(chiefly computing) Uses especially in computing.

(Internet) Used to indicate a field of a form that must be filled out.


A cursive variation of ᾱ or ᾱᾱ, the abbreviation of Greek ἀνά (aná) used in recipes and prescriptions with the meaning "of each", and later extended to accounting. (Other explanations have that it is ā, an abbreviation of Latin ad (“to”), or French à (“to”).)

Bob: How can I stop other people from accessing my files when they use my computer?

Jack: @Bob, you need to protect the files with a password.

(Internet) Prepended to the name of the user to whom a remark is addressed.


From ᵒ/c, from Nᵒ/c, an abbreviation of Italian numero per cento (“number per hundred”). For the extension to Astraea is derived from the shift-5 key on the keyboard for asteroid (5).

der

uniform resource identifier
uniform resource identifier#English

(Internet) Used in the percent-encoding of uniform resource identifiers such as URLs.


.cd

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, CD.

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo.


.ie

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Ireland, IE.

The ccTLD for Ireland as assigned by the IANA.


.au

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Australia, AU.

There is a policy for the issuing of Domain names for each of the .au sub-domains.

1995 November 29, Charles Moore, “Who determines Domain naming policy?”, in aus.net.policy (Usenet; in English):

also can someone explain what i need to do so google doesnt think i am duplicating since i have .com and .au of the same site?

2006 August 27, "Re: Adding a URL to show up on google.com.au? how?", in google.public.support.general, Usenet (in English):

2008 May 3, Phred, “.au domain name pricing variation [Was: woop-s - AUSTRALIAN Domain Name Renewals]”, in aus.computers (Usenet; in English):

I registered a .au domain and it was approved by auDa with a certificate of approval.

2009 February 4, j01, “auDa deleting .au without warning”, in aus.legal (Usenet; in English):

The ccTLD for Australia as assigned by the IANA.


.ac

. + the ISO 3166-1 country code for Ascension Island, AC.

The ccTLD for Ascension Island as assigned by the IANA.


.ae

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for United Arab Emirates, AE.

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates

The ccTLD for United Arab Emirates as assigned by the IANA.


.ad

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Andorra, AD.

The ccTLD for Andorra as assigned by the IANA.


.an

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Netherlands Antilles, an.

Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles

(historical) The ccTLD for Netherlands Antilles as assigned by the IANA.


.af

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Afghanistan, AF.

The ccTLD for Afghanistan as assigned by the IANA.


.ax

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Åland Islands, AX.

The ccTLD for Åland Islands as assigned by the IANA.


.ao

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Angola, AO.

The ccTLD for Angola as assigned by the IANA.


.at

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Austria, AT.

The ccTLD for Austria as assigned by the IANA.


.ar

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Argentina, AR.

The ccTLD for Argentina as assigned by the IANA.


.am

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Armenia, AM.

The ccTLD for Armenia as assigned by the IANA.


.as

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for American Samoa, AS.

The ccTLD for American Samoa as assigned by the IANA.


.al

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Albania, AL.

The ccTLD for Albania as assigned by the IANA.


.bu

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Burma, bu.

The ccTLD for Burma (not in use since re-naming of country to Myanmar, see .mm) as assigned by the IANA.


.ba

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Bosnia and Herzegovina, BA.

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina

The ccTLD for Bosnia and Herzegovina as assigned by the IANA.


.bn

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Brunei, BN.

The ccTLD for Brunei as assigned by the IANA.


.bd

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Bangladesh, BD.

The ccTLD for Bangladesh as assigned by the IANA.


.bb

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Barbados, BB.

The ccTLD for Barbados as assigned by the IANA.


.az

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Azerbaijan, AZ.

The ccTLD for Azerbaijan as assigned by the IANA.


.bf

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Burkina Faso, BF.

The ccTLD for Burkina Faso as assigned by the IANA.


.bi

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Burundi, BI.

The ccTLD for Burundi as assigned by the IANA.


.bv

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Bouvet Island, bv.

The ccTLD for Bouvet Island (not in use; no registrations) as assigned by the IANA.


.be

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Belgium, BE.

The ccTLD for Belgium as assigned by the IANA.


.bg

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Bulgaria, BG.

The ccTLD for Bulgaria as assigned by the IANA.


.bh

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Bahrain, BH.

