acronyms revision 1.234
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.234 2015/04/24 12:58:47 jmcneill 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 BB baby 56 BBIAB be back in a bit 57 BBL [I'll] be back later 58 BBR burnt beyond repair 59 BBS be back soon 60 BBT be back tomorrow 61 BCNU be seeing you 62 BCNUL8R be seeing you later 63 BCP best current practice 64 BF best friend 65 BF boyfriend 66 BFF best {friend,friends} forever 67 BIAB back in a bit 68 BIAF back in a few 69 BIALW back in a little while 70 BIAS back in a second 71 BIAW back in a while 72 BNYA burned now you are 73 BOC but of course 74 BOFH bastard operator from hell 75 BOT back on topic 76 BRB [I'll] be right back 77 BSD booze, sex, drugs 78 BTDT been there, done that 79 BTFT been there, fixed that 80 BTTH boot to the head 81 BTW by the way 82 BYOB bring your own {beer,booze} 83 CC credit card 84 CEO chief executive officer 85 CFV call for votes 86 CFY calling for you 87 CG center of gravity 88 CHANOPS channel operator status 89 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong 90 CNP continued [in my] next post 91 COB close of business [day] 92 COTS commercial off-the-shelf 93 CPC cost per click 94 CPE customer premises equipment 95 CTN can't talk now 96 CU see you 97 CUL see you later 98 CYA see ya 99 CYA see you around 100 CYE check your email 101 D/B/A doing business as 102 D/L download 103 DBA doing business as 104 DBEYR don't believe everything you read 105 DFC delicious flat {chest,chests} 106 DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion? 107 DIY do it yourself 108 DKDC don't know, don't care 109 DM dungeon master 110 DMZ demilitarized zone 111 DND do not disturb 112 DOA dead on arrival 113 DRY don't repeat yourself 114 DSTM don't shoot the messenger 115 DTRT do the right thing 116 DTWT do the wrong thing 117 DWIM do what I mean 118 DYK do you know? 119 ECR electronic cash register 120 EDS eternal downward spiral 121 EFT electronic funds transfer 122 EG evil grin 123 EIE enough is enough 124 EMSG email message 125 EOB end of business [day] 126 EOD end of {day,discussion} 127 EOL end of life 128 EOM end of message 129 EOS end of story 130 ETA edited to add 131 ETA estimated time of arrival 132 ETLA extended three letter acronym 133 ETR early to rise 134 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess 135 EZ easy 136 EZPZ easy-peasy 137 F9 fine 138 FAQ frequently asked question 139 FBOW for better or worse 140 FCFS first come, first served 141 FCOL for crying out loud 142 FFS free for shipping 143 FITB fill in the blank 144 FNO for nerds only 145 FNO from now on 146 FOC free of charge 147 FPS first person shooter 148 FPS frames per second 149 FSDO for some definition of 150 FSVO for some value of 151 FTBFS fails to build from source 152 FTFY fixed that for you 153 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it 154 FTL faster than light 155 FTL for the loss 156 FTTT from time to time 157 FTW for the win 158 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt 159 FWIW for what it's worth 160 FYEO for your eyes only 161 FYI for your information 162 G grin 163 G/C garbage collect 164 G2G got to go 165 G2K good to know 166 GA go ahead 167 GAC get a clue 168 GAL get a life 169 GBTW get back to work 170 GF girlfriend 171 GFU good for you 172 GFY good for you 173 GG good game 174 GGA good game all 175 GGP good game partner 176 GGWP good game, well played 177 GIGO garbage in, garbage out 178 GIYF Google is your friend 179 GJ good job 180 GL good luck 181 GLHF good luck, have fun 182 GLINE global kill line 183 GLWT good luck with that 184 GM game master 185 GMTA great minds think alike 186 GOK God only knows 187 GOWI get on with it 188 GPS global positioning system 189 GR8 great 190 GTG got to go 191 GTH go to hell 192 GTSY {glad,good} to see you 193 GWS get well soon 194 H8 hate 195 HAND have a nice day 196 HE how embarrasing 197 HF have fun 198 HHIS hanging head in shame 199 HHOS ha ha, only serious 200 HICA here it comes again 201 HNY happy new year 202 HOAS hold on a second 203 HOPS half-operator status 204 HTH hope this helps 205 IAC in any case 206 IAE in any event 207 IANAL I am not a lawyer 208 IAW in another window 209 IAWTC I agree with this comment 210 IAWTP I agree with this post 211 IAY I adore you 212 IB I'm back 213 IC I see 214 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong} 215 ICCL I couldn't care less 216 ICUR I see you are 217 IDC I don't care 218 IDGI I don't get it 219 IDGW in a good way 220 IDI I doubt it 221 IDIFTL I did it for the lulz 222 IDK I don't know 223 IDRC I don't really care 224 IDTS I don't think so 225 IDTT I drink to that 226 IHBW I have been wrong 227 IIANM if I am not mistaken 228 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly 229 IIUC if I understand correctly 230 IKR I know, right? 