acronyms revision 1.230
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.230 2015/04/21 22:40:37 christos Exp $ 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 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& banned 50 B/C because 51 B/W bandwidth 52 B/W between 53 BAI goodbye 54 BAK back at keyboard 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 BFF best {friend,friends} forever 66 BIAB back in a bit 67 BIAF back in a few 68 BIALW back in a little while 69 BIAS back in a second 70 BIAW back in a while 71 BNYA burned now you are 72 BOC but of course 73 BOFH bastard operator from hell 74 BOT back on topic 75 BRB [I'll] be right back 76 BSD booze, sex, drugs 77 BTDT been there, done that 78 BTFT been there, fixed that 79 BTTH boot to the head 80 BTW by the way 81 BYOB bring your own {beer,booze} 82 CC credit card 83 CEO chief executive officer 84 CFV call for votes 85 CFY calling for you 86 CG center of gravity 87 CHANOPS channel operator status 88 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong 89 CNP continued [in my] next post 90 COB close of business [day] 91 COTS commercial off-the-shelf 92 CPC cost per click 93 CPE customer premises equipment 94 CTN can't talk now 95 CU see you 96 CUL see you later 97 CYA see ya 98 CYA see you around 99 CYE check your email 100 D/B/A doing business as 101 D/L download 102 DBA doing business as 103 DBEYR don't believe everything you read 104 DFC delicious flat {chest,chests} 105 DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion? 106 DIY do it yourself 107 DKDC don't know, don't care 108 DM dungeon master 109 DMZ demilitarized zone 110 DND do not disturb 111 DOA dead on arrival 112 DRY don't repeat yourself 113 DSTM don't shoot the messenger 114 DTRT do the right thing 115 DTWT do the wrong thing 116 DWIM do what I mean 117 DYK do you know? 118 ECR electronic cash register 119 EDS eternal downward spiral 120 EFT electronic funds transfer 121 EG evil grin 122 EIE enough is enough 123 EMSG email message 124 EOB end of business [day] 125 EOD end of {day,discussion} 126 EOL end of life 127 EOM end of message 128 EOS end of story 129 ETA edited to add 130 ETA estimated time of arrival 131 ETLA extended three letter acronym 132 ETR early to rise 133 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess 134 EZ easy 135 EZPZ easy-peasy 136 F9 fine 137 FAQ frequently asked question 138 FBOW for better or worse 139 FCFS first come, first served 140 FCOL for crying out loud 141 FFS free for shipping 142 FITB fill in the blank 143 FNO for nerds only 144 FNO from now on 145 FOC free of charge 146 FPS first person shooter 147 FPS frames per second 148 FSDO for some definition of 149 FSVO for some value of 150 FTBFS fails to build from source 151 FTFY fixed that for you 152 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it 153 FTL faster than light 154 FTL for the loss 155 FTTT from time to time 156 FTW for the win 157 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt 158 FWIW for what it's worth 159 FYEO for your eyes only 160 FYI for your information 161 G grin 162 G/C garbage collect 163 G2G got to go 164 G2K good to know 165 GA go ahead 166 GAC get a clue 167 GAL get a life 168 GBTW get back to work 169 GF girlfriend 170 GFU good for you 171 GFY good for you 172 GG good game 173 GGA good game all 174 GGP good game partner 175 GGWP good game, well played 176 GIGO garbage in, garbage out 177 GIYF Google is your friend 178 GJ good job 179 GL good luck 180 GLHF good luck, have fun 181 GLINE global kill line 182 GLWT good luck with that 183 GM game master 184 GMTA great minds think alike 185 GOK God only knows 186 GOWI get on with it 187 GPS global positioning system 188 GR8 great 189 GTG got to go 190 GTH go to hell 191 GTSY {glad,good} to see you 192 GWS get well soon 193 H8 hate 194 HAND have a nice day 195 HE how embarrasing 196 HF have fun 197 HHIS hanging head in shame 198 HHOS ha ha, only serious 199 HICA here it comes again 200 HNY happy new year 201 HOAS hold on a second 202 HOPS half-operator status 203 HTH hope this helps 204 IAC in any case 205 IAE in any event 206 IANAL I am not a lawyer 207 IAW in another window 208 IAWTC I agree with this comment 209 IAWTP I agree with this post 210 IAY I adore you 211 IB I'm back 212 IC I see 213 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong} 214 ICCL I couldn't care less 215 ICUR I see you are 216 IDC I don't care 217 IDGI I don't get it 218 IDGW in a good way 219 IDI I doubt it 220 IDIFTL I did it for the lulz 221 IDK I don't know 222 IDRC I don't really care 223 IDTS I don't think so 224 IDTT I drink to that 225 IHBW I have been wrong 226 IIANM if I am not mistaken 227 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly 228 IIUC if I understand correctly 229 IKWYM I know what you mean 230 ILU I love you 231 ILY I love you 232 IMAO in my arrogant opinion 233 IMBO in my biased opinion 