The ccTLD for Bahrain as assigned by the IANA.


.br

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Brazil, BR.

The ccTLD for Brazil as assigned by the IANA.


.bo

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Bolivia, BO.

The ccTLD for Bolivia as assigned by the IANA.


.bt

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Bhutan, BT.

The ccTLD for Bhutan as assigned by the IANA.


.bs

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for the Bahamas, BS.

The ccTLD for the Bahamas as assigned by the IANA.


.cl

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Chile, CL.

The ccTLD for Chile as assigned by the IANA.


.aw

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Aruba, AW.

The ccTLD for Aruba as assigned by the IANA.


.ca

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Canada, CA.

The ccTLD for Canada as assigned by the IANA.


.by

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Belarus, BY. Derived from Byelorussia, the country's name until 1991.

The ccTLD for Belarus as assigned by the IANA.


.bw

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Botswana, BW.

The ccTLD for Botswana as assigned by the IANA.


.cy

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Cyprus, CY.

The ccTLD for Cyprus as assigned by the IANA.


.cf

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Central African Republic, CF.

Central African Republic
Central African Republic

The ccTLD for Central African Republic as assigned by the IANA.


.cc

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Cocos (Keeling) Islands, CC.

Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cocos (Keeling) Islands

The ccTLD for Cocos (Keeling) Islands as assigned by the IANA.


.ch

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Switzerland, CH (short for "Confoederatio Helvetica", the Latin name of Switzerland).

The ccTLD for Switzerland as assigned by the IANA.


.cg

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Republic of the Congo, CG.

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo

The ccTLD for Republic of the Congo as assigned by the IANA.


.ci

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Côte d'Ivoire, CI.

The ccTLD for Côte d'Ivoire as assigned by the IANA.


.eh

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Western Sahara, eh.

The ccTLD for Western Sahara (not assigned; no DNS) as assigned by the IANA.


.cm

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Cameroon, CM.

The ccTLD for Cameroon as assigned by the IANA.


.ck

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Cook Islands, CK.

The ccTLD for Cook Islands as assigned by the IANA.


.co

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Colombia, CO.

The ccTLD for Colombia as assigned by the IANA.


.cu

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Cuba, CU.

The ccTLD for Cuba as assigned by the IANA.


.cx

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Christmas Island, CX.

The ccTLD for Christmas Island as assigned by the IANA.


.cz

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Czech Republic, CZ.

The ccTLD for Czech Republic as assigned by the IANA.


.cs

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Serbia and Montenegro, cs.

Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro

The ccTLD for Serbia and Montenegro (formerly .yu - Yugoslavia; Note: on June 3, 2006, Montenegro declared independence, thus dissolving the state union) (.cs code not assigned; no DNS) as assigned by the IANA.


.dz

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Algeria, DZ.

The ccTLD for Algeria as assigned by the IANA.


.do

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Dominican Republic, DO.

The ccTLD for Dominican Republic as assigned by the IANA.


.dj

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Djibouti, DJ.

The ccTLD for Djibouti as assigned by the IANA.


.dk

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Denmark, DK.

The ccTLD for Denmark as assigned by the IANA.


.cr

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Costa Rica, CR.

The ccTLD for Costa Rica as assigned by the IANA.


.ai

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Anguilla, AI.

The ccTLD for Anguilla as assigned by the IANA.


.ai

The file extension for "Adobe Illustrator"


.cv

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Cape Verde, CV.

The ccTLD for Cape Verde as assigned by the IANA.


.et

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Ethiopia, ET.

The ccTLD for Ethiopia as assigned by the IANA.


.gf

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for French Guiana, GF.

The ccTLD for French Guiana as assigned by IANA.


.fo

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Faroe Islands, FO.

The ccTLD for Faroe Islands as assigned by the IANA.


.dm

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Dominica, DM.

The ccTLD for Dominica as assigned by the IANA.


.eu

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for European Union, EU.

The ccTLD for European Union (code "exceptionally reserved" by ISO 3166-1) as assigned by the IANA.


.ga

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Gabon, GA.

The ccTLD for Gabon as assigned by the IANA.


.gh

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Ghana, GH.

The ccTLD for Ghana as assigned by the IANA.


.gi

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Gibraltar, GI.

The ccTLD for Gibraltar as assigned by the IANA.


.gd

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Grenada, GD.

