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BTW

Origin

by the way.

Also, btw

Origin:
from its use in digital communications

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World English Dictionary

BTW

—*abbreviation for*
	by the way: used esp in e-mails, text messages, etc

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

btw

Internet abbreviation of by the way, in use by 1989.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary

BTW definition

interj.
By the way. (Used in electronic mail and computer forum or news group messages. Not pronounced aloud.) : I am, BTW, very interested in what you said about the high cost of software.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Computing Dictionary

BTW definition

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By the way.
(2002-06-12)

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Abbreviations & Acronyms

BTW
by the way

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