145 SEO Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Meanings

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SEO abbreviations are shortened forms of words or phrases commonly used in the field of Search Engine Optimization (SEO). These abbreviations are often used for efficiency and convenience in communication among SEO professionals and digital marketers. They help streamline discussions, reports, and analysis related to SEO strategies and practices. SEO abbreviations cover a wide range of topics within the realm of SEO, from technical aspects to content optimization and analytics.

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Here are some common categories of SEO abbreviations:

1. Technical SEO Abbreviations:

   • URL: Uniform Resource Locator
   • HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol
   • HTTPS: Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
   • IP: Internet Protocol
   • XML: Extensible Markup Language
   • CMS: Content Management System
   • JS: JavaScript
   • HTML: Hypertext Markup Language

2. Content Optimization Abbreviations:

   • ALT: Alternative Text
   • KW: Keyword
   • LSI: Latent Semantic Indexing
   • CTA: Call to Action
   • IA: Information Architecture

3. Analytics and Metrics Abbreviations:

   • CTR: Click-Through Rate
   • ROI: Return on Investment
   • KPI: Key Performance Indicator
   • DA: Domain Authority
   • PA: Page Authority
   • TF: Trust Flow
   • CF: Citation Flow
   • QS: Quality Score
   • CPA: Cost Per Acquisition

4. Social Media and Online Reputation Management Abbreviations:

   • SMM: Social Media Marketing
   • SMO: Social Media Optimization
   • ORM: Online Reputation Management

5. Advertising and Paid Search Abbreviations:

   • PPC: Pay-Per-Click
   • PLA: Product Listing Ads
   • CPC: Cost Per Click
   • CPM: Cost Per Mille (Cost per thousand impressions)

6. Local SEO Abbreviations:

   • NAP: Name, Address, Phone Number
   • GMB: Google My Business

7. User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) Abbreviations:

   • UX: User Experience
   • UI: User Interface

8. Miscellaneous SEO Abbreviations:

   • FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
   • RSS: Really Simple Syndication
   • PBN: Private Blog Network
   • QR Code: Quick Response Code

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List of 145 SEO Abbreviations & Acronyms, and Meanings 

 

