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      2 10Q	thank you
      3 10X	thanks
      4 1337	elite ("leet")
      5 224	today, tomorrow, forever
      6 31337	elite ("eleet")
      7 4TW	for the win
      8 AAMOF	as a matter of fact
      9 ABD	all but dissertation
     10 AC	audible chuckle
     11 ADD	attention deficit disorder
     12 ADHD	attention deficit (and) hyperactivity disorder
     13 ADN	any day now
     14 ADOS	attention deficit ... oh, shiny!
     15 AEAP	as early as possible
     16 AFAIAC	as far as I am concerned
     17 AFAIC	as far as I'm concerned
     18 AFAICR	as far as I can {recall,remember}
     19 AFAICS	as far as I can see
     20 AFAICT	as far as I can tell
     21 AFAIK	as far as I know
     22 AFAIR	as far as I {recall,remember}
     23 AFAIU	as far as I understand
     24 AFD	away from desktop
     25 AFK	away from keyboard
     26 AFU	all fucked up
     27 AFW	away from window
     28 AGM	annual general meeting
     29 AINEC	and it's not even close
     30 AISE	as I see it
     31 AIU	as I understand
     32 AIUI	as I understand it
     33 AKA	also known as
     34 AM	ante meridiem
     35 AMOL	a mountain of love
     36 ASAIC	as soon as I can
     37 ASAP	as soon as possible
     38 ASL	age/sex/location
     39 ATEOTD	at the end of the day
     40 ATM	at the moment
     41 ATM	{automated,automatic} teller machine
     42 ATW	around the world
     43 AWK	Aho, Weinberger, [and] Kernighan
     44 AWOL	absent without official leave
     45 AYBABTU	all your base are belong to us
     46 AYF	all your fault
     47 AYOR	at your own risk
     48 AYT	are you there
     49 B/C	because
     50 B/S	bullshit
     51 B/W	bandwidth
     52 B/W	between
     53 BAK	back at keyboard
     54 BAMF	bad-ass motherfucker
     55 BBIAB	be back in a bit
     56 BBL	[I'll] be back later
     57 BBR	burnt beyond repair
     58 BBS	be back soon
     59 BBT	be back tomorrow
     60 BCNU	be seeing you
     61 BCNUL8R	be seeing you later
     62 BCP	best current practice
     63 BF	best friend
     64 BF	boyfriend
     65 BFD	big fucking deal
     66 BFF	best {friend,friends} forever
     67 BFH	big fucking hammer
     68 BIAB	back in a bit
     69 BIAF	back in a few
     70 BIALW	back in a little while
     71 BIAS	back in a second
     72 BIAW	back in a while
     73 BNYA	burned now you are
     74 BOATILAS	bend over and take it like a slut
     75 BOC	but of course
     76 BOFH	bastard operator from hell
     77 BOGAHICA	bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
     78 BOHICA	bend over here it comes again
     79 BOT	back on topic
     80 BRB	[I'll] be right back
     81 BS	bullshit
     82 BSD	booze, sex, drugs
     83 BTDT	been there, done that
     84 BTFT	been there, fixed that
     85 BTFO	bent the fuck over
     86 BTFO	blown the fuck out
     87 BTTH	boot to the head
     88 BTW	by the way
     89 CC	credit card
     90 CEO	chief executive officer
     91 CFV	call for votes
     92 CFY	calling for you
     93 CG	center of gravity
     94 CMIIW	correct me if I'm wrong
     95 CNP	continued [in my] next post
     96 COB	close of business [day]
     97 COTS	commercial off-the-shelf
     98 CPC	cost per click
     99 CPE	customer premises equipment
    100 CTN	can't talk now
    101 CU	see you
    102 CUL	see you later
    103 CYA	see you around
    104 CYE	check your email
    105 D/B/A	doing business as
    106 D/L	download
    107 DBA	doing business as
    108 DBEYR	don't believe everything you read
    109 DFC	delicious flat {chest,chests}
    110 DGAS	don't give a shit
    111 DIAFYO	did I ask for your opinion?
    112 DIY	do it yourself
    113 DKDC	don't know, don't care
    114 DM	dungeon master
    115 DMZ	demilitarized zone
    116 DND	do not disturb
    117 DOA	dead on arrival
    118 DRY	don't repeat yourself
