AFK en · ADP Pronunciation /ˌeɪ ɛf ˈkeɪ/ Meanings (Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of away from keyboard, i.e. away from one's computer; idle. alt of away from keyboard See, I usually do this kind of thing from my computer, but this time I wanted to do it AFK. 2015 June 24, Sam Esmail, “eps1.0_hellofriend.mov”, in Mr. Robot, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Elliot Alderson:I'm gonna go AFK in a few mins Forms SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource afk alternative lexicographic