List of Abbreviations and Acronyms in Portuguese and English for Use on the Internet

Nowadays, if you are interested in learning English, there is no point in just focusing on grammar and common vocabulary. With the advancement of technology and the globalized world, it is also very important to understand the abbreviations and acronyms in Portuguese and English for use on the internet.

Here, at Aprender Palavras, you have already learned English terms related to business and also some English phrases for when you travel out of the country.

This time, we will focus on acronyms and abbreviations in Portuguese and English. For sure, you must have seen some of them on the internet and, possibly, you did not understand what that meant.

Don't worry, after studying this list, you will be able to communicate in any chat with any English speaker without being afraid of not understanding any acronym or abbreviation.

Some terms are more informal, and others can be used in business conversations.

Let's go to the list?

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Acronym/Apr	in Portuguese and English	You mean
AFK	Away from the keyboard	Away from keyboard/computer
AKA	Also known as	Also known as
APP	Apliccation	App
ASAP	As soon as possible	ASAP
ASL	Age, Sex, Location	Age, Gender, Location
B2B	Business to business	Business with companies
B2C	Business to costumer	Business with end consumers
BFF	Best Friends Forever	Best friends forever
BFN	Bye for now	See you later
BRB	Be Right Back	I'll be right back
BTW	By the way	By the way
CRM	Customer Relationship Management	Customer relationship management
CYA	See you	See you later
F2F	Face to face	Face to face
FAIK	As far as I know	As far as I know
FAQ	Frequently Answered Questions	Frequently Asked Questions
FIY	For your information	For your information
GF/BF	girlfriend/boyfriend	Boyfriend girlfriend
GTG, G2G	Gotta go, got to go	Need to go
HTH	I hope this help	I hope this helps
IDK	I don't know	Do not know
IMO	In my opinion	In my opinion
LOL	Laughing out loud	Laughing out loud, laughing out loud, rolling around laughing.
NOYB	None of your business	It's none of your business
NRN	No replay necessary	No response required
OMG	Oh meu deus	My God!
TBT	Throwback Thursday	"Return Thursday". It is a hashtag used on social media to post photos related to the past on Thursdays.
THX, TX	Thanks	Thank you
UR	You are	You are
VPN	Virtual Private Network	A virtual private network, usually used to access the internet as if you were in another country.
Warez	Pirated Software	Pirate Software
XOXO	Hugs and Kisses	Kisses and hugs

List of abbreviations and acronyms in Portuguese and English for use on the internet