CTO

What Does CTO Mean in a Text?

The Quick Answer

CTO means "Check This Out."

More Observations...

The abbreviation CTO draws attention to something (e.g., a website, an advertisement, or a social-media post). For example:

Hey CTO. It's exactly what you have been looking for.
CTO. It's my outfit for Saturday. What do you think?
CTO. If this isn't the most interesting report on borderline consciousness, phenomenal consciousness, and artificial consciousness you have ever read, I'll eat my hat!

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When I write CTO, I mean this:

CTO is similar to "look at this!"

Summary of Key Points

"Check This Out" is, by far, the most common meaning for CTO when it is used in a text. (Bear in mind that it could have another meaning if used in a different context.)

CTO
Definition:	Check This Out
Type:	Abbreviation
Guessability:	3: Guessable
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

An Academic Look at CTO

CTO is used as an imperative sentence (i.e., an order). CTO is an initialism abbreviation. Technically, this means it is pronounced using its individual letters (i.e., Cee Tee Oh). However, it is not often spoken using its letters. CTO is used for efficiency in writing, rather than in speech.