231 IKWYM I know what you mean 232 ILU I love you 233 ILY I love you 234 IMAO in my arrogant opinion 235 IMBO in my biased opinion 236 IMCO in my considered opinion 237 IMHO in my humble opinion 238 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 239 IMO in my opinion 240 INB4 in before 241 INPO in no particular order 242 IOW in other words 243 IPML I pissed myself laughing 244 IQ intelligence quotient 245 IRCOP Internet relay chat {operator,operators} 246 IRCOPS Internet relay chat operator status 247 IRL in real life 248 IRT in real time 249 IRT in regards to 250 ISAGN I see a great need 251 ISBN International Standard Book Number 252 ISTM it seems to me 253 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember} 254 ITC in this {channel,chat} 255 ITT in this thread 256 ITYM I think you mean 257 IUD insert usual disclaimers 258 IUSS if you say so 259 IW it's worse 260 IWBNI it would be nice if 261 IYD in your dreams 262 IYKWIM if you know what I mean 263 IYSS if you say so 264 IYSWIM if you see what I mean 265 J/K just kidding 266 JAM just a minute 267 JAS just a second 268 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy 269 JFTR just for the record 270 JFYI just for your information 271 JGI just Google it 272 JGI just got it 273 JHD just hit delete 274 JIC just in case 275 JJA just joking around 276 JK just kidding 277 JMO just my opinion 278 JSYK just so you know 279 JTLYK just to let you know 280 JW just wondering 281 KISS keep it simple, stupid 282 KITA kick in the ass 283 KK okay, okay 284 KLINE kill line 285 KMA keep me advised 286 KMA keep moving ahead 287 KMA kill me already 288 KNF kernel normal form 289 KOS kill on sight 290 KTHX okay, thanks 291 KTHXBAI okay, thanks. Goodbye. 292 KWIM know what I mean? 293 L8 late 294 L8R later 295 LART luser attitude readjustment tool 296 LBNL last but not least 297 LGTM looks good to me 298 LJBF let's just be friends 299 LMAO laughing my ass off 300 LMB lick my balls 301 LMC let me check 302 LMGTFY let me google that for you 303 LMHO laughing my head off 304 LMK let me know 305 LMNO laughing my nuts off 306 LMSO laughing my socks off 307 LOIC low orbit ion cannon 308 LOL laughing out loud 309 LP long playing [record] 310 LTNS long time no see 311 LWYL laugh with you later 312 M8 mate 313 MAD mutually assured destruction 314 MFW my face when 315 MIA missing in action 316 MMB message me back 317 MO modus operandi 318 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 319 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 320 MOTSS member of the same sex 321 MTF more to follow 322 MYOB mind your own business 323 N/A not {applicable,available} 324 N/M never mind 325 NAFAIK not as far as I know 326 NBD no big deal 327 NE1 anyone 328 NEDM not even Doom music 329 NFA no flaming allowed 330 NIFOC naked in front of computer 331 NIH not invented here 332 NIMBY not in my backyard 333 NM never mind 334 NMF not my fault 335 NMP not my problem 336 NMU not much, you? 337 NOM no offence meant 338 NOOB newbie 339 NORP normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person 340 NOYB none of your business 341 NP no problem 342 NPC non-player character 343 NRFPT not ready for prime time 344 NRN no reply necessary 345 NRN not right now 346 NSFW not suitable for work 347 NTN no thanks needed 348 NUNP no users, no problems 349 NVM never mind 350 NW no way 351 NXT next 352 NYPA not your personal army 353 O2W off to work 354 OAO over and out 355 OBV obviously 356 OBVS obviously 357 OFC of course 358 OH other half 359 OIC oh, I see 360 OMG oh my God 361 OMW on my way 362 ONNA oh no, not again 363 ONNTA oh no, not this again 364 OOB out of bounds 365 OOC out of curiosity 366 OOI out of interest 367 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind 368 OPP other people's {penis,property,pussy} 369 OPS operator status 370 OPS operators 371 ORITE oh, right 372 OT off topic 373 OTL out to lunch 374 OTOH on the other hand 375 OTP one true pairing 376 OTS off the shelf 377 OTT over the top 378 OTTOMH off the top of my head 379 OWTTE or words to that effect 380 PC player character 381 PC politically correct 382 PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s) 383 PD police department 384 PDA public display of affection 385 PDQ pretty darn quick 386 PDS please don't shout 387 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard 388 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 389 PFI pay for inclusion 390 PFY pimply faced youth 391 PHB pointy haired boss 392 PIN personal identification number 393 PITA pain in the ass 394 PITR {parent,parents} in the room 395 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 396 PM post meridiem 397 PMFI problem magically fixed itself 398 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in 399 PMSL pissing myself laughing 400 PNG persona non grata 401 PNP plug and pray 402 POC point of contact 403 POC proof of concept 404 POLA principle of least astonishment 405 POLS principle of least surprise 406 POS point of sale 407 POV point of view 408 PPL people 409 PPL pretty please 410 PPP petty pet