    119 DSTM	don't shoot the messenger
    120 DTRT	do the right thing
    121 DTWT	do the wrong thing
    122 DWIM	do what I mean
    123 DYK	do you know?
    124 ECR	electronic cash register
    125 EDS	eternal downward spiral
    126 EFT	electronic funds transfer
    127 EG	evil grin
    128 EIE	enough is enough
    129 EMSG	email message
    130 EOB	end of business [day]
    131 EOD	end of {day,discussion}
    132 EOL	end of life
    133 EOM	end of message
    134 EOS	end of story
    135 ETA	edited to add
    136 ETA	estimated time of arrival
    137 ETLA	extended three letter acronym
    138 ETR	early to rise
    139 EWAG	experienced wild-ass guess
    140 F9	fine
    141 FAQ	frequently asked question
    142 FBOW	for better or worse
    143 FCFS	first come, first served
    144 FCOL	for crying out loud
    145 FFS	for fuck's sake
    146 FFS	free for shipping
    147 FIGJAM	fuck I'm good, just ask me
    148 FIIK	{fuck,fucked} if I know
    149 FIIR	{fuck,fucked} if I {recall,remember}
    150 FITB	fill in the blank
    151 FM	fucking magic
    152 FML	fuck my life
    153 FNO	for nerds only
    154 FNO	from now on
    155 FOAD	{fall over,fuck off} and die
    156 FOC	free of charge
    157 FOS	full of shit
    158 FPS	first person shooter
    159 FPS	frames per second
    160 FSCK	fuck
    161 FSDO	for some definition of
    162 FSVO	for some value of
    163 FTBFS	fails to build from source
    164 FTFA	from the fucking article
    165 FTFM	fuck the fuckin' manual!
    166 FTFY	fixed that for you
    167 FTHOI	for the {heck,hell} of it
    168 FTL	faster than light
    169 FTL	for the loss
    170 FTMFW	for the motherfucking win
    171 FTS	fuck that shit
    172 FTTT	from time to time
    173 FTW	for the win
    174 FUBAR	fucked up beyond all recognition
    175 FUD	fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt
    176 FWIW	for what it's worth
    177 FYEO	for your eyes only
    178 FYI	for your information
    179 FYIAD	fuck you, I'm a dragon!
    180 G	grin
    181 G/C	garbage collect
    182 G2G	got to go
    183 G2K	good to know
    184 GA	go ahead
    185 GAC	get a clue
    186 GAL	get a life
    187 GBTW	get back to work
    188 GF	girlfriend
    189 GFU	good for you
    190 GFY	go fuck yourself
    191 GFY	good for you
    192 GG	good game
    193 GGA	good game all
    194 GGP	good game partner
    195 GGWP	good game, well played
    196 GIGO	garbage in, garbage out
    197 GIYF	Google is your friend
    198 GJ	good job
    199 GL	good luck
    200 GLHF	good luck, have fun
    201 GLWT	good luck with that
    202 GM	game master
    203 GMTA	great minds think alike
    204 GOK	God only knows
    205 GOWI	get on with it
    206 GPS	global positioning system
    207 GR8	great
    208 GTFO	get the fuck out
    209 GTG	got to go
    210 GTH	go to hell
    211 GTSY	{glad,good} to see you
    212 GWS	get well soon
    213 H8	hate
    214 HAND	have a nice day
    215 HE	how embarrasing
    216 HF	have fun
    217 HFIW	HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
    218 HHIS	hanging head in shame
    219 HHOS	ha ha, only serious
    220 HICA	here it comes again
    221 HNY	happy new year
    222 HOAS	hold on a second
    223 HSIW	HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
    224 HTH	hope this helps
    225 IAC	in any case
    226 IAE	in any event
    227 IANAL	I am not a lawyer
    228 IAW	in another window
    229 IAWTC	I agree with this comment
    230 IAWTP	I agree with this post
    231 IAY	I adore you
    232 IB	I'm back
    233 IC	I see
    234 ICBW	I could be {worse,wrong}
    235 ICCL	I couldn't care less
    236 ICUR	I see you are
    237 IDC	I don't care
    238 IDGI	I don't get it
    239 IDGW	in a good way
    240 IDI	I doubt it
    241 IDIFTL	I did it for the lulz
