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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 DGAF	don't give a fuck
    111 DGAS	don't give a shit
    112 DIAFYO	did I ask for your opinion?
    113 DIY	do it yourself
    114 DKDC	don't know, don't care
    115 DM	dungeon master
    116 DMZ	demilitarized zone
    117 DND	do not disturb
    118 DOA	dead on arrival
    119 DRY	don't repeat yourself
    120 DSTM	don't shoot the messenger
    121 DTRT	do the right thing
    122 DTWT	do the wrong thing
    123 DWIM	do what I mean
    124 DYK	do you know?
    125 ECR	electronic cash register
    126 EDS	eternal downward spiral
    127 EFT	electronic funds transfer
    128 EG	evil grin
    129 EIE	enough is enough
    130 EMSG	email message
    131 EOB	end of business [day]
    132 EOD	end of {day,discussion}
    133 EOL	end of life
    134 EOM	end of message
    135 EOS	end of story
    136 ETA	edited to add
    137 ETA	estimated time of arrival
    138 ETLA	extended three letter acronym
    139 ETR	early to rise
    140 EWAG	experienced wild-ass guess
    141 F9	fine
    142 FAQ	frequently asked question
    143 FBOW	for better or worse
    144 FCFS	first come, first served
    145 FCOL	for crying out loud
    146 FFS	for fuck's sake
    147 FFS	free for shipping
    148 FIGJAM	fuck I'm good, just ask me
    149 FIIK	{fuck,fucked} if I know
    150 FIIR	{fuck,fucked} if I {recall,remember}
    151 FITB	fill in the blank
    152 FM	fucking magic
    153 FML	fuck my life
    154 FNO	for nerds only
    155 FNO	from now on
    156 FOAD	{fall over,fuck off} and die
    157 FOC	free of charge
    158 FOS	full of shit
    159 FPS	first person shooter
    160 FPS	frames per second
    161 FSCK	fuck
    162 FSDO	for some definition of
    163 FSVO	for some value of
    164 FTBFS	fails to build from source
    165 FTFA	from the fucking article
    166 FTFM	fuck the fuckin' manual!
    167 FTFY	fixed that for you
    168 FTHOI	for the {heck,hell} of it
    169 FTL	faster than light
    170 FTL	for the loss
    171 FTMFW	for the motherfucking win
    172 FTS	fuck that shit
    173 FTTT	from time to time
    174 FTW	for the win
    175 FUBAR	fucked up beyond all recognition
    176 FUD	fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt
    177 FWIW	for what it's worth
    178 FYEO	for your eyes only
    179 FYI	for your information
    180 FYIAD	fuck you, I'm a dragon!
    181 G	grin
    182 G/C	garbage collect
    183 G2G	got to go
    184 G2K	good to know
    185 GA	go ahead
    186 GAC	get a clue
    187 GAF	give a fuck
    188 GAL	get a life
    189 GBTW	get back to work
    190 GF	girlfriend
    191 GFU	good for you
    192 GFY	go fuck yourself
    193 GFY	good for you
    194 GG	good game
    195 GGA	good game all
    196 GGP	good game partner
    197 GGWP	good game, well played
    198 GIGO	garbage in, garbage out
    199 GIYF	Google is your friend
    200 GJ	good job
    201 GL	good luck
    202 GLHF	good luck, have fun
    203 GLWT	good luck with that
    204 GM	game master
    205 GMTA	great minds think alike
    206 GOK	God only knows
    207 GOWI	get on with it
    208 GPS	global positioning system
    209 GR8	great
    210 GTFO	get the fuck out
    211 GTG	got to go
    212 GTH	go to hell
    213 GTSY	{glad,good} to see you
    214 GWS	get well soon
    215 H8	hate
    216 HAND	have a nice day
    217 HE	how embarrasing
    218 HF	have fun
    219 HFIW	HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
    220 HHIS	hanging head in shame
    221 HHOS	ha ha, only serious
    222 HICA	here it comes again
    223 HNY	happy new year
    224 HOAS	hold on a second
    225 HSIW	HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
    226 HTH	hope this helps
    227 IAC	in any case
    228 IAE	in any event
    229 IANAL	I am not a lawyer
    230 IAW	in another window
    231 IAWTC	I agree with this comment
    232 IAWTP	I agree with this post