The ccTLD for Grenada as assigned by the IANA.


.ag

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Antigua and Barbuda, AG.

The ccTLD for Antigua and Barbuda as assigned by the IANA.


.de

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Germany, DE, from German Deutschland.

The ccTLD for Germany as assigned by the IANA.


.gl

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Greenland, GL.

The ccTLD for Greenland as assigned by the IANA.


.fm

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Federated States of Micronesia, FM.

Federated States of Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia

The ccTLD for Federated States of Micronesia as assigned by the IANA.


.fk

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Falkland Islands, FK.

The ccTLD for Falkland Islands as assigned by the IANA.


.gg

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Guernsey, GG.

The ccTLD for Guernsey as assigned by the IANA.


.hk

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Hong Kong, HK.

The ccTLD for Hong Kong as assigned by the IANA.


.id

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Indonesia, ID.

The ccTLD for Indonesia as assigned by the IANA.


.gp

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Guadeloupe, GP.

The ccTLD for Guadeloupe as assigned by the IANA.


.hm

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Heard Island and McDonald Islands, HM.

Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Heard Island and McDonald Islands

The ccTLD for Heard Island and McDonald Islands as assigned by the IANA.


.gu

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Guam, GU.

The ccTLD for Guam as assigned by the IANA.


.gm

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for the Gambia, GM.

The ccTLD for the Gambia as assigned by the IANA.


.hu

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Hungary, HU.

The ccTLD for Hungary as assigned by the IANA.


.hn

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Honduras, HN.

The ccTLD for Honduras as assigned by the IANA.


.gw

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Guinea-Bissau, GW.

The ccTLD for Guinea-Bissau as assigned by the IANA.


.gs

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, GS.

The ccTLD for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands as assigned by the IANA.


.ir

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Iran, IR.

The ccTLD for Iran as assigned by the IANA.


.ht

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Haiti, HT.

The ccTLD for Haiti as assigned by the IANA.


.gy

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Guyana, GY.

The ccTLD for Guyana as assigned by the IANA.


.il

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Israel, IL.

The ccTLD for Israel as assigned by the IANA.


.kg

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Kyrgyzstan, KG.

The ccTLD for Kyrgyzstan as assigned by the IANA.


.gt

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Guatemala, GT.

The ccTLD for Guatemala as assigned by the IANA.


.it

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Italy, IT.

The ccTLD for Italy as assigned by the IANA.


.iq

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Iraq, IQ.

The ccTLD for Iraq as assigned by the IANA.


.im

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Isle of Man, IM.

The ccTLD for Isle of Man as assigned by the IANA.


.hr

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Croatia, HR, from Serbo-Croatian Hrvatska.

The ccTLD for Croatia as assigned by the IANA.


.ke

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Kenya, KE.

The ccTLD for Kenya as assigned by the IANA.


.jm

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Jamaica, JM.

The ccTLD for Jamaica as assigned by the IANA.


.je

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Jersey, JE.

The ccTLD for Jersey as assigned by the IANA.


.jp

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Japan, JP.

The ccTLD for Japan as assigned by the IANA.


.gq

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Equatorial Guinea, GQ.

The ccTLD for Equatorial Guinea as assigned by the IANA.


.lc

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Saint Lucia, LC.

The ccTLD for Saint Lucia as assigned by the IANA.


.io

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for British Indian Ocean Territory, IO.

British Indian Ocean Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory

The ccTLD for British Indian Ocean Territory as assigned by the IANA.


.ky

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Cayman Islands, KY.

The ccTLD for Cayman Islands as assigned by the IANA.


.is

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Iceland, IS, from Icelandic Ísland.

The ccTLD for Iceland as assigned by the IANA.


.km

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Comoros, KM, from Ndzwani Comorian Komori.

The ccTLD for Comoros as assigned by the IANA.


.kn

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Saint Kitts and Nevis, KN.

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis

The ccTLD for Saint Kitts and Nevis as assigned by the IANA.


.lv

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Latvia, LV.

The ccTLD for Latvia as assigned by the IANA.


.lr

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Liberia, LR.

The ccTLD for Liberia as assigned by the IANA.


.li

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Liechtenstein, LI.

The ccTLD for Liechtenstein as assigned by the IANA.


.lk

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Sri Lanka, LK.

The ccTLD for Sri Lanka as assigned by the IANA.


