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3 AFAICR as far as I can recall
4 AFAICT as far as I can tell
5 AFAIK as far as I know
6 AFAIR as far as I recall
7 AFAIU as far as I understand
8 AFD away from desktop
9 AFK away from keyboard
10 AFW away from window
11 AIU as I understand
12 AIUI as I understand it
13 AKA also known as
14 ASAP as soon as possible
15 ATM at the moment
16 AWOL absent without official leave
17 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us
18 B/C because
19 BBL [I'll] be back later
20 BBS be back soon
21 BBT be back tomorrow
22 BFD big fucking deal
23 BIAB back in a bit
24 BIAF back in a few
25 BIALW back in a little while
26 BIAS back in a second
27 BIAW back in a while
28 BOFH bastard operator from hell
29 BOGAHICA bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
30 BOHICA bend over here it comes again
31 BRB [I'll] be right back
32 BTDT been there, done that
33 BTTH boot to the head
34 BTW by the way
35 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
36 CNP continued [in my] next post
37 COB close of business [day]
38 CYA see you around
39 D/L download
40 DIY do it yourself
41 DKDC don't know, don't care
42 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
43 DTRT do the right thing
44 DTWT do the wrong thing
45 DWIM do what I mean
46 EG evil grin
47 EMSG email message
48 EOB end of business [day]
49 EOD end of discussion
50 EOL end of life
51 ETLA extended three letter acronym
52 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
53 FAQ frequently asked question
54 FCFS first come first served
55 FIIK fuck[ed] if I know
56 FIIR fuck[ed] if I remember
57 FM fucking magic
58 FOAD fall over and die
59 FSDO for some definition of
60 FSVO for some value of
61 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
62 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
63 FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt
64 FWIW for what it's worth
65 FYI for your information
66 G/C garbage collect
67 G grin
68 GAC get a clue
69 GAL get a life
70 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
71 GMTA great minds think alike
72 GTFO get the fuck out
73 GTG got to go
74 HAND have a nice day
75 HHIS hanging head in shame
76 HICA here it comes again
77 HTH hope this helps
78 IAC in any case
79 IANAL I am not a lawyer
80 IC I see
81 ICCL I couldn't care less
82 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
83 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
84 IIANM if I am not mistaken
85 IIRC if I recall correctly
86 IIUC if I understand correctly
87 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
88 IMCO in my considered opinion
89 IMHO in my humble opinion
90 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
91 IMO in my opinion
92 IOW in other words
93 IRL in real life
94 ISAGN I see a great need
95 ISTM it seems to me
96 ISTR I seem to recall
97 ITYM I think you mean
98 IYSS if you say so
99 J/K just kidding
100 JIC just in case
101 JK just kidding
102 JMO just my opinion
103 JTLYK just to let you know
104 KISS keep it simple, stupid
105 KITA kick in the ass
106 KNF kernel normal form
107 L8R later
108 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
109 LJBF let's just be friends
110 LMAO laughing my ass off
111 LMSO laughing my socks off
112 LOL laughing out loud
113 LTNS long time no see
114 N/M never mind
115 MIA missing in action
116 MMU memory management unit
117 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
118 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
119 MOTSS member of the same sex
120 MTF more to follow
121 MYOB mind your own business
122 NBD no big deal
123 NFC no fucking clue
124 NFI no fucking idea
125 NFW no fucking way
126 NIH not invented here
127 NP no problem
128 NRFPT not ready for prime time
129 NRN no reply necessary
130 OIC oh, I see
131 OMG oh, my god
132 OT off topic
133 OTL out to lunch
134 OTOH on the other hand
135 OTT over the top
136 OTTOMH off the top of my head
137 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
138 PFO please fuck off
139 PFY pimply faced youth
140 PITA pain in the ass
141 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
142 PNG persona non grata
143 PNP plug and pray
144 POC point of contact
145 POLA principle of least astonishment
146 POS piece of shit
147 PPL pretty please
148 PTV parental tunnel vision
149 QED quod erat demonstrandum
150 RFC request for comments
151 RL real life
152 RLC rod length check
153 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
154 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
155 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
156 RP responsible person
157 RSN real soon now
158 RTFB read the fine/fucking book
159 RTFC read the fine/fucking code
160 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual
161 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page
162 RTFS read the fine/fucking source
163 SCNR sorry, could not resist
164 SEP someone else's problem
165 SFA sweet fuck all
166 SHID slaps head in disgust
167 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
168 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
169 SMOP simple matter of programming
170 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
171 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
172 SNR signal to noise ratio
173 SO significant other
174 SOB son of [a] bitch
175 SOL shit out [of] luck
176 SOP standard operating procedure
177 SSIA subject says it all
178 STFA search the fucking archives
179 STFU shut the fuck up
180 SUS stupid user syndrome
181 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
182 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
183 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
184 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
185 TBC to be continued
186 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
187 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
188 TIA thanks in advance
189 TINC there is no cabal
190 TLA three letter acronym
191 TLB translation lookaside buffer
192 TMA too many abbreviations
193 TMI too much information
194 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
195 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
196 TTFN ta ta for now
197 TTYL talk to you later
198 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
199 TYVM thank you very much
200 U/L upload
201 UTSL use the source, Luke
202 VEG very evil grin
203 W/ with
204 W/O without
205 WAG wild-ass guess
206 WB welcome back
207 WFM works for me
208 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
209 WIP work in progress
210 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
211 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
212 WRT with respect to
213 WTF {what,where,who,why} the fuck
214 WTH {what,where,who,why} the hell
215 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
216 YHBT you have been trolled
217 YHL you have lost
218 YKWIM you know what I mean
219 YMA yo momma's ass
220 YMMV your mileage may vary
221 YW you're welcome
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