Did You Know What These Actually Stand For?

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ChatGPT – Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer

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CAPTCHA – Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart

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URL – Uniform Resource Locator

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HDMI – High Definition Multimedia Interface

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GIF – Graphics Interchange Format

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VPN – Virtual Private Network

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RPG – Role Playing Game

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