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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 A/S/L	age/sex/location
      9 AAMOF	as a matter of fact
     10 ABD	all but dissertation
     11 AC	audible chuckle
     12 ADD	attention deficit disorder
     13 ADHD	attention deficit (and) hyperactivity disorder
     14 ADN	any day now
     15 ADOS	attention deficit ... oh, shiny!
     16 AEAP	as early as possible
     17 AFAIAC	as far as I am concerned
     18 AFAIC	as far as I'm concerned
     19 AFAICR	as far as I can {recall,remember}
     20 AFAICS	as far as I can see
     21 AFAICT	as far as I can tell
     22 AFAIK	as far as I know
     23 AFAIR	as far as I {recall,remember}
     24 AFAIU	as far as I understand
     25 AFD	away from desktop
     26 AFK	away from keyboard
     27 AFU	all fucked up
     28 AFW	away from window
     29 AGM	annual general meeting
     30 AINEC	and it's not even close
     31 AISE	as I see it
     32 AIU	as I understand
     33 AIUI	as I understand it
     34 AKA	also known as
     35 AM	ante meridiem
     36 AMOL	a mountain of love
     37 ASAIC	as soon as I can
     38 ASAP	as soon as possible
     39 ASL	age/sex/location
     40 ATEOTD	at the end of the day
     41 ATM	at the moment
     42 ATM	{automated,automatic} teller machine
     43 ATW	around the world
     44 AWK	Aho, Weinberger, [and] Kernighan
     45 AWOL	absent without official leave
     46 AYBABTU	all your base are belong to us
     47 AYF	all your fault
     48 AYOR	at your own risk
     49 AYT	are you there
     50 B&	banned
     51 B/C	because
     52 B/S	bullshit
     53 B/W	bandwidth
     54 B/W	between
     55 BAI	goodbye
     56 BAK	back at keyboard
     57 BAMF	bad-ass motherfucker
     58 BBIAB	be back in a bit
     59 BBL	[I'll] be back later
     60 BBR	burnt beyond repair
     61 BBS	be back soon
     62 BBT	be back tomorrow
     63 BCNU	be seeing you
     64 BCNUL8R	be seeing you later
     65 BCP	best current practice
     66 BF	best friend
     67 BF	boyfriend
     68 BFD	big fucking deal
     69 BFF	best {friend,friends} forever
     70 BFH	big fucking hammer
     71 BIAB	back in a bit
     72 BIAF	back in a few
     73 BIALW	back in a little while
     74 BIAS	back in a second
     75 BIAW	back in a while
     76 BNYA	burned now you are
     77 BOATILAS	bend over and take it like a slut
     78 BOC	but of course
     79 BOFH	bastard operator from hell
     80 BOGAHICA	bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
     81 BOHICA	bend over here it comes again
     82 BOT	back on topic
     83 BRB	[I'll] be right back
     84 BS	bullshit
     85 BSD	booze, sex, drugs
     86 BTDT	been there, done that
     87 BTFT	been there, fixed that
     88 BTFO	bent the fuck over
     89 BTFO	blown the fuck out
     90 BTTH	boot to the head
     91 BTW	by the way
     92 BYOB	bring your own {beer,booze}
     93 CC	credit card
     94 CEO	chief executive officer
     95 CFV	call for votes
     96 CFY	calling for you
     97 CG	center of gravity
     98 CHANOPS	channel operator status
     99 CMIIW	correct me if I'm wrong
    100 CNP	continued [in my] next post
    101 COB	close of business [day]
    102 COTS	commercial off-the-shelf
    103 CPC	cost per click
    104 CPE	customer premises equipment
    105 CTN	can't talk now
    106 CU	see you
    107 CUL	see you later
    108 CYA	see ya
    109 CYA	see you around
    110 CYE	check your email
    111 D/B/A	doing business as
    112 D/L	download
    113 DBA	doing business as
    114 DBEYR	don't believe everything you read
    115 DFC	delicious flat {chest,chests}
    116 DGAF	don't give a fuck
    117 DGAS	don't give a shit
    118 DIAFYO	did I ask for your opinion?
    119 DIY	do it yourself
    120 DKDC	don't know, don't care
    121 DM	dungeon master
    122 DMZ	demilitarized zone
    123 DND	do not disturb
    124 DOA	dead on arrival
    125 DRY	don't repeat yourself
    126 DSTM	don't shoot the messenger