    233 IAY	I adore you
    234 IB	I'm back
    235 IC	I see
    236 ICBW	I could be {worse,wrong}
    237 ICCL	I couldn't care less
    238 ICUR	I see you are
    239 IDC	I don't care
    240 IDGI	I don't get it
    241 IDGW	in a good way
    242 IDI	I doubt it
    243 IDIFTL	I did it for the lulz
    244 IDK	I don't know
    245 IDRC	I don't really care
    246 IDTS	I don't think so
    247 IDTT	I drink to that
    248 IHAFC	I haven't a fucking clue
    249 IHBW	I have been wrong
    250 IHNFC	I have no fucking clue
    251 IIANM	if I am not mistaken
    252 IIRC	if I {recall,remember} correctly
    253 IIUC	if I understand correctly
    254 IKWYM	I know what you mean
    255 ILU	I love you
    256 ILY	I love you
    257 IMAO	in my arrogant opinion
    258 IMBO	in my biased opinion
    259 IMCO	in my considered opinion
    260 IMHO	in my humble opinion
    261 IMNSHO	in my not so humble opinion
    262 IMO	in my opinion
    263 INPO	in no particular order
    264 IOW	in other words
    265 IPML	I pissed myself laughing
    266 IQ	intelligence quotient
    267 IRL	in real life
    268 IRT	in real time
    269 IRT	in regards to
    270 ISAGN	I see a great need
    271 ISBN	International Standard Book Number
    272 ISTM	it seems to me
    273 ISTR	I seem to {recall,remember}
    274 ITYM	I think you mean
    275 IUD	insert usual disclaimers
    276 IUSS	if you say so
    277 IW	it's worse
    278 IWBNI	it would be nice if
    279 IYD	in your dreams
    280 IYKWIM	if you know what I mean
    281 IYSS	if you say so
    282 IYSWIM	if you see what I mean
    283 J/K	just kidding
    284 JAM	just a minute
    285 JAS	just a second
    286 JFGI	just fucking Google it
    287 JFK	John Fitzgerald Kennedy
    288 JFTR	just for the record
    289 JFW	just fucking works
    290 JFYI	just for your information
    291 JGI	just Google it
    292 JGI	just got it
    293 JHD	just hit delete
    294 JIC	just in case
    295 JJA	just joking around
    296 JK	just kidding
    297 JMO	just my opinion
    298 JSYK	just so you know
    299 JTLYK	just to let you know
    300 JW	just wondering
    301 KISS	keep it simple, stupid
    302 KITA	kick in the ass
    303 KK	okay, okay
    304 KMA	keep me advised
    305 KMA	keep moving ahead
    306 KMA	kill me already
    307 KNF	kernel normal form
    308 KOS	kill on sight
    309 KTHX	okay, thanks
    310 KWIM	know what I mean?
    311 L8	late
    312 L8R	later
    313 LART	luser attitude readjustment tool
    314 LBNL	last but not least
    315 LGTM	looks good to me
    316 LJBF	let's just be friends
    317 LMAO	laughing my ass off
    318 LMB	lick my balls
    319 LMC	let me check
    320 LMFAO	laughing my fucking ass off
    321 LMGTFY	let me google that for you
    322 LMHO	laughing my head off
    323 LMK	let me know
    324 LMNO	laughing my nuts off
    325 LMSO	laughing my socks off
    326 LOL	laughing out loud
    327 LP	long playing [record]
    328 LTNS	long time no see
    329 LWYL	laugh with you later
    330 M8	mate
    331 MAD	mutually assured destruction
    332 MIA	missing in action
    333 MMB	message me back
    334 MO	modus operandi
    335 MOTAS	member of the appropriate sex
    336 MOTOS	member of the opposite sex
    337 MOTSS	member of the same sex
    338 MTF	more to follow
    339 MYOB	mind your own business
    340 N/A	not {applicable,available}
    341 N/M	never mind
    342 NAFAIK	not as far as I know
    343 NBD	no big deal
    344 NE1	anyone
    345 NEDM	not even Doom music
    346 NFA	no flaming allowed
    347 NFC	no fucking clue
    348 NFI	no fucking idea
    349 NFW	no fucking way
    350 NIFOC	naked in front of computer
    351 NIH	not invented here
    352 NIMBY	not in my backyard
    353 NM	never mind
    354 NMF	not my fault
    355 NMP	not my problem
    356 NOM	no offence meant
    357 NOOB	newbie
    358 NORP	normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person
