Internet slang: Difference between revisions

'''Internet slangslag''' ('''Internet short-hand''', '''netspeak''' or '''chatspeak''') is a type of [[slang]] that [[Internet]] users have popularized, and in many cases, have coined. Such terms often originate with the purpose of saving [[keystroke]]s. Many people use the same [[abbreviation]]s in [[text messaging|texting]] and [[instant messaging]], and [[social networking websites]]. [[Acronym]]s, [[Computer keyboard|keyboard symbols]] and shortened words are often used as methods of abbreviation in Internet slang. New dialects of slang, such as [[leet]] or [[Lolcat|Lolspeak]], develop as [[ingroup]] [[meme]]s rather than time savers.