    127 DTRT	do the right thing
    128 DTWT	do the wrong thing
    129 DWIM	do what I mean
    130 DYK	do you know?
    131 ECR	electronic cash register
    132 EDS	eternal downward spiral
    133 EFT	electronic funds transfer
    134 EG	evil grin
    135 EIE	enough is enough
    136 EMSG	email message
    137 EOB	end of business [day]
    138 EOD	end of {day,discussion}
    139 EOL	end of life
    140 EOM	end of message
    141 EOS	end of story
    142 ETA	edited to add
    143 ETA	estimated time of arrival
    144 ETLA	extended three letter acronym
    145 ETR	early to rise
    146 EWAG	experienced wild-ass guess
    147 EZ	easy
    148 EZPZ	easy-peasy
    149 F9	fine
    150 FAQ	frequently asked question
    151 FBOW	for better or worse
    152 FCFS	first come, first served
    153 FCOL	for crying out loud
    154 FFS	for fuck's sake
    155 FFS	free for shipping
    156 FIGJAM	fuck I'm good, just ask me
    157 FIIK	{fuck,fucked} if I know
    158 FIIR	{fuck,fucked} if I {recall,remember}
    159 FITB	fill in the blank
    160 FM	fucking magic
    161 FML	fuck my life
    162 FNO	for nerds only
    163 FNO	from now on
    164 FOAD	{fall over,fuck off} and die
    165 FOC	free of charge
    166 FOS	full of shit
    167 FPS	first person shooter
    168 FPS	frames per second
    169 FSCK	fuck
    170 FSDO	for some definition of
    171 FSVO	for some value of
    172 FTBFS	fails to build from source
    173 FTFA	from the fucking article
    174 FTFM	fuck the fuckin' manual!
    175 FTFY	fixed that for you
    176 FTHOI	for the {heck,hell} of it
    177 FTL	faster than light
    178 FTL	for the loss
    179 FTMFW	for the motherfucking win
    180 FTS	fuck that shit
    181 FTTT	from time to time
    182 FTW	for the win
    183 FUBAR	fucked up beyond all recognition
    184 FUD	fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt
    185 FWIW	for what it's worth
    186 FYEO	for your eyes only
    187 FYI	for your information
    188 FYIAD	fuck you, I'm a dragon!
    189 G	grin
    190 G/C	garbage collect
    191 G2G	got to go
    192 G2K	good to know
    193 GA	go ahead
    194 GAC	get a clue
    195 GAF	give a fuck
    196 GAL	get a life
    197 GBTW	get back to work
    198 GF	girlfriend
    199 GFU	good for you
    200 GFY	go fuck yourself
    201 GFY	good for you
    202 GG	good game
    203 GGA	good game all
    204 GGP	good game partner
    205 GGWP	good game, well played
    206 GIGO	garbage in, garbage out
    207 GIYF	Google is your friend
    208 GJ	good job
    209 GL	good luck
    210 GLHF	good luck, have fun
    211 GLINE	global kill line
    212 GLWT	good luck with that
    213 GM	game master
    214 GMTA	great minds think alike
    215 GOK	God only knows
    216 GOWI	get on with it
    217 GPS	global positioning system
    218 GR8	great
    219 GTFO	get the fuck out
    220 GTG	got to go
    221 GTH	go to hell
    222 GTSY	{glad,good} to see you
    223 GWS	get well soon
    224 H8	hate
    225 HAND	have a nice day
    226 HE	how embarrasing
    227 HF	have fun
    228 HFIW	HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
    229 HHIS	hanging head in shame
    230 HHOS	ha ha, only serious
    231 HICA	here it comes again
    232 HNY	happy new year
    233 HOAS	hold on a second
    234 HOPS	half-operator status
    235 HSIW	HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
    236 HTH	hope this helps
    237 IAC	in any case
    238 IAE	in any event
    239 IANAL	I am not a lawyer
    240 IAW	in another window
    241 IAWTC	I agree with this comment
    242 IAWTP	I agree with this post
    243 IAY	I adore you
    244 IB	I'm back
    245 IC	I see
    246 ICBW	I could be {worse,wrong}
    247 ICCL	I couldn't care less
    248 ICUR	I see you are
    249 IDC	I don't care
    250 IDGI	I don't get it
    251 IDGW	in a good way
    252 IDI	I doubt it
    253 IDIFTL	I did it for the lulz
    254 IDK	I don't know
    255 IDRC	I don't really care
