find out if it is spelled
correctly, or you can use the really cool translator to learn
how to say it in another language. This site features English,
computer, law, rhyme and pronunciation dictionaries. There is
also a thesaurus and language translator. The sound feature is
an added bonus. You can even hear the words pronounced properly.
Kadow's Internet
Dictionary
A simple but thorough site of Internet terms, this site is a
good place to go if you want to quickly look up a common term
such as HTML or HTTP - Hyper Text Markup Language and Hyper Text
Transport Protocol.
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