234 IMCO in my considered opinion 235 IMHO in my humble opinion 236 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 237 IMO in my opinion 238 INB4 in before 239 INPO in no particular order 240 IOW in other words 241 IPML I pissed myself laughing 242 IQ intelligence quotient 243 IRCOP Internet relay chat {operator,operators} 244 IRCOPS Internet relay chat operator status 245 IRL in real life 246 IRT in real time 247 IRT in regards to 248 ISAGN I see a great need 249 ISBN International Standard Book Number 250 ISTM it seems to me 251 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember} 252 ITC in this {channel,chat} 253 ITT in this thread 254 ITYM I think you mean 255 IUD insert usual disclaimers 256 IUSS if you say so 257 IW it's worse 258 IWBNI it would be nice if 259 IYD in your dreams 260 IYKWIM if you know what I mean 261 IYSS if you say so 262 IYSWIM if you see what I mean 263 J/K just kidding 264 JAM just a minute 265 JAS just a second 266 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy 267 JFTR just for the record 268 JFYI just for your information 269 JGI just Google it 270 JGI just got it 271 JHD just hit delete 272 JIC just in case 273 JJA just joking around 274 JK just kidding 275 JMO just my opinion 276 JSYK just so you know 277 JTLYK just to let you know 278 JW just wondering 279 KISS keep it simple, stupid 280 KITA kick in the ass 281 KK okay, okay 282 KLINE kill line 283 KMA keep me advised 284 KMA keep moving ahead 285 KMA kill me already 286 KNF kernel normal form 287 KOS kill on sight 288 KTHX okay, thanks 289 KTHXBAI okay, thanks. Goodbye. 290 KWIM know what I mean? 291 L8 late 292 L8R later 293 LART luser attitude readjustment tool 294 LBNL last but not least 295 LGTM looks good to me 296 LJBF let's just be friends 297 LMAO laughing my ass off 298 LMB lick my balls 299 LMC let me check 300 LMGTFY let me google that for you 301 LMHO laughing my head off 302 LMK let me know 303 LMNO laughing my nuts off 304 LMSO laughing my socks off 305 LOL laughing out loud 306 LP long playing [record] 307 LTNS long time no see 308 LWYL laugh with you later 309 M8 mate 310 MAD mutually assured destruction 311 MFW my face when 312 MIA missing in action 313 MMB message me back 314 MO modus operandi 315 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 316 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 317 MOTSS member of the same sex 318 MTF more to follow 319 MYOB mind your own business 320 N/A not {applicable,available} 321 N/M never mind 322 NAFAIK not as far as I know 323 NBD no big deal 324 NE1 anyone 325 NEDM not even Doom music 326 NFA no flaming allowed 327 NIFOC naked in front of computer 328 NIH not invented here 329 NIMBY not in my backyard 330 NM never mind 331 NMF not my fault 332 NMP not my problem 333 NOM no offence meant 334 NOOB newbie 335 NORP normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person 336 NOYB none of your business 337 NP no problem 338 NPC non-player character 339 NRFPT not ready for prime time 340 NRN no reply necessary 341 NRN not right now 342 NSFW not suitable for work 343 NTN no thanks needed 344 NUNP no users, no problems 345 NVM never mind 346 NW no way 347 NXT next 348 O2W off to work 349 OAO over and out 350 OBV obviously 351 OBVS obviously 352 OFC of course 353 OH other half 354 OIC oh, I see 355 OMG oh my God 356 OMW on my way 357 ONNA oh no, not again 358 ONNTA oh no, not this again 359 OOB out of bounds 360 OOC out of curiosity 361 OOI out of interest 362 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind 363 OPP other people's {penis,property,pussy} 364 OPS operator status 365 OPS operators 366 ORITE oh, right 367 OT off topic 368 OTL out to lunch 369 OTOH on the other hand 370 OTP one true pairing 371 OTS off the shelf 372 OTT over the top 373 OTTOMH off the top of my head 374 OWTTE or words to that effect 375 PC player character 376 PC politically correct 377 PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s) 378 PD police department 379 PDA public display of affection 380 PDQ pretty darn quick 381 PDS please don't shout 382 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard 383 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 384 PFI pay for inclusion 385 PFY pimply faced youth 386 PHB pointy haired boss 387 PIN personal identification number 388 PITA pain in the ass 389 PITR {parent,parents} in the room 390 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 391 PM post meridiem 392 PMFI problem magically fixed itself 393 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in 394 PMSL pissing myself laughing 395 PNG persona non grata 396 PNP plug and pray 397 POC point of contact 398 POC proof of concept 399 POLA principle of least astonishment 400 POLS principle of least surprise 401 POS point of sale 402 POV point of view 403 PPL people 404 PPL pretty please 405 PPP petty pet peeve 406 PR public