    256 IDTS	I don't think so
    257 IDTT	I drink to that
    258 IHAFC	I haven't a fucking clue
    259 IHBW	I have been wrong
    260 IHNFC	I have no fucking clue
    261 IIANM	if I am not mistaken
    262 IIRC	if I {recall,remember} correctly
    263 IIUC	if I understand correctly
    264 IKWYM	I know what you mean
    265 ILU	I love you
    266 ILY	I love you
    267 IMAO	in my arrogant opinion
    268 IMBO	in my biased opinion
    269 IMCO	in my considered opinion
    270 IMHO	in my humble opinion
    271 IMNSHO	in my not so humble opinion
    272 IMO	in my opinion
    273 INPO	in no particular order
    274 IOW	in other words
    275 IPML	I pissed myself laughing
    276 IQ	intelligence quotient
    277 IRCOP	Internet relay chat {operator,operators}
    278 IRCOPS	Internet relay chat operator status
    279 IRL	in real life
    280 IRT	in real time
    281 IRT	in regards to
    282 ISAGN	I see a great need
    283 ISBN	International Standard Book Number
    284 ISTM	it seems to me
    285 ISTR	I seem to {recall,remember}
    286 ITC	in this {channel,chat}
    287 ITT	in this thread
    288 ITYM	I think you mean
    289 IUD	insert usual disclaimers
    290 IUSS	if you say so
    291 IW	it's worse
    292 IWBNI	it would be nice if
    293 IYD	in your dreams
    294 IYKWIM	if you know what I mean
    295 IYSS	if you say so
    296 IYSWIM	if you see what I mean
    297 J/K	just kidding
    298 JAM	just a minute
    299 JAS	just a second
    300 JFGI	just fucking Google it
    301 JFK	John Fitzgerald Kennedy
    302 JFTR	just for the record
    303 JFW	just fucking works
    304 JFYI	just for your information
    305 JGI	just Google it
    306 JGI	just got it
    307 JHD	just hit delete
    308 JIC	just in case
    309 JJA	just joking around
    310 JK	just kidding
    311 JMO	just my opinion
    312 JSYK	just so you know
    313 JTLYK	just to let you know
    314 JW	just wondering
    315 KISS	keep it simple, stupid
    316 KITA	kick in the ass
    317 KK	okay, okay
    318 KLINE	kill line
    319 KMA	keep me advised
    320 KMA	keep moving ahead
    321 KMA	kill me already
    322 KNF	kernel normal form
    323 KOS	kill on sight
    324 KTHX	okay, thanks
    325 KTHXBAI	okay, thanks. Goodbye.
    326 KWIM	know what I mean?
    327 L8	late
    328 L8R	later
    329 LART	luser attitude readjustment tool
    330 LBNL	last but not least
    331 LGTM	looks good to me
    332 LJBF	let's just be friends
    333 LMAO	laughing my ass off
    334 LMB	lick my balls
    335 LMC	let me check
    336 LMFAO	laughing my fucking ass off
    337 LMGTFY	let me google that for you
    338 LMHO	laughing my head off
    339 LMK	let me know
    340 LMNO	laughing my nuts off
    341 LMSO	laughing my socks off
    342 LOL	laughing out loud
    343 LP	long playing [record]
    344 LTNS	long time no see
    345 LWYL	laugh with you later
    346 M8	mate
    347 MAD	mutually assured destruction
    348 MFW	my face when
    349 MIA	missing in action
    350 MMB	message me back
    351 MO	modus operandi
    352 MOTAS	member of the appropriate sex
    353 MOTOS	member of the opposite sex
    354 MOTSS	member of the same sex
    355 MTF	more to follow
    356 MYOB	mind your own business
    357 N/A	not {applicable,available}
    358 N/M	never mind
    359 NAFAIK	not as far as I know
    360 NBD	no big deal
    361 NE1	anyone
    362 NEDM	not even Doom music
    363 NFA	no flaming allowed
    364 NFC	no fucking clue
    365 NFI	no fucking idea
    366 NFW	no fucking way
    367 NIFOC	naked in front of computer
    368 NIH	not invented here
    369 NIMBY	not in my backyard
    370 NM	never mind
    371 NMF	not my fault
    372 NMP	not my problem
    373 NOM	no offence meant
    374 NOOB	newbie
    375 NORP	normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person
    376 NOYB	none of your business
    377 NOYFB	none of your fucking business
    378 NP	no problem
    379 NPC	non-player character
