Underappreciated

15 Acronyms you hear everyday, but you never really stopped to find their meaning.

1. ZIP code: Zone Improvement Plan code

2. M&M’s (chocolate): Mars & Murrie’s

3. Re: (in an email): Regarding (not reply!)

4. T9 (on cellphones): Texting on 9 keys

5. HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol

6. Laser: Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation

7. JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group

8. IMAX (movies): Image Maximum

9. Radar: Radio Detection and Ranging

10. Lego: Leg Godt (“play well” in Danish)

11. Ok: Oll Korrect (“All Correct”)

12. Wi-fi: Wireless Fidelity

13. CAPTCHA (this): Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart

14. RSVP: Répondez S‘il Vous Plaît (“Reply Please”)

15. Yahoo! (the website): Yet Another Hierarchial Official Oracle