ISP Internet Service Provider. A company that provides user access to the Internet and that may provide Web page development and other services. AKA Internet Access Provider. IRC Internet Relay Chat. Listserve One term for the discussion groups conducted by electronic mail over BITNet.
Similar lists are on the Internet.
The equivalent term on CompuServe is forum, on The WELL conference, and for Usenet newsgroups. LOL Laughing Out Loud. How to respond to a funny comment. Lurk Read messages in a discussion group without ever saying anything. Mailing list Essentially a conference in which messages are delivered right to your mailbox, instead of to a Usenet newsgroup.