Abbreviation tl; dr - what does that mean?

In internet chat you will come across the abbreviation "tl; dr". You can find out what it means and where it comes from in this practical tip.

tl; dr - Abbreviation and meaning

• tl; dr is an abbreviation for the expression "too long; didn't read". Translated, this expression means "that is too long, I have not read it".
• If someone writes tl; dr, it means that they perceive a text as too long and therefore have not read it (completely).
• Originally, this abbreviation was placed as a comment under long texts and was thus rated. Many users apparently do not want to read long texts on the net, among other things because reading on the PC is more demanding for the eyes.
• Entire websites and programs even deal with this phenomenon. For example, the website "tldr.io" collects the most concise information from long newspaper articles on the web and serves them up in small reading snacks.

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