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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 BYOB	bring your own {beer,booze}
     90 CC	credit card
     91 CEO	chief executive officer
     92 CFV	call for votes
     93 CFY	calling for you
     94 CG	center of gravity
     95 CMIIW	correct me if I'm wrong
     96 CNP	continued [in my] next post
     97 COB	close of business [day]
     98 COTS	commercial off-the-shelf
     99 CPC	cost per click
    100 CPE	customer premises equipment
    101 CTN	can't talk now
    102 CU	see you
    103 CUL	see you later
    104 CYA	see ya
    105 CYA	see you around
    106 CYE	check your email
    107 D/B/A	doing business as
    108 D/L	download
    109 DBA	doing business as
    110 DBEYR	don't believe everything you read
    111 DFC	delicious flat {chest,chests}
    112 DGAF	don't give a fuck
    113 DGAS	don't give a shit
    114 DIAFYO	did I ask for your opinion?
    115 DIY	do it yourself
    116 DKDC	don't know, don't care
    117 DM	dungeon master
    118 DMZ	demilitarized zone
    119 DND	do not disturb
    120 DOA	dead on arrival
    121 DRY	don't repeat yourself
    122 DSTM	don't shoot the messenger
    123 DTRT	do the right thing
    124 DTWT	do the wrong thing
    125 DWIM	do what I mean
    126 DYK	do you know?
    127 ECR	electronic cash register
    128 EDS	eternal downward spiral
    129 EFT	electronic funds transfer
    130 EG	evil grin
    131 EIE	enough is enough
    132 EMSG	email message
    133 EOB	end of business [day]
    134 EOD	end of {day,discussion}
    135 EOL	end of life
    136 EOM	end of message
    137 EOS	end of story
    138 ETA	edited to add
    139 ETA	estimated time of arrival
    140 ETLA	extended three letter acronym
    141 ETR	early to rise
    142 EWAG	experienced wild-ass guess
    143 EZ	easy
    144 F9	fine
    145 FAQ	frequently asked question
    146 FBOW	for better or worse
    147 FCFS	first come, first served
    148 FCOL	for crying out loud
    149 FFS	for fuck's sake
    150 FFS	free for shipping
    151 FIGJAM	fuck I'm good, just ask me
    152 FIIK	{fuck,fucked} if I know
    153 FIIR	{fuck,fucked} if I {recall,remember}
    154 FITB	fill in the blank
    155 FM	fucking magic
    156 FML	fuck my life
    157 FNO	for nerds only
    158 FNO	from now on
    159 FOAD	{fall over,fuck off} and die
    160 FOC	free of charge
    161 FOS	full of shit
    162 FPS	first person shooter
    163 FPS	frames per second
    164 FSCK	fuck
    165 FSDO	for some definition of
    166 FSVO	for some value of
    167 FTBFS	fails to build from source
    168 FTFA	from the fucking article
    169 FTFM	fuck the fuckin' manual!
    170 FTFY	fixed that for you
    171 FTHOI	for the {heck,hell} of it
    172 FTL	faster than light
    173 FTL	for the loss
    174 FTMFW	for the motherfucking win
    175 FTS	fuck that shit
    176 FTTT	from time to time
    177 FTW	for the win
    178 FUBAR	fucked up beyond all recognition
    179 FUD	fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt
    180 FWIW	for what it's worth
    181 FYEO	for your eyes only
    182 FYI	for your information
    183 FYIAD	fuck you, I'm a dragon!
    184 G	grin
    185 G/C	garbage collect
    186 G2G	got to go
    187 G2K	good to know
    188 GA	go ahead
    189 GAC	get a clue
    190 GAF	give a fuck
    191 GAL	get a life
    192 GBTW	get back to work
    193 GF	girlfriend
    194 GFU	good for you
    195 GFY	go fuck yourself
    196 GFY	good for you
    197 GG	good game
    198 GGA	good game all
    199 GGP	good game partner
    200 GGWP	good game, well played
    201 GIGO	garbage in, garbage out
    202 GIYF	Google is your friend
    203 GJ	good job
    204 GL	good luck
    205 GLHF	good luck, have fun
    206 GLWT	good luck with that
    207 GM	game master
    208 GMTA	great minds think alike
    209 GOK	God only knows
    210 GOWI	get on with it
    211 GPS	global positioning system
    212 GR8	great
    213 GTFO	get the fuck out
    214 GTG	got to go
    215 GTH	go to hell
    216 GTSY	{glad,good} to see you
    217 GWS	get well soon
    218 H8	hate
    219 HAND	have a nice day