.kz

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Kazakhstan, KZ.

The ccTLD for Kazakhstan as assigned by the IANA.


.mc

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Monaco, MC.

The ccTLD for Monaco as assigned by the IANA.


.ls

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Lesotho, LS.

The ccTLD for Lesotho as assigned by the IANA.


.lu

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Luxembourg, LU.

The ccTLD for Luxembourg as assigned by the IANA.


.in

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for India, IN.

The ccTLD for India as assigned by the IANA.


.lb

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Lebanon, LB.

The ccTLD for Lebanon as assigned by the IANA.


.mm

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Myanmar, MM.

The ccTLD for Myanmar (formerly .bu - Burma) as assigned by the IANA.


.ml

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Mali, ML.

The ccTLD for Mali as assigned by the IANA.


.md

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Moldova, MD.

The ccTLD for Moldova as assigned by the IANA.


.mh

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Marshall Islands, MH.

The ccTLD for Marshall Islands as assigned by the IANA.


.mn

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Mongolia, MN.

The ccTLD for Mongolia as assigned by the IANA.


.lt

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Lithuania, LT.

The ccTLD for Lithuania as assigned by the IANA.


.mg

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Madagascar, MG.

The ccTLD for Madagascar as assigned by the IANA.


.ly

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Libya, LY.

The ccTLD for Libya as assigned by the IANA.


.la

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Laos, LA.

The ccTLD for Laos as assigned by the IANA.


.mq

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Martinique, MQ.

The ccTLD for Martinique as assigned by the IANA.


.kp

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for North Korea, KP, from English DPRK.

The ccTLD for North Korea as assigned by the IANA.


.mk

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Republic of North Macedonia, MK, from Macedonian Северна Македонија (Severna Makedonija).

Северна Македонија

Republic of North Macedonia
Republic of North Macedonia

The ccTLD for Republic of North Macedonia as assigned by the IANA.


.kh

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Cambodia, KH, from Khmer ខ្មែរ (khmae).

The ccTLD for Cambodia as assigned by the IANA.


.ma

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Morocco, MA, from French Maroc.

The ccTLD for Morocco as assigned by the IANA.


.bz

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Belize, BZ.

The ccTLD for Belize as assigned by the IANA.


.mo

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Macau, MO, from English Macao.

The ccTLD for Macau as assigned by the IANA.


.mp

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Northern Mariana Islands, MP, an abbreviation of Marianas Pacific.

Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands

The ccTLD for Northern Mariana Islands as assigned by the IANA.


.bj

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Benin, BJ.

The ccTLD for Benin as assigned by the IANA.


.aq

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Antarctica, AQ.

The ccTLD for Antarctica as assigned by the IANA.


.fj

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Fiji, FJ.

The ccTLD for Fiji as assigned by the IANA.


.gn

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Guinea, GN.

The ccTLD for Guinea as assigned by the IANA.


.ki

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Kiribati, KI.

The ccTLD for Kiribati as assigned by the IANA.


.er

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Eritrea, er.

The ccTLD for Eritrea as assigned by the IANA.


.jo

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Jordan, JO.

The ccTLD for Jordan as assigned by the IANA.


.gr

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Greece, GR.

The ccTLD for Greece as assigned by the IANA.


.cn

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for People's Republic of China, CN.

People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

The ccTLD for People's Republic of China as assigned by the IANA.


.kr

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for South Korea, KR.

The ccTLD for South Korea as assigned by the IANA.


.bm

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Bermuda, BM.

The ccTLD for Bermuda as assigned by the IANA.


.fi

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Finland, FI.

The ccTLD for Finland as assigned by the IANA.


.kw

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Kuwait, KW.

The ccTLD for Kuwait as assigned by the IANA.


.com

There are some exceptions again www.mayoclinic.com, is a very quality site and it's a .com, MedlinePlus has bought the .com URL of course.

2007, Karyn Prechtel, “Bridging the Gap Between Doctor & Patient: Delivering Relevant Health Information”, in Bruce Fulton, editor, ¡Salud, Se Puede!: Proceedings of the 2007 Trejo Foster Foundation Institute (in English), page 145:

(Internet) An Internet top-level domain.


.edu

(Internet) An Internet top-level domain indicating that a website is used by an educational institution.