    242 IDK	I don't know
    243 IDRC	I don't really care
    244 IDTS	I don't think so
    245 IDTT	I drink to that
    246 IHAFC	I haven't a fucking clue
    247 IHBW	I have been wrong
    248 IHNFC	I have no fucking clue
    249 IIANM	if I am not mistaken
    250 IIRC	if I {recall,remember} correctly
    251 IIUC	if I understand correctly
    252 IKWYM	I know what you mean
    253 ILU	I love you
    254 ILY	I love you
    255 IMAO	in my arrogant opinion
    256 IMBO	in my biased opinion
    257 IMCO	in my considered opinion
    258 IMHO	in my humble opinion
    259 IMNSHO	in my not so humble opinion
    260 IMO	in my opinion
    261 INPO	in no particular order
    262 IOW	in other words
    263 IPML	I pissed myself laughing
    264 IQ	intelligence quotient
    265 IRL	in real life
    266 IRT	in real time
    267 IRT	in regards to
    268 ISAGN	I see a great need
    269 ISBN	International Standard Book Number
    270 ISTM	it seems to me
    271 ISTR	I seem to {recall,remember}
    272 ITYM	I think you mean
    273 IUD	insert usual disclaimers
    274 IUSS	if you say so
    275 IW	it's worse
    276 IWBNI	it would be nice if
    277 IYD	in your dreams
    278 IYKWIM	if you know what I mean
    279 IYSS	if you say so
    280 IYSWIM	if you see what I mean
    281 J/K	just kidding
    282 JAM	just a minute
    283 JAS	just a second
    284 JFGI	just fucking Google it
    285 JFK	John Fitzgerald Kennedy
    286 JFTR	just for the record
    287 JFW	just fucking works
    288 JFYI	just for your information
    289 JGI	just Google it
    290 JGI	just got it
    291 JHD	just hit delete
    292 JIC	just in case
    293 JJA	just joking around
    294 JK	just kidding
    295 JMO	just my opinion
    296 JSYK	just so you know
    297 JTLYK	just to let you know
    298 JW	just wondering
    299 KISS	keep it simple, stupid
    300 KITA	kick in the ass
    301 KK	okay, okay
    302 KMA	keep me advised
    303 KMA	keep moving ahead
    304 KMA	kill me already
    305 KNF	kernel normal form
    306 KOS	kill on sight
    307 KTHX	okay, thanks
    308 KWIM	know what I mean?
    309 L8	late
    310 L8R	later
    311 LART	luser attitude readjustment tool
    312 LBNL	last but not least
    313 LGTM	looks good to me
    314 LJBF	let's just be friends
    315 LMAO	laughing my ass off
    316 LMB	lick my balls
    317 LMC	let me check
    318 LMFAO	laughing my fucking ass off
    319 LMGTFY	let me google that for you
    320 LMHO	laughing my head off
    321 LMK	let me know
    322 LMNO	laughing my nuts off
    323 LMSO	laughing my socks off
    324 LOL	laughing out loud
    325 LP	long playing [record]
    326 LTNS	long time no see
    327 LWYL	laugh with you later
    328 M8	mate
    329 MAD	mutually assured destruction
    330 MIA	missing in action
    331 MMB	message me back
    332 MO	modus operandi
    333 MOTAS	member of the appropriate sex
    334 MOTOS	member of the opposite sex
    335 MOTSS	member of the same sex
    336 MTF	more to follow
    337 MYOB	mind your own business
    338 N/A	not {applicable,available}
    339 N/M	never mind
    340 NAFAIK	not as far as I know
    341 NBD	no big deal
    342 NE1	anyone
    343 NEDM	not even Doom music
    344 NFA	no flaming allowed
    345 NFC	no fucking clue
    346 NFI	no fucking idea
    347 NFW	no fucking way
    348 NIFOC	naked in front of computer
    349 NIH	not invented here
    350 NIMBY	not in my backyard
    351 NM	never mind
    352 NMF	not my fault
    353 NMP	not my problem
    354 NOM	no offence meant
    355 NOOB	newbie
    356 NORP	normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person
    357 NOYB	none of your business
    358 NOYFB	none of your fucking business
    359 NP	no problem
    360 NPC	non-player character
    361 NRFPT	not ready for prime time
    362 NRN	no reply necessary