    220 HE	how embarrasing
    221 HF	have fun
    222 HFIW	HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
    223 HHIS	hanging head in shame
    224 HHOS	ha ha, only serious
    225 HICA	here it comes again
    226 HNY	happy new year
    227 HOAS	hold on a second
    228 HSIW	HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
    229 HTH	hope this helps
    230 IAC	in any case
    231 IAE	in any event
    232 IANAL	I am not a lawyer
    233 IAW	in another window
    234 IAWTC	I agree with this comment
    235 IAWTP	I agree with this post
    236 IAY	I adore you
    237 IB	I'm back
    238 IC	I see
    239 ICBW	I could be {worse,wrong}
    240 ICCL	I couldn't care less
    241 ICUR	I see you are
    242 IDC	I don't care
    243 IDGI	I don't get it
    244 IDGW	in a good way
    245 IDI	I doubt it
    246 IDIFTL	I did it for the lulz
    247 IDK	I don't know
    248 IDRC	I don't really care
    249 IDTS	I don't think so
    250 IDTT	I drink to that
    251 IHAFC	I haven't a fucking clue
    252 IHBW	I have been wrong
    253 IHNFC	I have no fucking clue
    254 IIANM	if I am not mistaken
    255 IIRC	if I {recall,remember} correctly
    256 IIUC	if I understand correctly
    257 IKWYM	I know what you mean
    258 ILU	I love you
    259 ILY	I love you
    260 IMAO	in my arrogant opinion
    261 IMBO	in my biased opinion
    262 IMCO	in my considered opinion
    263 IMHO	in my humble opinion
    264 IMNSHO	in my not so humble opinion
    265 IMO	in my opinion
    266 INPO	in no particular order
    267 IOW	in other words
    268 IPML	I pissed myself laughing
    269 IQ	intelligence quotient
    270 IRL	in real life
    271 IRT	in real time
    272 IRT	in regards to
    273 ISAGN	I see a great need
    274 ISBN	International Standard Book Number
    275 ISTM	it seems to me
    276 ISTR	I seem to {recall,remember}
    277 ITYM	I think you mean
    278 IUD	insert usual disclaimers
    279 IUSS	if you say so
    280 IW	it's worse
    281 IWBNI	it would be nice if
    282 IYD	in your dreams
    283 IYKWIM	if you know what I mean
    284 IYSS	if you say so
    285 IYSWIM	if you see what I mean
    286 J/K	just kidding
    287 JAM	just a minute
    288 JAS	just a second
    289 JFGI	just fucking Google it
    290 JFK	John Fitzgerald Kennedy
    291 JFTR	just for the record
    292 JFW	just fucking works
    293 JFYI	just for your information
    294 JGI	just Google it
    295 JGI	just got it
    296 JHD	just hit delete
    297 JIC	just in case
    298 JJA	just joking around
    299 JK	just kidding
    300 JMO	just my opinion
    301 JSYK	just so you know
    302 JTLYK	just to let you know
    303 JW	just wondering
    304 KISS	keep it simple, stupid
    305 KITA	kick in the ass
    306 KK	okay, okay
    307 KMA	keep me advised
    308 KMA	keep moving ahead
    309 KMA	kill me already
    310 KNF	kernel normal form
    311 KOS	kill on sight
    312 KTHX	okay, thanks
    313 KWIM	know what I mean?
    314 L8	late
    315 L8R	later
    316 LART	luser attitude readjustment tool
    317 LBNL	last but not least
    318 LGTM	looks good to me
    319 LJBF	let's just be friends
    320 LMAO	laughing my ass off
    321 LMB	lick my balls
    322 LMC	let me check
    323 LMFAO	laughing my fucking ass off
    324 LMGTFY	let me google that for you
    325 LMHO	laughing my head off
    326 LMK	let me know
    327 LMNO	laughing my nuts off
    328 LMSO	laughing my socks off
    329 LOL	laughing out loud
    330 LP	long playing [record]
    331 LTNS	long time no see
    332 LWYL	laugh with you later
    333 M8	mate
    334 MAD	mutually assured destruction
    335 MFW	my face when
    336 MIA	missing in action
    337 MMB	message me back
    338 MO	modus operandi
    339 MOTAS	member of the appropriate sex
    340 MOTOS	member of the opposite sex
    341 MOTSS	member of the same sex
    342 MTF	more to follow
    343 MYOB	mind your own business
    344 N/A	not {applicable,available}
    345 N/M	never mind
    346 NAFAIK	not as far as I know
    347 NBD	no big deal
    348 NE1	anyone
    349 NEDM	not even Doom music
    350 NFA	no flaming allowed
    351 NFC	no fucking clue
