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Some spam messages advertise products or services, while others may contain harmful links
or attachments. A spammer is the person who sends these messages. Most email services
automatically shift the spam mail into a spam folder of a mailbox.
You can also avoid getting spam messages by following the given steps:
Keep deleting spam messages on a regular basis.
Do not provide your email address to unknown websites or post publicly.
Avoid clicking on unknown links while browsing the Internet.
Do not reply to spam messages.
Download spam filtering tools and antivirus software.
Do not use your personal or business email address when registering in any online contest
or free services available on the Internet.
EMOTICONS AND ACRONYMS
Emoticons
During online communication, the people may not be face to face with each other. So, facial
expressions cannot be conveyed to others. To overcome this problem, the concept of emoticons
was developed. Emoticons represent your facial expressions. The term emoticon is an abbreviation
for emotion icon. They help in telling your mood to others as well as save typing time.
Some commonly used emoticons are:
Emoticon Used For Emoticon Used For
:) Happy :@ Angry
:( Sad :I No Expression
=O Surprised |-) Sleepy
:O Shouting (-_-)zzz Sleeping
:’( Crying (=_=) Tired
:D Laughing :$ Embarassed
:)) Very Happy
Acronyms
Acronym is a word formed from the initial letters of a multi-word name. It may be in the form of
an abbreviation like HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) or more than one letter from some
words like COBOL (COmmon Business Oriented Language). The use of acronyms became popular
with the concept of Short Message Service or SMS. Acronyms works like shorthand for Internet
users as it saves typing time. Some of the common acronyms used in Internet communication are:
Acronym Meaning Acronym Meaning
LOL Laughing Out Loud F9 Fine
CU See You Pls Please
CUL8R See You Later Gr8 Great
BTW By The Way Abt About
FAQ Frequently asked Questions ASAP As Soon As Possible
K OK 4ever Forever
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