| Term | Definition / Meaning / Stand for |
| 5FW |
Fifth Frontier War |
| ADC |
Attack Damage Carry |
| ADS |
Aim Down Sights |
| AF |
Adventure/Fantasy |
| AG |
Adventure Game |
| AHP |
Average Hit Points |
| ALT+F4 |
Force Close Game |
| ALT |
Alternate |
| APM |
Actions Per Minute |
| AR |
Augmented Reality |
| ARG |
Alternate Reality Game |
| ARPG |
Action Role-Playing Game |
| AS |
Attack Speed |
| ATLC |
Archon Team League Championship |
| AoE |
Area of Effect |
| BD |
Black Desert |
| BDO |
Black Desert Online |
| BG |
Battleground |
| BK |
Back Kick |
| BM |
Bad Manners |
| BP |
Battle Points |
| BR |
Battle Royale |
| BRB |
Be Right Back |
| BS |
Backstab |
| BTRC |
Blacksburg Tactical Resource Center |
| BYP |
Beyond Playable |
| Bo3 |
Best of 3 |
| Bo5 |
Best of 5 |
| Bo7 |
Best of 7 |
| BoP |
Bind on Pickup |
| CC |
Crowd Control |
| CDR |
Cooldown Reduction |
| CL |
Clan Leader |
| CON |
Constitution (RPG Stat) |
| CRT |
Critical Hit Rate |
| CS |
Creep Score (or Counter-Strike) |
| CTA |
Call to Arms |
| CTR |
Crash Team Racing |
| Chargen |
Character Generation |
| Co-Op |
Cooperative Mode |
| D-Tier |
Below Average Tier Ranking |
| DC |
Disconnected |
| DEF |
Defense |
| DEX |
Dexterity |
| DK |
Donkey Kong / Death Knight |
| DL |
Download |
| DM |
Deathmatch |
| DMM |
Digital Monster Master |
| DND |
Do Not Disturb |
| DOD |
Day of Defeat |
| DPS |
Damage Per Second |
| DQR |
Dragon Quest |
| DRM |
Digital Rights Management |
| DS |
Dual Screen (Nintendo DS) |
| DW |
Dual Wield |
| DoA |
Dead on Arrival |
| DoT |
Damage over Time |
| EB |
Early Beta |
| EBR |
Enhanced Battle Rifle |
| ECO |
Economy (Game Strategy) |
| ECR |
Encounter Rate |
| EDM |
Electronic Dance Music (Common in Gaming Soundtracks) |
| EGS |
Epic Games Store |
| EHP |
Effective Health Points |
| EHP |
Effective Hit Points |
| EKIA |
Enemies Killed in Action |
| ELO Hell |
A Low Rank in Competitive Gaming |
| ELO |
Elo Rating System |
| EM |
Emote |
| EN |
Endurance |