.biz

(Internet) An Internet top-level domain indicating that a website is engaged in business over the Internet.


.org

(Internet) An Internet top-level domain intended to indicate that a website is used by an organization.


.gov

(Internet) An Internet top-level domain indicating that a website is used by a government institution.


.mil

(Internet) An Internet top-level domain indicating that a website is used by a military institution.


.museum

(Internet) An Internet top-level domain reserved for the exclusive use of museums, museum associations, and individual members of the museum profession, as these groups are defined by the International Council of Museums (ICOM).


.int

(Internet) An Internet top-level domain reserved for international treaty organizations and non-governmental organizations with "observer" status at the United Nations.


.name

(Internet) An Internet top-level domain designated for use with individuals' real names, nicknames, screen names, pseudonyms or other personal names.


.me

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Montenegro, ME.

The ccTLD for Montenegro as assigned by the IANA.


A simplification of the punctus elevatus, ⟨⹎⟩.

(Internet) Represents two eyes vertically aligned, in order to form emoticons.


`gt`

Go to File > Save As > CSV file > OK

(computing) Synonym of → (“indicates a series of steps to achieve a task in software”)

c:\users\home\> (Command Prompt in Microsoft Windows)

(computing) Indicates that the user is being prompted for input.

>> What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
> Mine's strawberry.
I prefer chocolate.

(Internet) Used in email, Usenet, Markdown and some forums to indent the quoted message being replied to, or in plaintext to mimic this usage.


`num`

head

`num` (English symbol name number sign or hash or pound sign or octothorpe)

`num` (canonical)
number sign (English name symbol)
hash (English name symbol)
pound sign (English name symbol)
octothorpe (English name symbol)

(Internet) A hashtag, which is a metadata tag for use in microblogging and social network services, used to label and search content.

(mathematics, computer science) Used to indicate string concatenation.


`vert`

`vert` (English symbol name vertical bar or vertical line or pipe)

`vert` (canonical)
vertical bar (English name symbol)
vertical line (English name symbol)
pipe (English name symbol)

| Thanks, Barry. I was able to achieve run time linking by using your example as
| a model, although, 1) I don't entirely understand the use of typedef, etc.,
| and,
1) From the viewpoint of just occasional user of C(++): I think that syntax of pointers-to-functions is just plain ugly, tough to remember and tough to comprehend.

2003 January 21, Jugoslav Dujic, “Re: Using common DLL routines...”, in comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32 (Usenet; in English):

(Internet, rare) Used in email, Usenet, and some forums to indent the quoted message being replied to.


`period`

The periodos of Aristophanes of Byzantium, ca. 200 BCE. Originally there were three dots: ⟨·⟩ at mid height (the comma), ⟨.⟩ at the baseline (the colon), and ⟨˙⟩ at capital height (the periodos). When minuscule writing became common, it proved difficult to make a three-way height distinction, and only the periodos was retained, though it shifted to the baseline.

.@Tim needs to fix this problem ASAP

(chat rooms, Twitter) Used to prefix a message to prevent it from being treated as a command.

chat rooms; Twitter; chat rooms; Twitter


.bl

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Saint Barthélemy, bl

The ccTLD for Saint Barthélemy as assigned by the IANA.


(technology, Internet) The first version of something.


(technology, Internet) The second version of something.


.cat

The sponsored top-level domain for Catalonia and the Catalan language.


.xxx

(Internet) An Internet top-level domain intended for adult and pornographic content.


.coop

(Internet) An Internet top-level domain for use by cooperatives and similar organisations.


.tel

(Internet) An Internet top-level domain intended to be used for Internet communications services.


.mobi

(Internet) An Internet top-level domain intended to be used for websites tailored for display on mobile devices (rather than traditional desktop computers).


.travel

(Internet) An Internet top-level domain intended to be used for websites related to travel.


.aero

(Internet) An Internet top-level domain intended to be used for websites related to aviation.


.arpa

Originally an acronym for Advanced Research Projects Agency; now said to stand for Address and Routing Parameter Area.

(Internet) An Internet top-level domain used exclusively for technical infrastructure purposes.


.pro

(Internet) An Internet top-level domain intended to be used by professionals.


.asia

(Internet) An Internet top-level domain intended for use by people and organisations in Asia, Australia, and the Pacific.


.nato

(Internet, historical) A former Internet top-level domain intended for the use of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, later superseded by .int.