    352 NFI	no fucking idea
    353 NFW	no fucking way
    354 NIFOC	naked in front of computer
    355 NIH	not invented here
    356 NIMBY	not in my backyard
    357 NM	never mind
    358 NMF	not my fault
    359 NMP	not my problem
    360 NOM	no offence meant
    361 NOOB	newbie
    362 NORP	normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person
    363 NOYB	none of your business
    364 NOYFB	none of your fucking business
    365 NP	no problem
    366 NPC	non-player character
    367 NRFPT	not ready for prime time
    368 NRN	no reply necessary
    369 NRN	not right now
    370 NSFW	not suitable for work
    371 NTN	no thanks needed
    372 NTSA	not this shit again
    373 NUNP	no users, no problems
    374 NVM	never mind
    375 NW	no way
    376 NXT	next
    377 O2W	off to work
    378 OAO	over and out
    379 OH	other half
    380 OIC	oh, I see
    381 OMFG	oh my fucking God
    382 OMG	oh my God
    383 OMW	on my way
    384 ONNA	oh no, not again
    385 ONNTA	oh no, not this again
    386 OOB	out of bounds
    387 OOC	out of curiosity
    388 OOI	out of interest
    389 OOSOOM	out of sight, out of mind
    390 OT	off topic
    391 OTL	out to lunch
    392 OTOH	on the other hand
    393 OTP	one true pairing
    394 OTS	off the shelf
    395 OTT	over the top
    396 OTTOMH	off the top of my head
    397 OWTTE	or words to that effect
    398 PC	player character
    399 PC	politically correct
    400 PCB	polychlorinated biphenyl(s)
    401 PD	police department
    402 PDA	public display of affection
    403 PDQ	pretty darn quick
    404 PDS	please don't shout
    405 PEBCAK	problem exists between chair and keyboard
    406 PEBKAC	problem exists between keyboard and chair
    407 PFI	pay for inclusion
    408 PFO	please fuck off
    409 PFY	pimply faced youth
    410 PHB	pointy haired boss
    411 PIN	personal identification number
    412 PITA	pain in the ass
    413 PITR	{parent,parents} in the room
    414 PKSP	pound keys and spew profanity
    415 PM	post meridiem
    416 PMFI	problem magically fixed itself
    417 PMFJI	pardon me for jumping in
    418 PMSL	pissing myself laughing
    419 PNG	persona non grata
    420 PNP	plug and pray
    421 POC	point of contact
    422 POC	proof of concept
    423 POLA	principle of least astonishment
    424 POLS	principle of least surprise
    425 POS	piece of shit
    426 POS	point of sale
    427 POV	point of view
    428 PPL	people
    429 PPL	pretty please
    430 PPP	petty pet peeve
    431 PR	public relations
    432 PTV	parental tunnel vision
    433 QED	quod erat demonstrandum
    434 QFT	quoted for truth
    435 RA	residential advisor
    436 REMF	rear echelon motherfucker
    437 RFC	request for comments
    438 RFD	request for discussion
    439 RFE	request for enhancements
    440 RIP	rest in peace
    441 RL	real life
    442 RLC	rod length check
    443 RMS	Richard Matthew Stallman
    444 ROFL	rolling on floor laughing
    445 ROFLMAO	rolling on floor laughing my ass off
    446 ROI	return on investment
    447 ROTFL	rolling on the floor laughing
    448 RP	responsible person
    449 RR	railroad
    450 RSI	repetitive strain injury
    451 RSN	real soon now
    452 RSVP	respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please")
    453 RTFB	read the {fine,fucking} book
    454 RTFC	read the {fine,fucking} code
    455 RTFD	read the {fine,fucking} documentation
    456 RTFM	read the {fine,fucking} manual
    457 RTFMP	read the {fine,fucking} man page
    458 RTFS	read the {fine,fucking} source
    459 S/T	self titled
    460 SAR	search and rescue
    461 SAR	some assembly required
    462 SCNR	sorry, could not resist
    463 SEP	someone else's problem
    464 SERP	search engine results page
    465 SIF	secret Internet fatty
    466 SFA	sweet fuck all
    467 SFAICT	so far as I can tell
    468 SHID	slaps head in disgust
    469 SIMCA	sitting in my chair amused
    470 SITD	still in the dark
    471 SMH	shaking my head
    472 SMLSFB	so many losers, so few bullets
    473 SMOP	simple matter of programming
    474 SNAFU	situation normal, all fucked up
