# A pretty basic computer question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pretty-basic-computer-question/79702>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 4, 2001, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pretty-basic-computer-question/79702 "2001-09-04T17:30:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![dragongirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pretty-basic-computer-question/79702/1 "2001-09-04T17:30:55Z")

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I’m kind of new to computers and I don’t always understand the lingo on the message board. Could someone please tell me what IMO and IMHO mean ? Thanks

I’m a computer idiot 🙂

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**Author:** ![supersaiyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@supersaiyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supersaiyan)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pretty-basic-computer-question/79702/2 "2001-09-04T17:32:03Z")

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In my opinion, and In my humble opinion.

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pretty-basic-computer-question/79702/3 "2001-09-04T17:43:14Z")

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See an ATMB thread [Acronyms (abbreviations?)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=2528) or the useful site [THE CANONICAL ABBREVIATION/ACRONYM LIST](http://www.astro.umd.edu/~marshall/abbrev.html)

Speaking of ATMB, I might just move this thread over there when I get around to it.

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**Author:** ![dragongirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pretty-basic-computer-question/79702/4 "2001-09-04T17:56:51Z")

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Sorry I guess I put this question in the wrong place. Thanks for answering anyway 🙂