    363 NRN	not right now
    364 NSFW	not suitable for work
    365 NTN	no thanks needed
    366 NTSA	not this shit again
    367 NUNP	no users, no problems
    368 NVM	never mind
    369 NW	no way
    370 NXT	next
    371 O2W	off to work
    372 OAO	over and out
    373 OH	other half
    374 OIC	oh, I see
    375 OMFG	oh my fucking God
    376 OMG	oh my God
    377 OMW	on my way
    378 ONNA	oh no, not again
    379 ONNTA	oh no, not this again
    380 OOB	out of bounds
    381 OOC	out of curiosity
    382 OOI	out of interest
    383 OOSOOM	out of sight, out of mind
    384 OT	off topic
    385 OTL	out to lunch
    386 OTOH	on the other hand
    387 OTP	one true pairing
    388 OTS	off the shelf
    389 OTT	over the top
    390 OTTOMH	off the top of my head
    391 OWTTE	or words to that effect
    392 PC	player character
    393 PC	politically correct
    394 PCB	polychlorinated biphenyl(s)
    395 PD	police department
    396 PDA	public display of affection
    397 PDQ	pretty darn quick
    398 PDS	please don't shout
    399 PEBCAK	problem exists between chair and keyboard
    400 PEBKAC	problem exists between keyboard and chair
    401 PFI	pay for inclusion
    402 PFO	please fuck off
    403 PFY	pimply faced youth
    404 PHB	pointy haired boss
    405 PIN	personal identification number
    406 PITA	pain in the ass
    407 PITR	{parent,parents} in the room
    408 PKSP	pound keys and spew profanity
    409 PM	post meridiem
    410 PMFI	problem magically fixed itself
    411 PMFJI	pardon me for jumping in
    412 PMSL	pissing myself laughing
    413 PNG	persona non grata
    414 PNP	plug and pray
    415 POC	point of contact
    416 POC	proof of concept
    417 POLA	principle of least astonishment
    418 POLS	principle of least surprise
    419 POS	piece of shit
    420 POS	point of sale
    421 POV	point of view
    422 PPL	people
    423 PPL	pretty please
    424 PPP	petty pet peeve
    425 PR	public relations
    426 PTV	parental tunnel vision
    427 QED	quod erat demonstrandum
    428 QFT	quoted for truth
    429 RA	residential advisor
    430 REMF	rear echelon motherfucker
    431 RFC	request for comments
    432 RFD	request for discussion
    433 RFE	request for enhancements
    434 RIP	rest in peace
    435 RL	real life
    436 RLC	rod length check
    437 RMS	Richard Matthew Stallman
    438 ROFL	rolling on floor laughing
    439 ROFLMAO	rolling on floor laughing my ass off
    440 ROI	return on investment
    441 ROTFL	rolling on the floor laughing
    442 RP	responsible person
    443 RR	railroad
    444 RSI	repetitive strain injury
    445 RSN	real soon now
    446 RSVP	respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please")
    447 RTFB	read the {fine,fucking} book
    448 RTFC	read the {fine,fucking} code
    449 RTFD	read the {fine,fucking} documentation
    450 RTFM	read the {fine,fucking} manual
    451 RTFMP	read the {fine,fucking} man page
    452 RTFS	read the {fine,fucking} source
    453 S/T	self titled
    454 SAR	search and rescue
    455 SAR	some assembly required
    456 SCNR	sorry, could not resist
    457 SEP	someone else's problem
    458 SERP	search engine results page
    459 SIF	secret Internet fatty
    460 SFA	sweet fuck all
    461 SFAICT	so far as I can tell
    462 SHID	slaps head in disgust
    463 SIMCA	sitting in my chair amused
    464 SITD	still in the dark
    465 SMH	shaking my head
    466 SMLSFB	so many losers, so few bullets
    467 SMOP	simple matter of programming
    468 SNAFU	situation normal, all fucked up
    469 SNCA	shit no one cares about
    470 SNERT	snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
    471 SNMP	sorry, not my problem
    472 SO	significant other
    473 SOB	son of [a] bitch
    474 SOL	shit out [of] luck
    475 SOP	standard operating procedure
