Age/sex/location (commonly referred to by the shorthand A/S/L, asl or ASL) is an article of Internet slang used in instant messaging programs and in Internet chatrooms. It is used in shorthand as a question to quickly find out the age, sex, and general location of the person with whom someone is interacting.
It is often asked as a question in romantic and sexual contexts online,[1] but it may be used also to just get some defining characteristics of a user.