acronyms revision 1.248
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.248 2016/07/19 09:10:16 kre 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 DNF did not finish 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 FTR for the record 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 GMT Greenwich mean time 186 GMTA great minds think alike 187 GOK God only knows 188 GOP Grand Old Party 189 GOWI get on with it 190 GPS global positioning system 191 GR8 great 192 GTG got to go 193 GTH go to hell 194 GTSY {glad,good} to see you 195 GWS get well soon 196 H8 hate 197 HAND have a nice day 198 HE how embarrasing 199 HF have fun 200 HHIS hanging head in shame 201 HHOS ha ha, only serious 202 HICA here it comes again 203 HNY happy new year 204 HOAS hold on a second 205 HOPS half-operator status 206 HTH hope this helps 207 IAC in any case 208 IAE in any event 209 IANAL I am not a lawyer 210 IAW in another window 211 IAWTC I agree with this comment 212 IAWTP I agree with this post 213 IAY I adore you 214 IB I'm back 215 IC I see 216 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong} 217 ICCL I couldn't care less 218 ICUR I see you are 219 ICYMI in case you missed it 220 IDC I don't care 221 IDGI I don't get it 222 IDGW in a good way 223 IDI I doubt it 224 IDIFTL I did it for the lulz 225 IDK I don't know 226 IDRC I don't really care 227 IDTS I don't think so 228 IDTT I drink to that 229 IHBW I have been wrong 230 IIANM if I am not mistaken 231 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly 232 IIUC if I understand correctly 233 IKR I know, right? 234 IKWYM I know what you mean 235 ILU I love you 236 ILY I love you 237 IMAO in my arrogant opinion 238 IMBO in my biased opinion 239 IMCO in my considered opinion 240 IMHO in my humble opinion 241 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 242 IMO in my opinion 243 INB4 in before 244 INPO in no particular order 245 IOW in other words 246 IPML I pissed myself laughing 247 IQ intelligence quotient 248 IRCOP Internet relay chat {operator,operators} 249 IRCOPS Internet relay chat operator status 250 IRL in real life 251 IRT in real time 252 IRT in regards to 253 ISAGN I see a great need 254 ISBN International Standard Book Number 255 ISTM it seems to me 256 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember} 257 ITC in this {channel,chat} 258 ITT in this thread 259 ITYM I think you mean 260 IUD insert usual disclaimers 261 IUSS if you say so 262 IW it's worse 263 IWBNI it would be nice if 264 IYD in your dreams 265 IYKWIM if you know what I mean 266 IYSS if you say so 267 IYSWIM if you see what I mean 268 J/K just kidding 269 JAM just a minute 270 JAS just a second 271 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy 272 JFTR just for the record 273 JFYI just for your information 274 JGI just Google it 275 JGI just got it 276 JHD just hit delete 277 JIC just in case 278 JJA just joking around 279 JK just kidding 280 JMO just my opinion 281 JSYK just so you know 282 JTLYK just to let you know 283 JW just wondering 284 KISS keep it simple, stupid 285 KITA kick in the ass 286 KK okay, okay 287 KLINE kill line 288 KMA keep me advised 289 KMA keep moving ahead 290 KMA kill me already 291 KNF kernel normal form 292 KOS kill on sight 293 KTHX okay, thanks 294 KTHXBAI okay, thanks. Goodbye. 295 KWIM know what I mean? 296 L8 late 297 L8R later 298 LART luser attitude readjustment tool 299 LBNL last but not least 300 LGTM looks good to me 301 LJBF let's just be friends 302 LMAO laughing my ass off 303 LMC let me check 304 LMGTFY let me google that for you 305 LMHO laughing my head off 306 LMK let me know 307 LMNO laughing my nuts off 308 LMSO laughing my socks off 309 LOIC low orbit ion cannon 310 LOL laughing out loud 311 LP long playing [record] 312 LTNS long time no see 313 LWYL laugh with you later 314 M8 mate 315 MAD mutually assured destruction 316 MBA master of business administration 317 MFW my face when 318 MIA missing in action 319 MMB message me back 320 MO modus operandi 321 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 322 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 323 MOTSS member of the same sex 324 MTF more to follow 325 MYOB mind your own business 326 N/A not {applicable,available} 327 N/M never mind 328 NAFAIK not as far as I know 329 NBD no big deal 330 NE1 anyone 331 NEDM not even Doom music 332 NFA no flaming allowed 333 NFC no functional change 334 NIFOC naked in front of computer 335 NIH not invented here 336 NIMBY not in my backyard 337 NM never mind 338 NMF not my fault 339 NMP not my problem 340 NMU not much, you? 341 NOM no offence meant 342 NOOB newbie 343 NORP normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person 344 NOYB none of your business 345 NP no problem 346 NPC non-player character 347 NRFPT not ready for prime time 348 NRN no reply necessary 349 NRN not right now 350 NSFW not suitable for work 351 NTN no thanks needed 352 NUNP no users, no problems 353 NVM never mind 354 NW no way 355 NXT next 356 NYPA not your personal army 357 O2W off to work 358 OAO over and out 359 OBV obviously 360 OBVS obviously 361 ODTW others do the work (cf. "otdw source") 362 OFC of course 363 OH other half 364 OIC oh, I see 365 OMG oh my God 366 OMW on my way 367 ONNA oh no, not again 368 ONNTA oh no, not this again 369 OOB out of bounds 370 OOC out of curiosity 371 OOI out of interest 372 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind 373 OPS operator status 374 OPS operators 375 ORITE oh, right 376 OT off topic 377 OTL out to lunch 378 OTOH on the other hand 379 OTP one true pairing 380 OTS off the shelf 381 OTT over the top 382 OTTOMH off the top of my head 383 OWTTE or words to that effect 384 PC player character 385 PC politically correct 386 PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s) 387 PD police department 388 PDA public display of affection 389 PDQ pretty darn quick 