If you’ve ever found yourself scratching your head at a 3-letter acronym in an ecommerce related article or document, this post is for you. We’ve compiled 99 of the most common 3 letter acronyms you’ll find in online business, from a wide range of functions including IT, marketing, web development, SEO, web analytics, web design and logistics. Roll over any acronym to see its title, or click its link to see a full definition. Or quiz yourself, and see how many of these acronyms you know off the top of your head!
| 3PL | AOV | API |
| B2B | B2C | B2E |
| BOM | BPA | BPM |
| CDN | CMS | COD |
| CPA | CPC | CPI |
| CPM | CRM | CRO |
| CSC | CSE | CSR |
| CSS | CTR | CVC |
| CVV | DFO | DIM |
| DNS | DOM | DTP |
| EAI | EDI | ERP |
| FAK | FAQ | FTP |
| FUD | HCI | ISP |
| KPI | LPO | LSA |
| LSI | LTL | LTV |
| MMS | MP3 | MVT |
| NLP | OOS | OPM |
| ORM | PCI | PHP |
| PIM | POS | PPC |
| QSA | RDF | REP |
| RFI | RFP | RFQ |
| RFT | RIA | ROI |
| RSS | SAS | SEM |
| SEO | SKU | SLA |
| SLR | SMO | SMS |
| SOA | SOW | SSI |
| SSL | TCO | TLD |
| TLS | TOS | TPL |
| UCE | UGC | USP |
| UVP | VAR | VAT |
| VTP | VTR | WAI |
| WAO | WAP | WML |
| WMS | W3C | XML |
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That is quite an impressive list; especially since they are all 3 letters. Glad it is not a test because I would have failed.
I just know some of them. T_T
It will help me, thanks for the post.
It looks like you got 99 acronyms but AUR ain’t one.
Average Unit Retail is borderline, but needed something to make the joke work.
I remember back in the 90’s getting a memo from on high that detailed how to use AST (Acronymy Speech Technology) I kid you not.
Nice list. I overheard at a meeting the following TLAs; not that we need any more it would seem.
SVC – Single View Customer
WSS – Web Self Service
nice list, but the you forgot the most important:
cms
=)
Where I worked RFT was for “Right First Time”.
And CMS is in there (to the comment above)
Great post Linda.
I see that some others already added a few more… maybe next year it’ll be 199 ecommerce acronyms?
In any instance Zach a writer for our blog added a few to your list as well.
eCommerce Acronyms?
Very cool, Vanessa. I’m thinking about a follow up that is for 4 letter acronyms as this one focused on 3. OMG! LOL.