    476 SSIA	subject says it all
    477 SSTO	single stage to orbit
    478 STFA	search the fucking archives
    479 STFU	shut the fuck up
    480 STFW	search the fucking web
    481 STW	search the web
    482 SUS	stupid user syndrome
    483 SUX	sucks
    484 SUX2BU	sucks to be you
    485 SWAG	silly, wild-assed guess
    486 SWAHBI	silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
    487 SWFG	search with fucking Google
    488 SWMBO	she who must be obeyed
    489 SWTF	she wants to fuck
    490 SYS	see you soon
    491 TA	teaching assistant
    492 TANSTAAFL	there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
    493 TBA	to be announced
    494 TBC	to be continued
    495 TBD	to be {decided,determined,done}
    496 TBH	to be honest
    497 TBOMK	the best of my knowledge
    498 TCB	taking care of business
    499 TCO	taken care of
    500 TCO	total cost of ownership
    501 TFOA	things falling off aircraft
    502 THNX	thanks
    503 THX	thanks
    504 TIA	thanks in advance
    505 TIAVP	this is a volunteer project
    506 TIC	tonque in cheek
    507 TIL	today I learned
    508 TINC	there is no cabal
    509 TINLA	this is not legal advice
    510 TINWIS	this is not what I said
    511 TJM	that's just me
    512 TLA	three letter acronym
    513 TLA	true love always
    514 TLC	tender loving care
    515 TLDR	too long, didn't read
    516 TM	trademark
    517 TM	trust me
    518 TMA	too many abbreviations
    519 TMG	too much government
    520 TMI	too much information
    521 TMJ	temporomandibular joint
    522 TMK	to my knowledge
    523 TMTOWTDI	there's more than one way to do it
    524 TNF	The NetBSD Foundation
    525 TOC	table of contents
    526 TOCTOU	time of check to time of use
    527 TOEFL	test of english as a foreign language
    528 TOH	to other half
    529 TP	toilet paper
    530 TPTB	the powers that be
    531 TRT	the right thing
    532 TTBOMK	to the best of my knowledge
    533 TTFN	ta ta for now
    534 TTM	to the moderator
    535 TTT	thought that too
    536 TTYL	talk to you later
    537 TTYS	talk to you soon
    538 TWAIN	thing without an interesting name
    539 TWDT	the whole damn thing
    540 TWIAVBP	the world is a very big place
    541 TY	thank you
    542 TYVM	thank you very much
    543 U/L	upload
    544 UGT	universal greeting time
    545 UTSL	use the source, Luke
    546 VCR	video cassette recorder
    547 VEG	very evil grin
    548 VIP	very important person
    549 W/	with
    550 W/O	without
    551 W8	wait
    552 WAFWOT	what a foolish waste of time
    553 WAG	wild-ass guess
    554 WB	welcome back
    555 WCPGW	what could possibly go wrong
    556 WDYMBT	what do you mean by that
    557 WELC	working effectively with legacy code
    558 WFH	working from home
    559 WFM	works for me
    560 WIBNI	wouldn't it be nice if
    561 WIP	work in progress
    562 WMNC	watch me not care
    563 WOFTAM	waste of fucking time and money
    564 WOMBAT	waste of money, brain, and time
    565 WRT	with respect to
    566 WTB	{waiting,want,willing} to buy
    567 WTF	{what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
    568 WTFRUD	what the fuck are you doing
    569 WTG	way to go
    570 WTH	{what,when,where,who,why} the hell
    571 WTS	{waiting,want,willing} to sell
    572 WTT	{waiting,want,willing} to trade
    573 WWJD	what would Jesus do?
    574 YAGNI	you ain't gonna need it
    575 YALIMO	you are lame, in my opinion
    576 YAOTM	yet another off-topic message
    577 YGGR	you gonna get raped
    578 YGM	you got mail
    579 YHBT	you have been trolled
    580 YHL	you have lost
    581 YKWIM	you know what I mean
    582 YMA	yo momma's ass
    583 YMMV	your mileage may vary
    584 YOLO	you only live once
    585 YTF	why the fuck
    586 YW	you're welcome
    587 YWSYLS	you win some, you lose some
    588