    359 NOYB	none of your business
    360 NOYFB	none of your fucking business
    361 NP	no problem
    362 NPC	non-player character
    363 NRFPT	not ready for prime time
    364 NRN	no reply necessary
    365 NRN	not right now
    366 NSFW	not suitable for work
    367 NTN	no thanks needed
    368 NTSA	not this shit again
    369 NUNP	no users, no problems
    370 NVM	never mind
    371 NW	no way
    372 NXT	next
    373 O2W	off to work
    374 OAO	over and out
    375 OH	other half
    376 OIC	oh, I see
    377 OMFG	oh my fucking God
    378 OMG	oh my God
    379 OMW	on my way
    380 ONNA	oh no, not again
    381 ONNTA	oh no, not this again
    382 OOB	out of bounds
    383 OOC	out of curiosity
    384 OOI	out of interest
    385 OOSOOM	out of sight, out of mind
    386 OT	off topic
    387 OTL	out to lunch
    388 OTOH	on the other hand
    389 OTP	one true pairing
    390 OTS	off the shelf
    391 OTT	over the top
    392 OTTOMH	off the top of my head
    393 OWTTE	or words to that effect
    394 PC	player character
    395 PC	politically correct
    396 PCB	polychlorinated biphenyl(s)
    397 PD	police department
    398 PDA	public display of affection
    399 PDQ	pretty darn quick
    400 PDS	please don't shout
    401 PEBCAK	problem exists between chair and keyboard
    402 PEBKAC	problem exists between keyboard and chair
    403 PFI	pay for inclusion
    404 PFO	please fuck off
    405 PFY	pimply faced youth
    406 PHB	pointy haired boss
    407 PIN	personal identification number
    408 PITA	pain in the ass
    409 PITR	{parent,parents} in the room
    410 PKSP	pound keys and spew profanity
    411 PM	post meridiem
    412 PMFI	problem magically fixed itself
    413 PMFJI	pardon me for jumping in
    414 PMSL	pissing myself laughing
    415 PNG	persona non grata
    416 PNP	plug and pray
    417 POC	point of contact
    418 POC	proof of concept
    419 POLA	principle of least astonishment
    420 POLS	principle of least surprise
    421 POS	piece of shit
    422 POS	point of sale
    423 POV	point of view
    424 PPL	people
    425 PPL	pretty please
    426 PPP	petty pet peeve
    427 PR	public relations
    428 PTV	parental tunnel vision
    429 QED	quod erat demonstrandum
    430 QFT	quoted for truth
    431 RA	residential advisor
    432 REMF	rear echelon motherfucker
    433 RFC	request for comments
    434 RFD	request for discussion
    435 RFE	request for enhancements
    436 RIP	rest in peace
    437 RL	real life
    438 RLC	rod length check
    439 RMS	Richard Matthew Stallman
    440 ROFL	rolling on floor laughing
    441 ROFLMAO	rolling on floor laughing my ass off
    442 ROI	return on investment
    443 ROTFL	rolling on the floor laughing
    444 RP	responsible person
    445 RR	railroad
    446 RSI	repetitive strain injury
    447 RSN	real soon now
    448 RSVP	respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please")
    449 RTFB	read the {fine,fucking} book
    450 RTFC	read the {fine,fucking} code
    451 RTFD	read the {fine,fucking} documentation
    452 RTFM	read the {fine,fucking} manual
    453 RTFMP	read the {fine,fucking} man page
    454 RTFS	read the {fine,fucking} source
    455 S/T	self titled
    456 SAR	search and rescue
    457 SAR	some assembly required
    458 SCNR	sorry, could not resist
    459 SEP	someone else's problem
    460 SERP	search engine results page
    461 SIF	secret Internet fatty
    462 SFA	sweet fuck all
    463 SFAICT	so far as I can tell
    464 SHID	slaps head in disgust
    465 SIMCA	sitting in my chair amused
    466 SITD	still in the dark
    467 SMH	shaking my head
    468 SMLSFB	so many losers, so few bullets
    469 SMOP	simple matter of programming
    470 SNAFU	situation normal, all fucked up
    471 SNCA	shit no one cares about
    472 SNERT	snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
    473 SNMP	sorry, not my problem
    474 SO	significant other