    380 NRFPT	not ready for prime time
    381 NRN	no reply necessary
    382 NRN	not right now
    383 NSFW	not suitable for work
    384 NTN	no thanks needed
    385 NTSA	not this shit again
    386 NUNP	no users, no problems
    387 NVM	never mind
    388 NW	no way
    389 NXT	next
    390 O2W	off to work
    391 OAO	over and out
    392 OH	other half
    393 OIC	oh, I see
    394 OMFG	oh my fucking God
    395 OMG	oh my God
    396 OMW	on my way
    397 ONNA	oh no, not again
    398 ONNTA	oh no, not this again
    399 OOB	out of bounds
    400 OOC	out of curiosity
    401 OOI	out of interest
    402 OOSOOM	out of sight, out of mind
    403 OPP	other people's {penis,property,pussy}
    404 OPS	operator status
    405 OPS	operators
    406 OT	off topic
    407 OTL	out to lunch
    408 OTOH	on the other hand
    409 OTP	one true pairing
    410 OTS	off the shelf
    411 OTT	over the top
    412 OTTOMH	off the top of my head
    413 OWTTE	or words to that effect
    414 PC	player character
    415 PC	politically correct
    416 PCB	polychlorinated biphenyl(s)
    417 PD	police department
    418 PDA	public display of affection
    419 PDQ	pretty darn quick
    420 PDS	please don't shout
    421 PEBCAK	problem exists between chair and keyboard
    422 PEBKAC	problem exists between keyboard and chair
    423 PFI	pay for inclusion
    424 PFO	please fuck off
    425 PFY	pimply faced youth
    426 PHB	pointy haired boss
    427 PIN	personal identification number
    428 PITA	pain in the ass
    429 PITR	{parent,parents} in the room
    430 PKSP	pound keys and spew profanity
    431 PM	post meridiem
    432 PMFI	problem magically fixed itself
    433 PMFJI	pardon me for jumping in
    434 PMSL	pissing myself laughing
    435 PNG	persona non grata
    436 PNP	plug and pray
    437 POC	point of contact
    438 POC	proof of concept
    439 POLA	principle of least astonishment
    440 POLS	principle of least surprise
    441 POS	piece of shit
    442 POS	point of sale
    443 POV	point of view
    444 PPL	people
    445 PPL	pretty please
    446 PPP	petty pet peeve
    447 PR	public relations
    448 PTV	parental tunnel vision
    449 QED	quod erat demonstrandum
    450 QFT	quoted for truth
    451 RA	residential advisor
    452 REMF	rear echelon motherfucker
    453 RFC	request for comments
    454 RFD	request for discussion
    455 RFE	request for enhancements
    456 RIP	rest in peace
    457 RL	real life
    458 RLC	rod length check
    459 RMS	Richard Matthew Stallman
    460 ROFL	rolling on floor laughing
    461 ROFLMAO	rolling on floor laughing my ass off
    462 ROI	return on investment
    463 ROTFL	rolling on the floor laughing
    464 RP	responsible person
    465 RR	railroad
    466 RSI	repetitive strain injury
    467 RSN	real soon now
    468 RSVP	respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please")
    469 RTFB	read the {fine,fucking} book
    470 RTFC	read the {fine,fucking} code
    471 RTFD	read the {fine,fucking} documentation
    472 RTFM	read the {fine,fucking} manual
    473 RTFMP	read the {fine,fucking} man page
    474 RTFS	read the {fine,fucking} source
    475 S/T	self titled
    476 SAR	search and rescue
    477 SAR	some assembly required
    478 SCNR	sorry, could not resist
    479 SEP	someone else's problem
    480 SERP	search engine results page
    481 SIF	secret Internet fatty
    482 SFA	sweet fuck all
    483 SFAICT	so far as I can tell
    484 SHID	slaps head in disgust
    485 SIMCA	sitting in my chair amused
    486 SITD	still in the dark
    487 SMH	shaking my head
    488 SMLSFB	so many losers, so few bullets
    489 SMOP	simple matter of programming
    490 SNAFU	situation normal, all fucked up
    491 SNCA	shit no one cares about
    492 SNERT	snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
    493 SNMP	sorry, not my problem
    494 SO	significant other
    495 SOB	son of [a] bitch
    496 SOL	shit out [of] luck
    497 SOP	standard operating procedure
