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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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