Definition of TLA
TLA 
noun
- acronym for "three-letter acronym". Used mainly in computing, due to the massive number of three-letter acronyms.
I can't understand a word he writes. Have you seen how many TLAs he uses?
- See more words with the same meaning: acronyms (list of).
Last edited on Mar 25 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
- acronym for "three-letter agency", i.e. the CIA, NSA, and FBI.
There's a certain TLA bugging my phones. I can't tell you which one.
- See more words with the same meaning: acronyms (list of).
Last edited on Mar 25 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 19 2013.
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