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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 AFU all fucked up
11 AFW away from window
12 AIU as I understand
13 AIUI as I understand it
14 AKA also known as
15 ASAIC as soon as I can
16 ASAP as soon as possible
17 ATM at the moment
18 AWOL absent without official leave
19 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us
20 B/C because
21 BBL [I'll] be back later
22 BBS be back soon
23 BBT be back tomorrow
24 BFD big fucking deal
25 BIAB back in a bit
26 BIAF back in a few
27 BIALW back in a little while
28 BIAS back in a second
29 BIAW back in a while
30 BOFH bastard operator from hell
31 BOGAHICA bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
32 BOHICA bend over here it comes again
33 BRB [I'll] be right back
34 BTDT been there, done that
35 BTTH boot to the head
36 BTW by the way
37 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
38 CNP continued [in my] next post
39 COB close of business [day]
40 CYA see you around
41 D/L download
42 DIY do it yourself
43 DKDC don't know, don't care
44 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
45 DTRT do the right thing
46 DTWT do the wrong thing
47 DWIM do what I mean
48 EG evil grin
49 EMSG email message
50 EOB end of business [day]
51 EOD end of discussion
52 EOL end of life
53 ETLA extended three letter acronym
54 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
55 FAQ frequently asked question
56 FCFS first come first served
57 FIIK fuck[ed] if I know
58 FIIR fuck[ed] if I remember
59 FM fucking magic
60 FOAD fall over and die
61 FSDO for some definition of
62 FSVO for some value of
63 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
64 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
65 FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt
66 FWIW for what it's worth
67 FYI for your information
68 G grin
69 G/C garbage collect
70 GAC get a clue
71 GAL get a life
72 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
73 GMTA great minds think alike
74 GTFO get the fuck out
75 GTG got to go
76 HAND have a nice day
77 HHIS hanging head in shame
78 HICA here it comes again
79 HTH hope this helps
80 IAC in any case
81 IANAL I am not a lawyer
82 IC I see
83 ICCL I couldn't care less
84 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
85 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
86 IIANM if I am not mistaken
87 IIRC if I recall correctly
88 IIUC if I understand correctly
89 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
90 IMCO in my considered opinion
91 IMHO in my humble opinion
92 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
93 IMO in my opinion
94 IOW in other words
95 IRL in real life
96 ISAGN I see a great need
97 ISTM it seems to me
98 ISTR I seem to recall
99 ITYM I think you mean
100 IYSS if you say so
101 J/K just kidding
102 JIC just in case
103 JK just kidding
104 JMO just my opinion
105 JTLYK just to let you know
106 KISS keep it simple, stupid
107 KITA kick in the ass
108 KNF kernel normal form
109 L8R later
110 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
111 LJBF let's just be friends
112 LMAO laughing my ass off
113 LMSO laughing my socks off
114 LOL laughing out loud
115 LTNS long time no see
116 MIA missing in action
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 TRT the right thing
199 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
200 TTFN ta ta for now
201 TTYL talk to you later
202 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
203 TYVM thank you very much
204 U/L upload
205 UTSL use the source, Luke
206 VEG very evil grin
207 W/ with
208 W/O without
209 WAG wild-ass guess
210 WB welcome back
211 WFM works for me
212 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
213 WIP work in progress
214 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
215 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
216 WRT with respect to
217 WTF {what,where,who,why} the fuck
218 WTH {what,where,who,why} the hell
219 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
220 YHBT you have been trolled
221 YHL you have lost
222 YKWIM you know what I mean
223 YMA yo momma's ass
224 YMMV your mileage may vary
225 YW you're welcome
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