Text abbreviations are simply shortened versions of a word or phrase. They're often used in text messages where space for getting your message across is limited.
(You only have 160 characters to play with in a text message – any more and you'll end up sending multiple texts. And depending on your mobile texting plan, you may pay per text message. So going over the character limit even by a few words will cost you double.)
Depending on how old you are, you might remember the early days of texting, before predictive text became a thing. Finding a particular letter on a mobile phone keypad was somewhat tedious; you'd often have to tap a button numerous times to get to the correct letter to spell out a word. Hence, mobile phone users began to use text abbreviations.
Nowadays, it's much easier to type out a text message on a smartphone keyboard. But texting abbreviations are more widely used than ever before. And not just by younger generations that use text slang day in and day out. Two-thirds of adults use text abbreviations (and seven out of ten use acronyms in email as well).
Text abbreviations are helpful for anyone who needs to be succinct when communicating through text messages. Businesses should also be using them now and then, when appropriate, to stay relevant.
Using text abbreviations can help you fit more content into your text message and save you time, as you don't need to type every word out in full. At the very least, it's essential to know what some of the most popular text abbreviations mean so that you can respond in the right way.
Text abbreviations are helpful for anyone who needs to be succinct when communicating through text messages. Businesses should also be using them now and then, when appropriate, to stay relevant. Using text abbreviations can help you fit more content into your text message and save you time, as you don't need to type every word out in full. At the very least, it's essential to know what some of the most popular text abbreviations mean so that you can respond in the right way.
1. LOL – laughing out loud
2. OMG – oh my god (or oh my gosh)
3. IMO – in my opinion
4. IMHO – in my humble opinion (or in my honest opinion)
5. BTW – by the way
6. IDK – I don't know
7. LMK – let me know
8. TBH – to be honest
9. TGIF – thank goodness it's Friday
10. ROFL – rolling on floor laughing
11. BRB – be right back
12. BBL – be back later
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| THERMAL CAMERA | |
| Sensor Type | Uncooled microbolometer |
| Number of Pixels (H×V) | HTI-FQ1: 384 x 288 HTI-FV1: 640 x 480 |
| Pixel Size | 17 μm |
| Thermal Sensitivity | HTI-FQ1: < 70 mK HTI-FV1: < 50 mK |
| Spectral Range | 7.5 – 14 μm |
| Focal Length | HTI-FQ1: 10mm, 14.2mm, 19mm, 25mm, 35mm, 50mm, 60mm HTI-FV1: 10mm, 14.2mm, 19mm, 25mm, 35mm, 50mm, 60mm, 100mm |
| Lens Type | Athermalized |
| Focus | Fixed Focus |
| Color Palettes | White Hot/Black Hot |
| Histogram Regions of Interest | Mutliple configurable areas |
| Image Processing | Noise filter, Gain control, Gamma correction, Polarity, Flip (Vertical, Horizontal, Vertical and Horizontal), Edge contrast, Edge enhancement |
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| Sensor Type | 1/4” CMOS |
| Number of Pixels (H×V) | 1280 x 720 |
| Focal Length | 3.4mm |
| Angle of View (H×V) | 52˚ x 43˚ |
| S/N Ratio | 36dB |
| Image Processing | Digital Zoom (1x, 2x, 4x), Flip (Vertical, Horizontal, Vertical and Horizontal), Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Saturation, White balance |
| Documentation | Size | Release Date | File Type | Download |
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You'll probably have come across many of these text abbreviations before... even if you're not quite sure what they mean. Once you get the hang of them, they can be quite the time saver when you're chatting to friends and family via text messaging.