    475 SOB	son of [a] bitch
    476 SOL	shit out [of] luck
    477 SOP	standard operating procedure
    478 SSIA	subject says it all
    479 SSTO	single stage to orbit
    480 STFA	search the fucking archives
    481 STFU	shut the fuck up
    482 STFW	search the fucking web
    483 STW	search the web
    484 SUS	stupid user syndrome
    485 SUX	sucks
    486 SUX2BU	sucks to be you
    487 SWAG	silly, wild-assed guess
    488 SWAHBI	silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
    489 SWFG	search with fucking Google
    490 SWMBO	she who must be obeyed
    491 SWTF	she wants to fuck
    492 SYS	see you soon
    493 TA	teaching assistant
    494 TANSTAAFL	there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
    495 TBA	to be announced
    496 TBC	to be continued
    497 TBD	to be {decided,determined,done}
    498 TBH	to be honest
    499 TBOMK	the best of my knowledge
    500 TCB	taking care of business
    501 TCO	taken care of
    502 TCO	total cost of ownership
    503 TFOA	things falling off aircraft
    504 THNX	thanks
    505 THX	thanks
    506 TIA	thanks in advance
    507 TIAVP	this is a volunteer project
    508 TIC	tonque in cheek
    509 TIL	today I learned
    510 TINC	there is no cabal
    511 TINLA	this is not legal advice
    512 TINWIS	this is not what I said
    513 TJM	that's just me
    514 TLA	three letter acronym
    515 TLA	true love always
    516 TLC	tender loving care
    517 TLDR	too long, didn't read
    518 TM	trademark
    519 TM	trust me
    520 TMA	too many abbreviations
    521 TMG	too much government
    522 TMI	too much information
    523 TMJ	temporomandibular joint
    524 TMK	to my knowledge
    525 TMTOWTDI	there's more than one way to do it
    526 TNF	The NetBSD Foundation
    527 TOC	table of contents
    528 TOCTOU	time of check to time of use
    529 TOEFL	test of english as a foreign language
    530 TOH	to other half
    531 TP	toilet paper
    532 TPTB	the powers that be
    533 TRT	the right thing
    534 TTBOMK	to the best of my knowledge
    535 TTFN	ta ta for now
    536 TTM	to the moderator
    537 TTT	thought that too
    538 TTYL	talk to you later
    539 TTYS	talk to you soon
    540 TWAIN	thing without an interesting name
    541 TWDT	the whole damn thing
    542 TWIAVBP	the world is a very big place
    543 TY	thank you
    544 TYVM	thank you very much
    545 U/L	upload
    546 UGT	universal greeting time
    547 UTSL	use the source, Luke
    548 VCR	video cassette recorder
    549 VEG	very evil grin
    550 VIP	very important person
    551 W/	with
    552 W/O	without
    553 W8	wait
    554 WAFWOT	what a foolish waste of time
    555 WAG	wild-ass guess
    556 WB	welcome back
    557 WCPGW	what could possibly go wrong
    558 WDYMBT	what do you mean by that
    559 WELC	working effectively with legacy code
    560 WFH	working from home
    561 WFM	works for me
    562 WIBNI	wouldn't it be nice if
    563 WIP	work in progress
    564 WMNC	watch me not care
    565 WOFTAM	waste of fucking time and money
    566 WOMBAT	waste of money, brain, and time
    567 WRT	with respect to
    568 WTB	{waiting,want,willing} to buy
    569 WTF	{what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
    570 WTFRUD	what the fuck are you doing
    571 WTG	way to go
    572 WTH	{what,when,where,who,why} the hell
    573 WTS	{waiting,want,willing} to sell
    574 WTT	{waiting,want,willing} to trade
    575 WWJD	what would Jesus do?
    576 YAGNI	you ain't gonna need it
    577 YALIMO	you are lame, in my opinion
    578 YAOTM	yet another off-topic message
    579 YGGR	you gonna get raped
    580 YGM	you got mail
    581 YHBT	you have been trolled
    582 YHL	you have lost
    583 YKWIM	you know what I mean
    584 YMA	yo momma's ass
    585 YMMV	your mileage may vary
    586 YOLO	you only live once
    587 YTF	why the fuck
    588 YW	you're welcome
    589 YWSYLS	you win some, you lose some
    590