Definition of LMAO
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interjection
acronym for &laughing my
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&&, Miami New Times blogs, Rebecca Salgado, Apr 26 2011 blacked out to resolve .
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acronym for &laughing my
Used frequently in text-based communication (text messaging, online chat, etc.)lmao!
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Last edited on Jun 09 2010.
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acronym for &lick me all over&.
Likely a backronym.
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Last edited on Dec 29 2010.
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If you're an iPhone user, this scenario probably sounds familiar: You send someone a message, notice that it's been delivered and read, and then watch three little dots hover in a conversation bubble as you wait expectantly for a reply. But how does your iPhone know when the person texting you is typing?You might have noticed the telltale ellipsis appears only when you're sending and receiving via iM that is, exchanging texts with another user on an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. In 2011, Apple introduced iMessage as part of its iOS 5 release [source: ]. The iMessage service, which is built into the iPhone Messages app, looks just like texting but works more like an instant messaging application. When you use your iPhone's messaging app to send a text to another iMessage user, your phone recognizes the recipient's Apple ID and automatically sends the message via the iMessage service [source: ].Unlike , which are sent through your mobile carrier's cellular network, iMessage texts are routed through Apple's servers using a technology called Apple Push Notification service (APNs) [sources: , , ]. The APNs is based on eXtensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP), the same system used by Google Talk and Apple's own iChat instant messaging service [sources: , ]. XMPP provides a way for servers to communicate with one another, allowing a user on one server to receive notifications posted through a different server. Whenever you have a network connection, your iPhone continuously checks with the APNs
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