AFK
[MUD] Abbrev. for "Away From Keyboard". Used to notify
others that you will be momentarily unavailable online.
eg. "Let's not go kill that frost giant yet, I need to go AFK to
make a phone call". Often MUDs will have a command to politely
inform others of your absence when they try to talk with you. The
term is not restricted to MUDs, however, and has become common in
many chat situations, from IRC to Unix talk.
[MUD] Abbrev. for "Away From Keyboard". Used to notify
others that you will be momentarily unavailable online.
eg. "Let's not go kill that frost giant yet, I need to go AFK to
make a phone call". Often MUDs will have a command to politely
inform others of your absence when they try to talk with you. The
term is not restricted to MUDs, however, and has become common in
many chat situations, from IRC to Unix talk.
Related:
- talk mode n.
A feature supported by Unix, ITS, and some
other OSes that allows two or more logged-in users to set up a
real-time on-line conversation.
It combines the immediacy of talking with all the... - MUD /muhd/ n.
[acronym, Multi-User Dungeon; alt.
Multi-User Dimension] 1. A class of virtual reality... - IRC /I-R-C/ n.
[Internet Relay Chat] A worldwide "party
line" network that allows one to converse with others in real
time.
IRC is structured as a network of Internet servers... - IRC: /I-R-C/ [Internet Relay Chat] n. A worldwide "party
line" network that allows one to converse with others in real
time.
IRC is structured as a network of Internet servers... - bot n
[common on IRC, MUD and among gamers; from
`robot'] 1.
An IRC or MUD user who is actually a program. On... - robot: [IRC, MUD] n. An {IRC} or {MUD} user who is actually
a program.
On IRC, typically the robot provides some useful ... - mudhead n.
Commonly used to refer to a MUD player who
eats,
sleeps, and breathes MUD. Mudheads have been known... - frob /frob/ 1. n.
[MIT; very common] The TMRC
definition was "FROB = a protruding arm or trunnion";
by metaphoric extension, a `frob' is any random... - ACK /ak/ interj.
1. [common; from the ASCII mnemonic
for 0000110] Acknowledge.
Used to register one's presence (compare mainstream...