	SEO Abbr.	Meaning
	A
1-	A/B	A/B Testing
2-	ALT	Alternative Text
3-	AMP	Accelerated Mobile Pages
4-	API	Application Programming Interface
5-	AR	Augmented Reality
6-	AI	Artificial Intelligence
7-	ASP	Application Service Provider
8-	AJAX	Asynchronous JavaScript and XML
9-	AOV	Average Order Value
10-	AIDA	Attention, Interest, Desire, Action
	B
11-	B2B	Business-to-Business
12-	B2C	Business-to-Consumer
13-	BL	Backlink
14-	BWT	Bing Webmaster Tools
15-	BMM	Broad Match Modifier
16-	BPA	Business Process Automation
17-	BH	Black Hat (Unethical SEO practices)
18-	BR	Bounce Rate
19-	BHW	Black Hat World
20-	BV	Business Value
	C
21-	CF	Citation Flow
22-	CMS	Content Management System
23-	CRM	Customer Relationship Management
24-	CTR	Click-Through Rate
25-	CPC	Cost Per Click
26-	CSS	Cascading Style Sheets
27-	CDN	Content Delivery Network
28-	CPA	Cost Per Acquisition
29-	CWV	Core Web Vitals
30-	CRO	Conversion Rate Optimization
31-	CSV	Comma-Separated Values
32	CTA	Call to Action
33-	CPM	Cost Per Thousand Impressions
34-	CPI	Cost Per Impression
35-	CPL	Cost Per Lead
36-	CPV	Cost Per View
37-	CAPTCHA	Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart
38-	CR	Conversion Rate
	D
3-	DA	Domain Authority
40-	DNS	Domain Name System
41-	DMCA	Digital Millennium Copyright Act
42-	DR	Domain Rating
43-	DKI	Dynamic Keyword Insertion
44-	DLP	Data Loss Prevention
45-	DTD	Document Type Definition
46-	DM	Direct Message
47-	DUI	Duplicate URL Indexing
48-	DT	Dwell Time
	E
49-	EAT	Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness
50-	EPM	Earnings Per Thousand Impressions
51-	EMD	Exact Match Domain
52-	ESR	Effective Search Results
53-	EPC	Earnings Per Click
54-	ESP	Email Service Provider
	F
55-	FCP	First Contentful Paint
56-	FAQ	Frequently Asked Questions
57-	FTP	File Transfer Protocol
	G
58-	GMB	Google My Business
59-	GDN	Google Display Network
60-	GA	Google Analytics
61-	GBP	Google Business Profile
62-	GSC	Google Search Console
63-	GTM	Google Tag Manager
64-	GUI	Graphical User Interface
65-	GWT	Google Webmaster Toolkit
66-	GDPR	General Data Protection Regulation
67-	GCP	Google Cloud Platform
	H
68-	HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol
69-	H1	Heading 1
70-	H2	Heading 2
71-	HREF	Hypertext Reference
72-	HTML	Hypertext Markup Language
73-	HCP	Hosted Content Provider
74-	HMI	Human-Machine Interface
	I
75-	IOT	Internet of Things
76-	IA	Information Architecture
77-	IBL	Inbound Link
78-	ISP	Internet Service Provider
79-	IAB	Interactive Advertising Bureau
80-	ICANN	Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
	J
81-	JSON	JavaScript Object Notation
82-	JS	JavaScript
83-	JVM	Java Virtual Machine
	K
84-	KD	Keyword Difficulty
85-	KWR	Keyword Research
86-	KPI	Key Performance Indicator
87-	KW	Keyword
88-	KWD	Keyword Density
	L
89-	LCP	Largest Contentful Paint
90-	LSI	Latent Semantic Indexing
91-	LPO	Landing Page Optimization
	M
92-	MRR	Monthly Recurring Revenue
93-	MQL	Marketing Qualified Lead
	N
94-	NPS	Net Promoter Score
95-	NLP	Natural Language Processing
	O
96-	OS	Operating System
97-	ORM	Online Reputation Management
98-	OBL	Outbound Links
	P
99-	PV	Pageviews
100-	PR	PageRank
101-	PBN	Private Blog Network
102-	PVR	Page View Ratio
103-	PFI	Pay for Inclusion
104-	PFP	Pay for Performance
105-	PHP	Hypertext Preprocessor
106-	PPC	Pay Per Click
	Q
107-	QS	Quality Score
108-	QA	Quality Assurance
	R
109-	RSS	Really Simple Syndication
110-	RPI	Revenue per Impression
111-	ROI	Return on Investment
112-	RD	Referring Domains
	S
113-	SEO	Search Engine Optimization
114-	SEM	Search Engine Marketing
115-	SAB	Service Area Businesss
116-	SERP	Search Engine Results Page
117-	SSL	Secure Sockets Layer
118-	SQL	Structured Query Language
119-	SERM	Search Engine Results Management
120-	SERP	Search Engine Results Page
121-	SVG	Scalable Vector Graphics
122-	SAAS	Software as a Service
	T
123-	TTFB	Time to First Byte
124-	TLD	Top-Level Domain
125-	TOS	Terms of Service
126-	TM	Trademark
127-	TTF	Topical Trust Flow
	U
128-	UX	User Experience
129-	UI	User Interface
130-	UTM	Urchin Tracking Module
131-	UGC	User-Generated Content
	V
132-	VPN	Virtual Private Network
133-	VPS	Virtual Private Server
134-	VIPS	Visual-block Page Segmentation
135-	VR	Virtual Reality
	W
136	WWW	World Wide Web
137	WHOIS	Who Is Behind The IP Address
138	WAP	Wireless Application Protocol
139-	W3C	World Wide Web Consortium
140-	WYSIWYG	What You See Is What You Get
141-	WP	WordPress
	X
142-	XML	Extensible Markup Language
	Y
143-	YT	YouTube
144-	YOY	Year On Year
145-	YTD	Year To Date

 

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