relations 407 PTV parental tunnel vision 408 QED quod erat demonstrandum 409 QFT quoted for truth 410 RA residential advisor 411 RFC request for comments 412 RFD request for discussion 413 RFE request for enhancements 414 RIP rest in peace 415 RL real life 416 RLC rod length check 417 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman 418 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 419 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 420 ROI return on investment 421 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 422 RP responsible person 423 RR railroad 424 RSI repetitive strain injury 425 RSN real soon now 426 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please") 427 S/T self titled 428 SAR search and rescue 429 SAR some assembly required 430 SCNR sorry, could not resist 431 SEP someone else's problem 432 SERP search engine results page 433 SIF secret Internet fatty 434 SFAICT so far as I can tell 435 SHID slaps head in disgust 436 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 437 SITD still in the dark 438 SMH shaking my head 439 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 440 SMOP simple matter of programming 441 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 442 SNMP sorry, not my problem 443 SO significant other 444 SOB son of [a] bitch 445 SOP standard operating procedure 446 SRS serious 447 SRSLY seriously 448 SSIA subject says it all 449 SSTO single stage to orbit 450 STW search the web 451 SUS stupid user syndrome 452 SUX sucks 453 SUX2BU sucks to be you 454 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 455 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 456 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 457 SYS see you soon 458 TA teaching assistant 459 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 460 TBA to be announced 461 TBC to be continued 462 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 463 TBH to be honest 464 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 465 TCB taking care of business 466 TCO taken care of 467 TCO total cost of ownership 468 TFOA things falling off aircraft 469 THNX thanks 470 THX thanks 471 TIA thanks in advance 472 TIAVP this is a volunteer project 473 TIC tonque in cheek 474 TIL today I learned 475 TINC there is no cabal 476 TINLA this is not legal advice 477 TINWIS this is not what I said 478 TJM that's just me 479 TLA three letter acronym 480 TLA true love always 481 TLC tender loving care 482 TLDR too long, didn't read 483 TM trademark 484 TM trust me 485 TMA too many abbreviations 486 TMG too much government 487 TMI too much information 488 TMJ temporomandibular joint 489 TMK to my knowledge 490 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it 491 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 492 TOC table of contents 493 TOCTOU time of check to time of use 494 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 495 TOH to other half 496 TP toilet paper 497 TPTB the powers that be 498 TRT the right thing 499 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 500 TTFN ta ta for now 501 TTM to the moderator 502 TTT thought that too 503 TTYL talk to you later 504 TTYS talk to you soon 505 TWAIN thing without an interesting name 506 TWDT the whole damn thing 507 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 508 TY thank you 509 TYVM thank you very much 510 U/L upload 511 UGT universal greeting time 512 UR your 513 UR {you're, you are} 514 UTSL use the source, Luke 515 VCR video cassette recorder 516 VEG very evil grin 517 VIP very important person 518 W/ with 519 W/E whatever 520 W/O without 521 W8 wait 522 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time 523 WAG wild-ass guess 524 WB welcome back 525 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong 526 WDYMBT what do you mean by that 527 WELC working effectively with legacy code 528 WFH working from home 529 WFM works for me 530 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 531 WIP work in progress 532 WMNC watch me not care 533 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 534 WRT with respect to 535 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy 536 WTG way to go 537 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell 538 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell 539 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade 540 WWJD what would Jesus do? 541 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it 542 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 543 YAOTM yet another off-topic message 544 YCTAT you can't troll a troll 545 YGM you got mail 546 YHBT you have been trolled 547 YHL you have lost 548 YKWIM you know what I mean 549 YMMV your mileage may vary 550 YOLO you only live once 551 YW you're welcome 552 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some 553
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