peeve 411 PR public relations 412 PTV parental tunnel vision 413 QED quod erat demonstrandum 414 QFT quoted for truth 415 RA residential advisor 416 RFC request for comments 417 RFD request for discussion 418 RFE request for enhancements 419 RIP rest in peace 420 RL real life 421 RLC rod length check 422 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman 423 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 424 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 425 ROI return on investment 426 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 427 RP responsible person 428 RR railroad 429 RSI repetitive strain injury 430 RSN real soon now 431 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please") 432 S/T self titled 433 SAR search and rescue 434 SAR some assembly required 435 SCNR sorry, could not resist 436 SEP someone else's problem 437 SERP search engine results page 438 SIF secret Internet fatty 439 SFAICT so far as I can tell 440 SHID slaps head in disgust 441 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 442 SITD still in the dark 443 SJW social justice {warrior,warriors} 444 SMH shaking my head 445 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 446 SMOP simple matter of programming 447 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 448 SNMP sorry, not my problem 449 SO significant other 450 SOB son of [a] bitch 451 SOP standard operating procedure 452 SRS serious 453 SRSLY seriously 454 SSIA subject says it all 455 SSTO single stage to orbit 456 STW search the web 457 SUS stupid user syndrome 458 SUX sucks 459 SUX2BU sucks to be you 460 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 461 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 462 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 463 SYS see you soon 464 TA teaching assistant 465 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 466 TBA to be announced 467 TBC to be continued 468 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 469 TBH to be honest 470 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 471 TCB taking care of business 472 TCO taken care of 473 TCO total cost of ownership 474 TFOA things falling off aircraft 475 THNX thanks 476 THX thanks 477 TIA thanks in advance 478 TIAVP this is a volunteer project 479 TIC tonque in cheek 480 TIL today I learned 481 TINC there is no cabal 482 TINLA this is not legal advice 483 TINWIS this is not what I said 484 TJM that's just me 485 TLA three letter acronym 486 TLA true love always 487 TLC tender loving care 488 TLDR too long, didn't read 489 TM trademark 490 TM trust me 491 TMA too many abbreviations 492 TMG too much government 493 TMI too much information 494 TMJ temporomandibular joint 495 TMK to my knowledge 496 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it 497 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 498 TOC table of contents 499 TOCTOU time of check to time of use 500 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 501 TOH to other half 502 TP toilet paper 503 TPTB the powers that be 504 TRT the right thing 505 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 506 TTFN ta ta for now 507 TTM to the moderator 508 TTT thought that too 509 TTYL talk to you later 510 TTYS talk to you soon 511 TWAIN thing without an interesting name 512 TWDT the whole damn thing 513 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 514 TY thank you 515 TYVM thank you very much 516 U/L upload 517 UGT universal greeting time 518 UR your 519 UR {you're, you are} 520 UTSL use the source, Luke 521 VCR video cassette recorder 522 VEG very evil grin 523 VIP very important person 524 W/ with 525 W/E whatever 526 W/O without 527 W8 wait 528 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time 529 WAG wild-ass guess 530 WB welcome back 531 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong 532 WDYMBT what do you mean by that 533 WELC working effectively with legacy code 534 WFH working from home 535 WFM works for me 536 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 537 WIP work in progress 538 WMNC watch me not care 539 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 540 WRT with respect to 541 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy 542 WTG way to go 543 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell 544 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell 545 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade 546 WWJD what would Jesus do? 547 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it 548 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 549 YAOTM yet another off-topic message 550 YCTAT you can't troll a troll 551 YGM you got mail 552 YHBT you have been trolled 553 YHL you have lost 554 YKWIM you know what I mean 555 YMMV your mileage may vary 556 YOLO you only live once 557 YW you're welcome 558 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some 559
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