.bq

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for the Caribbean Netherlands, bq.

Caribbean Netherlands
Caribbean Netherlands

The ccTLD for the Caribbean Netherlands as assigned by the IANA.


.cw

. + ISO 3166-1 country code for Curaçao, CW, used because CA, CR, CC, and CO were unavailable.

The ccTLD for Curaçao as assigned by the IANA.


ಠ益ಠ

Created using the Kannada letter ಠ (ṭha) to represent an eye with eyebrow and the Chinese character 益 (“benefit, gain, profit”) to represent a furrowed brow and a snarling mouth with bared teeth.

An emoticon representing a face snarling in anger.


1999 March 21, Raymond McKeithen II, “Re: Super GT is NOT coming to DC...” rec.games.video.sega, Usenet

I tried to find this sort of information in some of the reviews of DC SR2, but /every/ one I've read (fansites and professional) was written from the graphics-whore-viewpoint, and didn't talk much about such "nonessential" things as gameplay or car selection and handling.

Yes, you /can/ win by sitting in the wheels consistently and never doing any work. But it isn't admirable.

2010, "Simon Brooke", Re: SPOILER (stage 8) - days when you wish the stage was 5k longer.... (on newsgroup uk.rec.cycling.moderated)

(Internet, text messaging) Encloses text that should be taken as italicized; generally used in contexts where true italics are unavailable.


(Internet, Hong Kong) Denotes that the following paragraph is a quotation.


.onion

From . (“dot, as used in other domains such as .com and .net”) + English onion, by analogy with the many layers of the vegetable.

(Internet) An Internet top-level domain (not official, i.e., not part of the Domain Name System) for sites accessible via the Tor network.


`lt` `gt`

To: Jane Doe <janedoe@example.com>, Joe Bananas <bananas1989@example.com>

Buy stuff from Best Shop <http://bestshop.example.com>.

See, eg, the Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of the Republic of Benin concerning the status of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in the territory of the Republic of Benin (8 February 2017) available at <https://treaties.un.org>; and the Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the United Nations and the Government of the Republic of the Niger concerning the activities carried out in the Republic of the Niger by the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) (24 January 2017) available at <https://treaties.un.org>.

2019, Stephen Mathias, “Treaty-Making at the United Nations: The View from the Secretariat”, in Simon Chesterman, David M. Malone, Santiago Villalpando, Alexandra Ivanovic, editors, The Oxford Handbook of United Nations Treaties (in English), Oxford University Press, →ISBN, part I (Evolution—UN Treaty-Making in Practice and in Theory), chapter section 7 (Other Treaty-Related Activities of the Secretariat), page 66:

(Internet) Encloses an e-mail address or web address.


ok_hand: = 👌

(Internet) In some social networks and forums, generates an emoji.


Designed after the physical buttons used on older radios to select preset stations – when one of the buttons was pressed, other buttons would pop out, leaving the pressed button the only button in the "pushed in" position.

graphical user interface
graphical user interface

(graphical user interface, usually found on the Internet) The radio button, which usually comes in groups (sets of multiple radio buttons), each one corresponding to an exclusive option, from which only one may be chosen. When a radio button is pressed, any previously selected radio button is automatically un-selected.


.wiki

(Internet) An Internet top-level domain intended to be used for websites which are formatted as wikis.


ඩ

(Internet slang, humorous) An amogus; a crewmate character from the videogame Among Us.


ඞ

The Sinhalese script velar nasal letter ṅa.


O (halo) + : (eyes) + - (nose) + ) (smiling mouth).

(Internet) An emoticon representing an angel or saint.


.fr

. + ISO 3166-1 (alpha-2) country code for France, FR.

The ccTLD for France as assigned by the IANA.


Flipping tables (or (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ for net natives) is a classic among online emoji, and happens to be one of our favorites.

2014 June 3, Kwame Opam, “Watch this supercut of every table flip in movie history”, in The Verge:

2014 September 22, "Soos and the Real Girl", season 2, episode 5 of Gravity Falls
Cashier: And there's a note on it that says destroy at all costs.
Note on the video game box: DESTROY AT ALL COSTS!! (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

The name alone could be anything from valid values ("hotdog" or "pretzel") to invalid values ("samosa", "kimchi", or "poutine") to absurd ("12345", "", or "(╯°□°)╯( ┻━┻").

