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What is TGIF?

In our attempt to make online conversations easy for you, we bring to you the meaning of TGIF. TGIF is an acronym for the phrase Thank (God/Goodness/Gosh) It’s Friday. It is used to express the relief towards the end of the working week and to express a longing for the fun-filled weekends(ofcourse to those who get to enjoy them) You can read more about it and its origin at Wikipedia: TGIF at Wikipedia Related: What is...

What is F/B?

Often in online conversations you come across acronyms which you are unaware of. It happened so that in one such conversation I came across the acronym F/B and was stumped for a while. So I turned to Google for an explanation and had to choose from a list of them, based on the context of our conversation. What does F/B stand for? Feedback Food/Beverage for the benefit Feel Better Fighter/Bomber Forward/Backward Friends with Benefits It can also mean someone is referring...

What is Ultimate?

Ultimate(previously called Ultimate Frisbee) is a limited or non-contact team sport, played with a Frisbee(someday we’ll tell you what a Frisbee is, in case you don’t know it). It is a mix of basketball, soccer, American football and netball and is played with a 175 mm flying disc. The objective of the game is to score points by receiving a teammate's pass in the opponent's end zone. The winner of a match is the team which achieves a predetermined number of points first, thus there is...

What is a Cheat Sheet?

A Cheat Sheet or a Crib Sheet is a short, concise set of notes for quick reference. It is called a Cheat Sheet because they are used to cheat in examinations. A Cheat Sheet is illegal in most education systems but some don’t mind them as they represent some useful educational exercise. At higher levels of education as logic becomes more important than memory, Cheat Sheets lose their significance. Still they are very famous amongst students who are ready to try unfair means in their...

What is Twitter: Twitter in Plain English

Some time ago we told you something about Microblogging and Twitter. Well, here we are with an awesome video explaining What is Twitter in plain english. Enjoy! (Even if you know what Twitter is, do watch the video. It will help if you want to explain Twitter to someone who hasn't heard about it.) Twitter in Plain...

What is CPM?

CPM stands for Cost per mille, where mille is latin for thousand. Thus it is also known as CPT or Cost per thousand. It is a commonly used term in all advertising channels like Radio, TV, print, online and so on. It is the cost incurred in showing the advertisement to a thousand people. It is used for benchmarking and calculating relative cost of advertising in a medium. For example, If the cost of advertisement is $10000 and it reaches 50,000 people then its CPM is calculated as: CPM...

What is CTR?

CTR stands for Click Through Rate, and is the number of clicks an online ad receives divided by the number of times the ad, ad unit, or page is viewed. The click-through-rate is measured in how many clicks have been generated as a percentage of how many times the advertisement has been displayed. It is a simple measure of direct response to any advertisements but as it doesn't necessarily signify conversion, it has taken a back seat when it comes to measuring the efficiency of a...

What is a False Positive?

Often used in Virus search results, a False Positive, also known as a false detection, occurs when an antivirus program detects a known virus string in an uninfected file. In general a False Positive is a Type I error - the error of rejecting a null hypothesis when it is actually true. Plainly speaking, it occurs when we are observing an anomaly when actually there is none A false positive is another way of saying ‘mistake’ and thus is also known as a 'False Alarm'. In the field of...

What is a Wiki?

Ever wondered what the 'Wiki' in Wikipedia stands for? Don't fret - We'll tell you! Wiki is a Hawaiian term for 'Quick' or 'Fast'. A Wiki is a page or a collection of pages which allows anyone, who accesses it, to contribute or modify it easily. It thus provides users with quick support to create and edit web pages and create hyperlinks and internal links in a web browser. A Wiki uses a simple markup language to enable instant creation and collaboration. Wikis are used in creating...

What is IMHO?

In our series of posts on Internet and Messaging lingo, here is another term - IMHO. During the initial days of my internet foray I used to think that IMHO refers to International Medical Health Organization. However it didn't make any sense in the conversations. Until one day one of my friends revealed the true meaning of this acronym. IMHO stands for? IMHO can be expanded in many ways, the most common of which are: In My Honest Opinion In My Humble Opinion The H can be replaced by...