A word that I'm trying to remember

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around identifying a specific term related to a style of writing used in online communication, where letters are replaced with similar-looking symbols or numbers, often for the purpose of creating passwords or usernames.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant describes a language style involving character substitutions, asking for its name.
  • Another participant suggests that the term is "leetspeak."
  • A third participant confirms the suggestion, expressing gratitude.
  • A later reply humorously specifies the term as "l33tsp34k," using a stylized representation.

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Participants generally agree on the term "leetspeak," with some variation in its stylization, but no significant disagreement is present.

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Hi, I've heard of this one name, or rather it's a name of language that they use on chatting or using password, that goes like changing a to @, o to (), s to $, etc etc. Anyone knows what is the name of that thing?
 
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I think you're thinking of leetspeak.
 
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yes, yes, that's it ! thanks !
 
You mean l33tsp34k. :biggrin:
 

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