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.com	Domain Extension for Commercial Usage: This is an open Top Level Domain (TLP) permitting any person or entity to register. Though originally intended for use by for-profit business entities, for a number of reasons it became the main top-level domain (TLD) for domain names and is currently used by all types of entities including nonprofits, schools and private individuals.
.edu	Domain Extension for U.S. Higher Education: The .edu Top Level Domain (TLD) is limited to specific educational institutions such as, but not limited to, primary schools, middle schools, secondary schools, colleges, and universities.
.int	Domain Extension for International Organization: The .int Top Level Domain (TLD) is strictly limited to organizations, offices, and programs which are endorsed by a treaty between two or more nations. However, there are a few grandfathered domain names that do not meet these criteria.
.mil	Domain Extension for U.S. Military: The .mil Top Level Domain (TPL) is limited to use by the United States military.
.net	Domain Extension for Network: This is an open Top Level Domain (TLP) permitting any person or entity to register. Originally intended for use by domains pointing to a distributed network of computers, or "umbrella" sites, that act as the portal to a set of smaller websites.
.org	Domain Extension for Organization: This is an open Top Level Domain (TLP) for any person or entity is permitted to register. Originally intended for use by non-profit organizations, and still primarily used by some.
@reply	Twitter @reply: Twitter update (a tweet) that is directed to another user in reply to their update. An @reply will be saved in the user's "Replies" tab. Replies are sent either by clicking the 'reply' icon next to an update or typing @ username message (e.g., @user I saw that movie too).
ab/abt:	Twitter - ab/abt: Short for "about." This chat abbreviation is is frequently seen on Twitter.
AJAX	Asynchronous JavaScript And XML. AJAX is not a programming language. AJAX just uses a combination of: A browser built-in XMLHttpRequest object (to request data from a web server) JavaScript and HTML DOM
API	Application Programming Interface: is a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications.
AV	Anti-Virus or Audio/Video or Adult Video
Bing	Bing (known previously as Live Search, Windows Live Search, and MSN Search) is a web search engine (advertised as a "decision engine") from Microsoft.
BLOG	Blog: Internet forum, message board and blog is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posts
Call To Action	Call To Action: is an instruction to the audience to provoke an immediate response, usually using an imperative verb such as "call now", "find out more" or "visit a store today".
CMS	Content Management System, used to store website menus, text, images and links in a database, providing a user-friendly interface for non-programmers to design and change website content.