    498 SSIA	subject says it all
    499 SSTO	single stage to orbit
    500 STFA	search the fucking archives
    501 STFU	shut the fuck up
    502 STFW	search the fucking web
    503 STW	search the web
    504 SUS	stupid user syndrome
    505 SUX	sucks
    506 SUX2BU	sucks to be you
    507 SWAG	silly, wild-assed guess
    508 SWAHBI	silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
    509 SWFG	search with fucking Google
    510 SWMBO	she who must be obeyed
    511 SWTF	she wants to fuck
    512 SYS	see you soon
    513 TA	teaching assistant
    514 TANSTAAFL	there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
    515 TBA	to be announced
    516 TBC	to be continued
    517 TBD	to be {decided,determined,done}
    518 TBH	to be honest
    519 TBOMK	the best of my knowledge
    520 TCB	taking care of business
    521 TCO	taken care of
    522 TCO	total cost of ownership
    523 TFOA	things falling off aircraft
    524 THNX	thanks
    525 THX	thanks
    526 TIA	thanks in advance
    527 TIAVP	this is a volunteer project
    528 TIC	tonque in cheek
    529 TIL	today I learned
    530 TINC	there is no cabal
    531 TINLA	this is not legal advice
    532 TINWIS	this is not what I said
    533 TJM	that's just me
    534 TLA	three letter acronym
    535 TLA	true love always
    536 TLC	tender loving care
    537 TLDR	too long, didn't read
    538 TM	trademark
    539 TM	trust me
    540 TMA	too many abbreviations
    541 TMG	too much government
    542 TMI	too much information
    543 TMJ	temporomandibular joint
    544 TMK	to my knowledge
    545 TMTOWTDI	there's more than one way to do it
    546 TNF	The NetBSD Foundation
    547 TOC	table of contents
    548 TOCTOU	time of check to time of use
    549 TOEFL	test of english as a foreign language
    550 TOH	to other half
    551 TP	toilet paper
    552 TPTB	the powers that be
    553 TRT	the right thing
    554 TTBOMK	to the best of my knowledge
    555 TTFN	ta ta for now
    556 TTM	to the moderator
    557 TTT	thought that too
    558 TTYL	talk to you later
    559 TTYS	talk to you soon
    560 TWAIN	thing without an interesting name
    561 TWDT	the whole damn thing
    562 TWIAVBP	the world is a very big place
    563 TY	thank you
    564 TYVM	thank you very much
    565 U/L	upload
    566 UGT	universal greeting time
    567 UR	your
    568 UR	{you're, you are}
    569 UTSL	use the source, Luke
    570 VCR	video cassette recorder
    571 VEG	very evil grin
    572 VIP	very important person
    573 W/	with
    574 W/E	whatever
    575 W/O	without
    576 W8	wait
    577 WAFWOT	what a foolish waste of time
    578 WAG	wild-ass guess
    579 WB	welcome back
    580 WCPGW	what could possibly go wrong
    581 WDYMBT	what do you mean by that
    582 WELC	working effectively with legacy code
    583 WFH	working from home
    584 WFM	works for me
    585 WIBNI	wouldn't it be nice if
    586 WIP	work in progress
    587 WMNC	watch me not care
    588 WOFTAM	waste of fucking time and money
    589 WOMBAT	waste of money, brain, and time
    590 WRT	with respect to
    591 WTB	{waiting,want,willing} to buy
    592 WTF	{what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
    593 WTFRUD	what the fuck are you doing
    594 WTG	way to go
    595 WTH	{what,when,where,who,why} the hell
    596 WTS	{waiting,want,willing} to sell
    597 WTT	{waiting,want,willing} to trade
    598 WWJD	what would Jesus do?
    599 YAGNI	you ain't gonna need it
    600 YALIMO	you are lame, in my opinion
    601 YAOTM	yet another off-topic message
    602 YCTAT	you can't troll a troll
    603 YGGR	you gonna get raped
    604 YGM	you got mail
    605 YHBT	you have been trolled
    606 YHL	you have lost
    607 YKWIM	you know what I mean
    608 YMA	yo momma's ass
    609 YMMV	your mileage may vary
    610 YOLO	you only live once
    611 YTF	why the fuck
    612 YW	you're welcome
    613 YWSYLS	you win some, you lose some
    614