"AFAIK" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: afaik [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} AFAIK (not comparable)
  1. (informal, Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of as far as I know. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, informal, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: as far as I know Translations (as far as I know): vziw (Dutch), vzviw (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-AFAIK-en-adv-LLpHoVcf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English hedges, English subordinate clauses, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations Synonyms: AFAIAA (english: all either synonymous or nearly so), AFAIAC, AFAIC, AFAICMO, AFAICT, AFAIR, SFAIAA, SFAICT, SFAIK, TMK, to my knowledge, to the best of my knowledge, TTBOMK

Alternative forms

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