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acronyms revision 1.131
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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 B/W	between
     22 BBL	[I'll] be back later
     23 BBS	be back soon
     24 BBT	be back tomorrow
     25 BFD	big fucking deal
     26 BIAB	back in a bit
     27 BIAF	back in a few
     28 BIALW	back in a little while
     29 BIAS	back in a second
     30 BIAW	back in a while
     31 BOFH	bastard operator from hell
     32 BOGAHICA	bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
     33 BOHICA	bend over here it comes again
     34 BRB	[I'll] be right back
     35 BTDT	been there, done that
     36 BTTH	boot to the head
     37 BTW	by the way
     38 CMIIW	correct me if I'm wrong
     39 CNP	continued [in my] next post
     40 COB	close of business [day]
     41 CYA	see you around
     42 D/L	download
     43 DIY	do it yourself
     44 DKDC	don't know, don't care
     45 DSTM	don't shoot the messenger
     46 DTRT	do the right thing
     47 DTWT	do the wrong thing
     48 DWIM	do what I mean
     49 EG	evil grin
     50 EMSG	email message
     51 EOB	end of business [day]
     52 EOD	end of discussion
     53 EOL	end of life
     54 ETLA	extended three letter acronym
     55 EWAG	experienced wild-ass guess
     56 FAQ	frequently asked question
     57 FCFS	first come first served
     58 FIIK	fuck[ed] if I know
     59 FIIR	fuck[ed] if I remember
     60 FM	fucking magic
     61 FOAD	fall over and die
     62 FSDO	for some definition of
     63 FSVO	for some value of
     64 FTFM	fuck the fuckin' manual!
     65 FUBAR	fucked up beyond all recognition
     66 FUD	fear, uncertainty and doubt
     67 FWIW	for what it's worth
     68 FYI	for your information
     69 G	grin
     70 G/C	garbage collect
     71 GAC	get a clue
     72 GAL	get a life
     73 GIGO	garbage in, garbage out
     74 GMTA	great minds think alike
     75 GTFO	get the fuck out
     76 GTG	got to go
     77 HAND	have a nice day
     78 HHIS	hanging head in shame
     79 HICA	here it comes again
     80 HTH	hope this helps
     81 IAC	in any case
     82 IANAL	I am not a lawyer
     83 IC	I see
     84 ICCL	I couldn't care less
     85 IHAFC	I haven't a fucking clue
     86 IHNFC	I have no fucking clue
     87 IIANM	if I am not mistaken
     88 IIRC	if I recall correctly
     89 IIUC	if I understand correctly
     90 IMAO	in my arrogant opinion
     91 IMCO	in my considered opinion
     92 IMHO	in my humble opinion
     93 IMNSHO	in my not so humble opinion
     94 IMO	in my opinion
     95 IOW	in other words
     96 IRL	in real life
     97 ISAGN	I see a great need
     98 ISTM	it seems to me
     99 ISTR	I seem to recall
    100 ITYM	I think you mean
    101 IYSS	if you say so
    102 IWBNI	it would be nice if
    103 J/K	just kidding
    104 JIC	just in case
    105 JK	just kidding
    106 JMO	just my opinion
    107 JTLYK	just to let you know
    108 KISS	keep it simple, stupid
    109 KITA	kick in the ass
    110 KNF	kernel normal form
    111 L8R	later
    112 LART	luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
    113 LJBF	let's just be friends
    114 LMAO	laughing my ass off
    115 LMSO	laughing my socks off
    116 LOL	laughing out loud
    117 LTNS	long time no see
    118 MIA	missing in action
    119 MOTAS	member of the appropriate sex
    120 MOTOS	member of the opposite sex
    121 MOTSS	member of the same sex
    122 MTF	more to follow
    123 MYOB	mind your own business
    124 N/M	never mind
    125 NBD	no big deal
    126 NFC	no fucking clue
    127 NFI	no fucking idea
    128 NFW	no fucking way
    129 NIH	not invented here
    130 NOYB	none of your business
    131 NOYFB	none of your fucking business
    132 NP	no problem
    133 NRFPT	not ready for prime time
    134 NRN	no reply necessary
    135 OIC	oh, I see
    136 OMG	oh, my god
    137 OT	off topic
    138 OTL	out to lunch
    139 OTOH	on the other hand
    140 OTT	over the top
    141 OTTOMH	off the top of my head
    142 PEBKAC	problem exists between keyboard and chair
    143 PFO	please fuck off
    144 PFY	pimply faced youth
    145 PITA	pain in the ass
    146 PKSP	pound keys and spew profanity
    147 PNG	persona non grata
    148 PNP	plug and pray
    149 POC	point of contact
    150 POLA	principle of least astonishment
    151 POS	piece of shit
    152 PPL	pretty please
    153 PTV	parental tunnel vision
    154 QED	quod erat demonstrandum
    155 RFC	request for comments
    156 RL	real life
    157 RLC	rod length check
    158 ROFL	rolling on floor laughing
    159 ROFLMAO	rolling on floor laughing my ass off
    160 ROTFL	rolling on the floor laughing
    161 RP	responsible person
    162 RSN	real soon now
    163 RTFB	read the fine/fucking book
    164 RTFC	read the fine/fucking code
    165 RTFM	read the fine/fucking manual
    166 RTFMP	read the fine/fucking man page
    167 RTFS	read the fine/fucking source
    168 SCNR	sorry, could not resist
    169 SEP	someone else's problem
    170 SFA	sweet fuck all
    171 SHID	slaps head in disgust
    172 SIMCA	sitting in my chair amused
    173 SMLSFB	so many losers, so few bullets
    174 SMOP	simple matter of programming
    175 SNAFU	situation normal, all fucked up
    176 SNERT	snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
    177 SNR	signal to noise ratio
    178 SO	significant other
    179 SOB	son of [a] bitch
    180 SOL	shit out [of] luck
    181 SOP	standard operating procedure
    182 SSIA	subject says it all
    183 STFA	search the fucking archives
    184 STFU	shut the fuck up
    185 SUS	stupid user syndrome
    186 SWAG	silly, wild-assed guess
    187 SWAHBI	silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
    188 SWMBO	she who must be obeyed
    189 TANSTAAFL	there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
    190 TBC	to be continued
    191 TBD	to be {decided,determined,done}
    192 TBOMK	the best of my knowledge
    193 TIA	thanks in advance
    194 TINC	there is no cabal
    195 TLA	three letter acronym
    196 TLB	translation lookaside buffer
    197 TMA	too many abbreviations
    198 TMI	too much information
    199 TOEFL	test of english as a foreign language
    200 TRT	the right thing
    201 TTBOMK	to the best of my knowledge
    202 TTFN	ta ta for now
    203 TTYL	talk to you later
    204 TWIAVBP	the world is a very big place
    205 TYVM	thank you very much
    206 U/L	upload
    207 UTSL	use the source, Luke
    208 VEG	very evil grin
    209 W/	with
    210 W/O	without
    211 WAG	wild-ass guess
    212 WB	welcome back
    213 WFM	works for me
    214 WIBNI	wouldn't it be nice if
    215 WIP	work in progress
    216 WOFTAM	waste of fucking time and money
    217 WOMBAT	waste of money, brain, and time
    218 WRT	with respect to
    219 WTF	{what,where,who,why} the fuck
    220 WTH	{what,where,who,why} the hell
    221 WYSIWYG	what you see is what you get
    222 YHBT	you have been trolled
    223 YHL	you have lost
    224 YKWIM	you know what I mean
    225 YMA	yo momma's ass
    226 YMMV	your mileage may vary
    227 YW	you're welcome
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