acronyms revision 1.235
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.235 2015/04/24 18:03:38 riastradh 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 DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion? 105 DIY do it yourself 106 DKDC don't know, don't care 107 DM dungeon master 108 DMZ demilitarized zone 109 DND do not disturb 110 DOA dead on arrival 111 DRY don't repeat yourself 112 DSTM don't shoot the messenger 113 DTRT do the right thing 114 DTWT do the wrong thing 115 DWIM do what I mean 116 DYK do you know? 117 ECR electronic cash register 118 EDS eternal downward spiral 119 EFT electronic funds transfer 120 EG evil grin 121 EIE enough is enough 122 EMSG email message 123 EOB end of business [day] 124 EOD end of {day,discussion} 125 EOL end of life 126 EOM end of message 127 EOS end of story 128 ETA edited to add 129 ETA estimated time of arrival 130 ETLA extended three letter acronym 131 ETR early to rise 132 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess 133 EZ easy 134 EZPZ easy-peasy 135 F9 fine 136 FAQ frequently asked question 137 FBOW for better or worse 138 FCFS first come, first served 139 FCOL for crying out loud 140 FFS free for shipping 141 FITB fill in the blank 142 FNO for nerds only 143 FNO from now on 144 FOC free of charge 145 FPS first person shooter 146 FPS frames per second 147 FSDO for some definition of 148 FSVO for some value of 149 FTBFS fails to build from source 150 FTFY fixed that for you 151 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it 152 FTL faster than light 153 FTL for the loss 154 FTTT from time to time 155 FTW for the win 156 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt 157 FWIW for what it's worth 158 FYEO for your eyes only 159 FYI for your information 160 G grin 161 G/C garbage collect 162 G2G got to go 163 G2K good to know 164 GA go ahead 165 GAC get a clue 166 GAL get a life 167 GBTW get back to work 168 GF girlfriend 169 GFU good for you 170 GFY good for you 171 GG good game 172 GGA good game all 173 GGP good game partner 174 GGWP good game, well played 175 GIGO garbage in, garbage out 176 GIYF Google is your friend 177 GJ good job 178 GL good luck 179 GLHF good luck, have fun 180 GLINE global kill line 181 GLWT good luck with that 182 GM game master 183 GMTA great minds think alike 184 GOK God only knows 185 GOWI get on with it 186 GPS global positioning system 187 GR8 great 188 GTG got to go 189 GTH go to hell 190 GTSY {glad,good} to see you 191 GWS get well soon 192 H8 hate 193 HAND have a nice day 194 HE how embarrasing 195 HF have fun 196 HHIS hanging head in shame 197 HHOS ha ha, only serious 198 HICA here it comes again 199 HNY happy new year 200 HOAS hold on a second 201 HOPS half-operator status 202 HTH hope this helps 203 IAC in any case 204 IAE in any event 205 IANAL I am not a lawyer 206 IAW in another window 207 IAWTC I agree with this comment 208 IAWTP I agree with this post 209 IAY I adore you 210 IB I'm back 211 IC I see 212 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong} 213 ICCL I couldn't care less 214 ICUR I see you are 215 IDC I don't care 216 IDGI I don't get it 217 IDGW in a good way 218 IDI I doubt it 219 IDIFTL I did it for the lulz 220 IDK I don't know 221 IDRC I don't really care 222 IDTS I don't think so 223 IDTT I drink to that 224 IHBW I have been wrong 225 IIANM if I am not mistaken 226 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly 227 IIUC if I understand correctly 228 IKR I know, right? 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 LMC let me check 299 LMGTFY let me google that for you 300 LMHO laughing my head off 301 LMK let me know 302 LMNO laughing my nuts off 303 LMSO laughing my socks off 304 LOIC low orbit ion cannon 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 NMU not much, you? 334 NOM no offence meant 335 NOOB newbie 336 NORP normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person 337 NOYB none of your business 338 NP no problem 339 NPC non-player character 340 NRFPT not ready for prime time 341 NRN no reply necessary 342 NRN not right now 343 NSFW not suitable for work 344 NTN no thanks needed 345 NUNP no users, no problems 346 NVM never mind 347 NW no way 348 NXT next 349 NYPA not your personal army 350 O2W off to work 351 OAO over and out 352 OBV obviously 353 OBVS obviously 354 OFC of course 355 OH other half 356 OIC oh, I see 357 OMG oh my God 358 OMW on my way 359 ONNA oh no, not again 360 ONNTA oh no, not this again 361 OOB out of bounds 362 OOC out of curiosity 363 OOI out of interest 364 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind 365 OPS operator status 366 OPS operators 367 ORITE oh, right 368 OT off topic 369 OTL out to lunch 370 OTOH on the other hand 371 OTP one true pairing 372 OTS off the shelf 373 OTT over the top 374 OTTOMH off the top of my head 375 OWTTE or words to that effect 376 PC player character 377 PC politically correct 378 PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s) 379 PD police department 380 PDA public display of affection 381 PDQ pretty darn quick 382 PDS please don't shout 383 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard 384 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 385 PFI pay for inclusion 386 PFY pimply faced youth 387 PHB pointy haired boss 388 PIN personal identification number 389 PITA pain in the ass 390 PITR {parent,parents} in the room 391 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 392 PM post meridiem 393 PMFI problem magically fixed itself 394 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in 395 PMSL pissing myself laughing 396 PNG persona non grata 397 PNP plug and pray 398 POC point of contact 399 POC proof of concept 400 POLA principle of least astonishment 401 POLS principle of least surprise 402 POS point of sale 403 POV point of view 404 PPL people 405 PPL pretty please 406 PPP petty pet peeve 407 PR public relations 408 PTV parental tunnel vision 409 QED quod erat demonstrandum 410 QFT quoted for truth 411 RA residential advisor 412 RFC request for comments 413 RFD request for discussion 414 RFE request for enhancements 415 RIP rest in peace 416 RL real life 417 RLC rod length check 418 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman 419 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 420 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 421 ROI return on investment 422 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 423 RP responsible person 424 RR railroad 425 RSI repetitive strain injury 426 RSN real soon now 427 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please") 428 S/T self titled 429 SAR search and rescue 430 SAR some assembly required 431 SCNR sorry, could not resist 432 SEP someone else's problem 433 SERP search engine results page 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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