Definition of AFK
AFK 
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- acronym of "away from keyboard." Commonly used in online chats. Typically one "goes" AFK, as in the following sentence. One can also use AFK to respond to a message, indicating that one isn't currently available for chatting.
I need to go AFK to make a phone call.
Chatter: Hey, are you around?
Response: AFK.More words meaning: acronyms (list of)
More words meaning: computer slang
More words meaning: not present, away
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