2021 July 21, Patrick Viafore, Robust Python, O'Reilly Media, →ISBN, page 54:

An emoticon representing a person flipping a table in rage.


` (English name backtick or backquote or backprime)

backtick (English name)
backquote (English name)
backprime (English name)

(nonstandard, Internet) Alternative form of ' (apostrophe)


( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (English symbol name Lenny Face)

First attested in an anonymous comment on 18 November 2012 in a thread about spam filter settings on the Finnish imageboard Ylilauta: "( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) 'this thread is leaking from the heavens'". On the same day, the emoticon was posted on several social media websites including 4chan, Reddit and YouTube.

3. Nahhhh, one more won’t hurt ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) / *continues watching the twentieth consecutive episode of Parks and Rec (plz, you can’t blame me—it started playing by itself)*

2021 October 12, Golshan Sharbatdar Alaei, “The 3 thoughts that cycle through my head every time I see my face when the screen goes dark at the end of a Netflix episode”, in The Strand, volume 64, number 4, Toronto: Victoria University, page 15:

A kaomoji-style emoticon, often called Lenny Face, mostly used to suggest mischief, imply sexual innuendo or a second hidden meaning behind a sentence, or pasted over and over to spam online discussions.


(Hong Kong, Internet) Encloses a quotation of paragraph length.


(graphical user interface, Internet) A shopping cart or basket.


(凸ಠ益ಠ)凸

An emoticon representing a furious face accompanied by two middle fingers.


work in progress
work in progress#English

(Internet) Represents a work in progress.


On iOS's e-mail client, unread e-mails are marked with 🔵 at the top left fronting the subject title.

On Telegram, unread messages are denoted with 🔵 at their right.

(computing, social media) An unread notification, message or e-mail.


(graphical user interface, social media) AFK; idle; inactive.


The red dot on your Apple Watch is a signal that shows you have unread notifications. These can be anything from calls and texts to push notifications from apps, like somebody liking your post on Facebook or requesting to follow you on Instagram.

2023 January 10, Sarah Vincent, “What Is That Red Dot on Your Apple Watch—and How Do You Get Rid of It?”, in Reader's Digest (in English):

(graphical user interface, social media) An unread notification.

[On this freeware chat application, a 🔴 will appear below a user's profile picture if they set their status to the "do not disturb" option.]

2025 January 12, “Discord”, in Discord Inc. (in Translingual):


(computing, Internet) Indicates an action has occurred; success, completed.

(graphical user interface, social media) Online; active; available.


🤓 (“nerd emoji”) + ☝ (“pointing upwards emoji”).
Arose around October 2022 among Latin American Twitter users in reference to an image macro.

compound

Synonym of 🤓 (“used to suggest someone is overexplaining, a pedant or nerdy”).


From the compounding of two emoji, 🗣 (speaking; shouting) + 🔥 (fire). Popularised in 2023 through social networking service TikTok.

(Internet slang) Used to indicate that one is shouting or speaking with vehemence; also, used to add emphasis to a statement or opinion.


From the compounding of two emoji, 🍷 (wine) + 🗿 (moai). Popularised in 2023 through social networking service TikTok.

(Internet slang, sometimes humorous) Indicates that something is of high intellectual value, agreeable or admirable, or sigma male-related.


From the red triangle in the Palestinian flag, held hoist-up.

(social media, politics) indicates support for Palestine or for Hamas in the ongoing Israel–Hamas war


(Internet, metonymically) Represents maintenance, cleanup, and administration.


(mobile games, Internet) Primes the user to use a pinching gesture on a touchscreen device.


(ノಠ益ಠ)ノ

Used to express frustration or exasperation


(Internet, graphical user interface) Login; logout.

(Internet, graphical user interface, uncommon) Closes or exits an application or webpage.


From its blue or grey-blue colour on many operating systems, which resembles the former logo and mascot of Twitter (now X)—a stylised blue silhouette of a bird in flight.

Danni Wyatts 124 is the highest T20 score by and Englishwoman according to @voigthill on 🐦

2023 August 14, u/thatguybruv, “Match Thread: 20th Match - Trent Rockets (Women) vs Welsh Fire (Women)”, in r/Cricket, Reddit:

(Internet slang) X (formerly Twitter): an online social networking service.