390 PDS please don't shout 391 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard 392 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 393 PFI pay for inclusion 394 PFY pimply faced youth 395 PHB pointy haired boss 396 PIN personal identification number 397 PITA pain in the ass 398 PITR {parent,parents} in the room 399 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 400 PM post meridiem 401 PMFI problem magically fixed itself 402 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in 403 PMSL pissing myself laughing 404 PNG persona non grata 405 PNP plug and pray 406 POC point of contact 407 POC proof of concept 408 POLA principle of least astonishment 409 POLS principle of least surprise 410 POS point of sale 411 POV point of view 412 PPL people 413 PPL pretty please 414 PPP petty pet peeve 415 PR public relations 416 PTO {paid,personal} time off 417 PTO please turn over 418 PTO power takeoff 419 PTV parental tunnel vision 420 QED quod erat demonstrandum 421 QFT quoted for truth 422 RA residential advisor 423 RFC request for comments 424 RFD request for discussion 425 RFE request for enhancements 426 RIP rest in peace 427 RL real life 428 RLC rod length check 429 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman 430 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 431 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 432 ROI return on investment 433 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 434 RP responsible person 435 RR railroad 436 RSI repetitive strain injury 437 RSN real soon now 438 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please") 439 S/T self titled 440 SAR search and rescue 441 SAR some assembly required 442 SCNR sorry, could not resist 443 SEP someone else's problem 444 SERP search engine results page 445 SFAICT so far as I can tell 446 SHID slaps head in disgust 447 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 448 SITD still in the dark 449 SMAP Soil Moisture Active Passive 450 SMH shaking my head 451 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 452 SMOP simple matter of programming 453 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 454 SNMP sorry, not my problem 455 SO significant other 456 SOB son of [a] bitch 457 SOP standard operating procedure 458 SRS serious 459 SRSLY seriously 460 SSIA subject says it all 461 SSTO single stage to orbit 462 STW search the web 463 SUS stupid user syndrome 464 SUX sucks 465 SUX2BU sucks to be you 466 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 467 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 468 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 469 SYS see you soon 470 TA teaching assistant 471 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 472 TBA to be announced 473 TBC to be continued 474 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 475 TBH to be honest 476 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 477 TCB taking care of business 478 TCO taken care of 479 TCO total cost of ownership 480 TFOA things falling off aircraft 481 TGIF thank goodness it's Friday 482 THNX thanks 483 THX thanks 484 TIA thanks in advance 485 TIAVP this is a volunteer project 486 TIC tonque in cheek 487 TIL today I learned 488 TINC there is no cabal 489 TINLA this is not legal advice 490 TINWIS this is not what I said 491 TJM that's just me 492 TLA three letter acronym 493 TLA true love always 494 TLC tender loving care 495 TLDR too long, didn't read 496 TM trademark 497 TM trust me 498 TMA too many abbreviations 499 TMG too much government 500 TMI too much information 501 TMJ temporomandibular joint 502 TMK to my knowledge 503 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it 504 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 505 TOC table of contents 506 TOCTOU time of check to time of use 507 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 508 TOH to other half 509 TP toilet paper 510 TPTB the powers that be 511 TRT the right thing 512 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 513 TTFN ta ta for now 514 TTM to the moderator 515 TTT thought that too 516 TTYL talk to you later 517 TTYS talk to you soon 518 TWAIN thing without an interesting name 519 TWDT the whole damn thing 520 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 521 TY thank you 522 TYVM thank you very much 523 U/L upload 524 UGT universal greeting time 525 UR your 526 UR {you're, you are} 527 UTSL use the source, Luke 528 VCR video cassette recorder 529 VEG very evil grin 530 VIP very important person 531 W/ with 532 W/E whatever 533 W/O without 534 W8 wait 535 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time 536 WAG wild-ass guess 537 WB welcome back 538 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong 539 WDYMBT what do you mean by that 540 WELC working effectively with legacy code 541 WFH working from home 542 WFM works for me 543 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 544 WIP work in progress 545 WMNC watch me not care 546 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 547 WRT with respect to 548 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy 549 WTF where's the food 550 WTG way to go 551 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell 552 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell 553 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade 554 WWJD what would Jesus do? 555 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it 556 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 557 YAOTM yet another off-topic message 558 YCTAT you can't troll a troll 559 YGM you got mail 560 YHBT you have been trolled 561 YHL you have lost 562 YKWIM you know what I mean 563 YMMV your mileage may vary 564 YOLO you only live once 565 YW you're welcome 566 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some 567 ZIP zoning improvement plan 568
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