    475 SNCA	shit no one cares about
    476 SNERT	snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
    477 SNMP	sorry, not my problem
    478 SO	significant other
    479 SOB	son of [a] bitch
    480 SOL	shit out [of] luck
    481 SOP	standard operating procedure
    482 SSIA	subject says it all
    483 SSTO	single stage to orbit
    484 STFA	search the fucking archives
    485 STFU	shut the fuck up
    486 STFW	search the fucking web
    487 STW	search the web
    488 SUS	stupid user syndrome
    489 SUX	sucks
    490 SUX2BU	sucks to be you
    491 SWAG	silly, wild-assed guess
    492 SWAHBI	silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
    493 SWFG	search with fucking Google
    494 SWMBO	she who must be obeyed
    495 SWTF	she wants to fuck
    496 SYS	see you soon
    497 TA	teaching assistant
    498 TANSTAAFL	there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
    499 TBA	to be announced
    500 TBC	to be continued
    501 TBD	to be {decided,determined,done}
    502 TBH	to be honest
    503 TBOMK	the best of my knowledge
    504 TCB	taking care of business
    505 TCO	taken care of
    506 TCO	total cost of ownership
    507 TFOA	things falling off aircraft
    508 THNX	thanks
    509 THX	thanks
    510 TIA	thanks in advance
    511 TIAVP	this is a volunteer project
    512 TIC	tonque in cheek
    513 TIL	today I learned
    514 TINC	there is no cabal
    515 TINLA	this is not legal advice
    516 TINWIS	this is not what I said
    517 TJM	that's just me
    518 TLA	three letter acronym
    519 TLA	true love always
    520 TLC	tender loving care
    521 TLDR	too long, didn't read
    522 TM	trademark
    523 TM	trust me
    524 TMA	too many abbreviations
    525 TMG	too much government
    526 TMI	too much information
    527 TMJ	temporomandibular joint
    528 TMK	to my knowledge
    529 TMTOWTDI	there's more than one way to do it
    530 TNF	The NetBSD Foundation
    531 TOC	table of contents
    532 TOCTOU	time of check to time of use
    533 TOEFL	test of english as a foreign language
    534 TOH	to other half
    535 TP	toilet paper
    536 TPTB	the powers that be
    537 TRT	the right thing
    538 TTBOMK	to the best of my knowledge
    539 TTFN	ta ta for now
    540 TTM	to the moderator
    541 TTT	thought that too
    542 TTYL	talk to you later
    543 TTYS	talk to you soon
    544 TWAIN	thing without an interesting name
    545 TWDT	the whole damn thing
    546 TWIAVBP	the world is a very big place
    547 TY	thank you
    548 TYVM	thank you very much
    549 U/L	upload
    550 UGT	universal greeting time
    551 UTSL	use the source, Luke
    552 VCR	video cassette recorder
    553 VEG	very evil grin
    554 VIP	very important person
    555 W/	with
    556 W/E	whatever
    557 W/O	without
    558 W8	wait
    559 WAFWOT	what a foolish waste of time
    560 WAG	wild-ass guess
    561 WB	welcome back
    562 WCPGW	what could possibly go wrong
    563 WDYMBT	what do you mean by that
    564 WELC	working effectively with legacy code
    565 WFH	working from home
    566 WFM	works for me
    567 WIBNI	wouldn't it be nice if
    568 WIP	work in progress
    569 WMNC	watch me not care
    570 WOFTAM	waste of fucking time and money
    571 WOMBAT	waste of money, brain, and time
    572 WRT	with respect to
    573 WTB	{waiting,want,willing} to buy
    574 WTF	{what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
    575 WTFRUD	what the fuck are you doing
    576 WTG	way to go
    577 WTH	{what,when,where,who,why} the hell
    578 WTS	{waiting,want,willing} to sell
    579 WTT	{waiting,want,willing} to trade
    580 WWJD	what would Jesus do?
    581 YAGNI	you ain't gonna need it
    582 YALIMO	you are lame, in my opinion
    583 YAOTM	yet another off-topic message
    584 YGGR	you gonna get raped
    585 YGM	you got mail
    586 YHBT	you have been trolled
    587 YHL	you have lost
    588 YKWIM	you know what I mean
    589 YMA	yo momma's ass
    590 YMMV	your mileage may vary
    591 YOLO	you only live once
    592 YTF	why the fuck
    593 YW	you're welcome
    594 YWSYLS	you win some, you lose some
    595