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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 ASAIC as soon as I can
15 ASAP as soon as possible
16 ATM at the moment
17 AWOL absent without official leave
18 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us
19 B/C because
20 BBL [I'll] be back later
21 BBS be back soon
22 BBT be back tomorrow
23 BFD big fucking deal
24 BIAB back in a bit
25 BIAF back in a few
26 BIALW back in a little while
27 BIAS back in a second
28 BIAW back in a while
29 BOFH bastard operator from hell
30 BOGAHICA bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
31 BOHICA bend over here it comes again
32 BRB [I'll] be right back
33 BTDT been there, done that
34 BTTH boot to the head
35 BTW by the way
36 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
37 CNP continued [in my] next post
38 COB close of business [day]
39 CYA see you around
40 D/L download
41 DIY do it yourself
42 DKDC don't know, don't care
43 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
44 DTRT do the right thing
45 DTWT do the wrong thing
46 DWIM do what I mean
47 EG evil grin
48 EMSG email message
49 EOB end of business [day]
50 EOD end of discussion
51 EOL end of life
52 ETLA extended three letter acronym
53 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
54 FAQ frequently asked question
55 FCFS first come first served
56 FIIK fuck[ed] if I know
57 FIIR fuck[ed] if I remember
58 FM fucking magic
59 FOAD fall over and die
60 FSDO for some definition of
61 FSVO for some value of
62 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
63 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
64 FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt
65 FWIW for what it's worth
66 FYI for your information
67 G grin
68 G/C garbage collect
69 GAC get a clue
70 GAL get a life
71 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
72 GMTA great minds think alike
73 GTFO get the fuck out
74 GTG got to go
75 HAND have a nice day
76 HHIS hanging head in shame
77 HICA here it comes again
78 HTH hope this helps
79 IAC in any case
80 IANAL I am not a lawyer
81 IC I see
82 ICCL I couldn't care less
83 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
84 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
85 IIANM if I am not mistaken
86 IIRC if I recall correctly
87 IIUC if I understand correctly
88 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
89 IMCO in my considered opinion
90 IMHO in my humble opinion
91 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
92 IMO in my opinion
93 IOW in other words
94 IRL in real life
95 ISAGN I see a great need
96 ISTM it seems to me
97 ISTR I seem to recall
98 ITYM I think you mean
99 IYSS if you say so
100 J/K just kidding
101 JIC just in case
102 JK just kidding
103 JMO just my opinion
104 JTLYK just to let you know
105 KISS keep it simple, stupid
106 KITA kick in the ass
107 KNF kernel normal form
108 L8R later
109 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
110 LJBF let's just be friends
111 LMAO laughing my ass off
112 LMSO laughing my socks off
113 LOL laughing out loud
114 LTNS long time no see
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 N/M never mind
123 NBD no big deal
124 NFC no fucking clue
125 NFI no fucking idea
126 NFW no fucking way
127 NIH not invented here
128 NOYB none of your business
129 NOYFB none of your fucking business
130 NP no problem
131 NRFPT not ready for prime time
132 NRN no reply necessary
133 OIC oh, I see
134 OMG oh, my god
135 OT off topic
136 OTL out to lunch
137 OTOH on the other hand
138 OTT over the top
139 OTTOMH off the top of my head
140 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
141 PFO please fuck off
142 PFY pimply faced youth
143 PITA pain in the ass
144 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
145 PNG persona non grata
146 PNP plug and pray
147 POC point of contact
148 POLA principle of least astonishment
149 POS piece of shit
150 PPL pretty please
151 PTV parental tunnel vision
152 QED quod erat demonstrandum
153 RFC request for comments
154 RL real life
155 RLC rod length check
156 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
157 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
158 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
159 RP responsible person
160 RSN real soon now
161 RTFB read the fine/fucking book
162 RTFC read the fine/fucking code
163 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual
164 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page
165 RTFS read the fine/fucking source
166 SCNR sorry, could not resist
167 SEP someone else's problem
168 SFA sweet fuck all
169 SHID slaps head in disgust
170 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
171 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
172 SMOP simple matter of programming
173 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
174 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
175 SNR signal to noise ratio
176 SO significant other
177 SOB son of [a] bitch
178 SOL shit out [of] luck
179 SOP standard operating procedure
180 SSIA subject says it all
181 STFA search the fucking archives
182 STFU shut the fuck up
183 SUS stupid user syndrome
184 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
185 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
186 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
187 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
188 TBC to be continued
189 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
190 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
191 TIA thanks in advance
192 TINC there is no cabal
193 TLA three letter acronym
194 TLB translation lookaside buffer
195 TMA too many abbreviations
196 TMI too much information
197 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
198 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
199 TTFN ta ta for now
200 TTYL talk to you later
201 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
202 TYVM thank you very much
203 U/L upload
204 UTSL use the source, Luke
205 VEG very evil grin
206 W/ with
207 W/O without
208 WAG wild-ass guess
209 WB welcome back
210 WFM works for me
211 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
212 WIP work in progress
213 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
214 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
215 WRT with respect to
216 WTF {what,where,who,why} the fuck
217 WTH {what,where,who,why} the hell
218 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
219 YHBT you have been trolled
220 YHL you have lost
221 YKWIM you know what I mean
222 YMA yo momma's ass
223 YMMV your mileage may vary
224 YW you're welcome
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