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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 NOYB	none of your business
    128 NOYFB	none of your fucking business
    129 NP	no problem
    130 NRFPT	not ready for prime time
    131 NRN	no reply necessary
    132 OIC	oh, I see
    133 OMG	oh, my god
    134 OT	off topic
    135 OTL	out to lunch
    136 OTOH	on the other hand
    137 OTT	over the top
    138 OTTOMH	off the top of my head
    139 PEBKAC	problem exists between keyboard and chair
    140 PFO	please fuck off
    141 PFY	pimply faced youth
    142 PITA	pain in the ass
    143 PKSP	pound keys and spew profanity
    144 PNG	persona non grata
    145 PNP	plug and pray
    146 POC	point of contact
    147 POLA	principle of least astonishment
    148 POS	piece of shit
    149 PPL	pretty please
    150 PTV	parental tunnel vision
    151 QED	quod erat demonstrandum
    152 RFC	request for comments
    153 RL	real life
    154 RLC	rod length check
    155 ROFL	rolling on floor laughing
    156 ROFLMAO	rolling on floor laughing my ass off
    157 ROTFL	rolling on the floor laughing
    158 RP	responsible person
    159 RSN	real soon now
    160 RTFB	read the fine/fucking book
    161 RTFC	read the fine/fucking code
    162 RTFM	read the fine/fucking manual
    163 RTFMP	read the fine/fucking man page
    164 RTFS	read the fine/fucking source
    165 SCNR	sorry, could not resist
    166 SEP	someone else's problem
    167 SFA	sweet fuck all
    168 SHID	slaps head in disgust
    169 SIMCA	sitting in my chair amused
    170 SMLSFB	so many losers, so few bullets
    171 SMOP	simple matter of programming
    172 SNAFU	situation normal, all fucked up
    173 SNERT	snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
    174 SNR	signal to noise ratio
    175 SO	significant other
    176 SOB	son of [a] bitch
    177 SOL	shit out [of] luck
    178 SOP	standard operating procedure
    179 SSIA	subject says it all
    180 STFA	search the fucking archives
    181 STFU	shut the fuck up
    182 SUS	stupid user syndrome
    183 SWAG	silly, wild-assed guess
    184 SWAHBI	silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
    185 SWMBO	she who must be obeyed
    186 TANSTAAFL	there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
    187 TBC	to be continued
    188 TBD	to be {decided,determined,done}
    189 TBOMK	the best of my knowledge
    190 TIA	thanks in advance
    191 TINC	there is no cabal
    192 TLA	three letter acronym
    193 TLB	translation lookaside buffer
    194 TMA	too many abbreviations
    195 TMI	too much information
    196 TOEFL	test of english as a foreign language
    197 TTBOMK	to the best of my knowledge
    198 TTFN	ta ta for now
    199 TTYL	talk to you later
    200 TWIAVBP	the world is a very big place
    201 TYVM	thank you very much
    202 U/L	upload
    203 UTSL	use the source, Luke
    204 VEG	very evil grin
    205 W/	with
    206 W/O	without
    207 WAG	wild-ass guess
    208 WB	welcome back
    209 WFM	works for me
    210 WIBNI	wouldn't it be nice if
    211 WIP	work in progress
    212 WOFTAM	waste of fucking time and money
    213 WOMBAT	waste of money, brain, and time
    214 WRT	with respect to
    215 WTF	{what,where,who,why} the fuck
    216 WTH	{what,where,who,why} the hell
    217 WYSIWYG	what you see is what you get
    218 YHBT	you have been trolled
    219 YHL	you have lost
    220 YKWIM	you know what I mean
    221 YMA	yo momma's ass
    222 YMMV	your mileage may vary
    223 YW	you're welcome
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