acronyms revision 1.251
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.251 2017/01/18 17:29:52 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 DNF did not finish 111 DNFT do not feed troll 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 FTR for the record 157 FTTT from time to time 158 FTW for the win 159 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt 160 FWIW for what it's worth 161 FYEO for your eyes only 162 FYI for your information 163 G grin 164 G/C garbage collect 165 G2G got to go 166 G2K good to know 167 GA go ahead 168 GAC get a clue 169 GAL get a life 170 GBTW get back to work 171 GF girlfriend 172 GFU good for you 173 GFY good for you 174 GG good game 175 GGA good game all 176 GGP good game partner 177 GGWP good game, well played 178 GIGO garbage in, garbage out 179 GIYF Google is your friend 180 GJ good job 181 GL good luck 182 GLHF good luck, have fun 183 GLINE global kill line 184 GLWT good luck with that 185 GM game master 186 GMT Greenwich mean time 187 GMTA great minds think alike 188 GOK God only knows 189 GOP Grand Old Party 190 GOWI get on with it 191 GPS global positioning system 192 GR8 great 193 GTG got to go 194 GTH go to hell 195 GTSY {glad,good} to see you 196 GWS get well soon 197 H8 hate 198 HAND have a nice day 199 HE how embarrasing 200 HF have fun 201 HHIS hanging head in shame 202 HHOS ha ha, only serious 203 HICA here it comes again 204 HNY happy new year 205 HOAS hold on a second 206 HOPS half-operator status 207 HTH hope this helps 208 IAC in any case 209 IAE in any event 210 IANAL I am not a lawyer 211 IAW in another window 212 IAWTC I agree with this comment 213 IAWTP I agree with this post 214 IAY I adore you 215 IB I'm back 216 IC I see 217 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong} 218 ICCL I couldn't care less 219 ICUR I see you are 220 ICYMI in case you missed it 221 IDC I don't care 222 IDGI I don't get it 223 IDGW in a good way 224 IDI I doubt it 225 IDIFTL I did it for the lulz 226 IDK I don't know 227 IDRC I don't really care 228 IDTS I don't think so 229 IDTT I drink to that 230 IHBW I have been wrong 231 IIANM if I am not mistaken 232 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly 233 IIUC if I understand correctly 234 IKR I know, right? 235 IKWYM I know what you mean 236 ILU I love you 237 ILY I love you 238 IMAO in my arrogant opinion 239 IMBO in my biased opinion 240 IMCO in my considered opinion 241 IMHO in my humble opinion 242 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 243 IMO in my opinion 244 INB4 in before 245 INPO in no particular order 246 IOW in other words 247 IPML I pissed myself laughing 248 IQ intelligence quotient 249 IRCOP Internet relay chat {operator,operators} 250 IRCOPS Internet relay chat operator status 251 IRL in real life 252 IRT in real time 253 IRT in regards to 254 ISAGN I see a great need 255 ISBN International Standard Book Number 256 ISTM it seems to me 257 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember} 258 ITC in this {channel,chat} 259 ITT in this thread 260 ITYM I think you mean 261 IUD insert usual disclaimers 262 IUSS if you say so 263 IW it's worse 264 IWBNI it would be nice if 265 IYD in your dreams 266 IYKWIM if you know what I mean 267 IYSS if you say so 268 IYSWIM if you see what I mean 269 J/K just kidding 270 JAM just a minute 271 JAS just a second 272 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy 273 JFTR just for the record 274 JFYI just for your information 275 JGI just Google it 276 JGI just got it 277 JHD just hit delete 278 JIC just in case 279 JJA just joking around 280 JK just kidding 281 JMO just my opinion 282 JSYK just so you know 283 JTLYK just to let you know 284 JW just wondering 285 KISS keep it simple, stupid 286 KITA kick in the ass 287 KK okay, okay 288 KLINE kill line 289 KMA keep me advised 290 KMA keep moving ahead 291 KMA kill me already 292 KNF kernel normal form 293 KOS kill on sight 294 KTHX okay, thanks 295 KTHXBAI okay, thanks. Goodbye. 296 KWIM know what I mean? 297 L8 late 298 L8R later 299 LART luser attitude readjustment tool 300 LBNL last but not least 301 LGTM looks good to me 302 LJBF let's just be friends 303 LMAO laughing my ass off 304 LMC let me check 305 LMGTFY let me google that for you 306 LMHO laughing my head off 307 LMK let me know 308 LMNO laughing my nuts off 309 LMSO laughing my socks off 310 LOIC low orbit ion cannon 311 LOL laughing out loud 312 LP long playing [record] 313 LTNS long time no see 314 LWYL laugh with you later 315 M8 mate 316 MAD mutually assured destruction 317 MBA master of business administration 318 MFW my face when 319 MIA missing in action 320 MMB message me back 321 MO modus operandi 322 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 323 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 324 MOTSS member of the same sex 325 MTF more to follow 326 MYOB mind your own business 327 N/A not {applicable,available} 328 N/M never mind 329 NAFAIK not as far as I know 330 NBD no big deal 331 NE1 anyone 332 NEDM not even Doom music 333 NFA no flaming allowed 334 NFC no functional change 335 NIFOC naked in front of computer 336 NIH not invented here 337 NIMBY not in my backyard 338 NM never mind 339 NMF not my fault 340 NMP not my problem 341 NMU not much, you? 342 NOM no offence meant 343 NOOB newbie 344 NORP normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person 345 NOYB none of your business 346 NP no problem 347 NPC non-player character 348 NRFPT not ready for prime time 349 NRN no reply necessary 350 NRN not right now 351 NSFW not suitable for work 352 NTN no thanks needed 353 NUNP no users, no problems 354 NVM never mind 355 NW no way 356 NXT next 357 NYPA not your personal army 358 O2W off to work 359 OAO over and out 360 OBV obviously 361 OBVS obviously 362 ODTW others do the work (cf. "otdw source") 363 OFC of course 364 OH other half 365 OIC oh, I see 366 OMG oh my God 367 OMW on my way 368 ONNA oh no, not again 369 ONNTA oh no, not this again 370 OOB out of bounds 371 OOC out of curiosity 372 OOI out of interest 373 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind 374 OPS operator status 375 OPS operators 376 ORITE oh, right 377 OT off topic 378 OTL out to lunch 379 OTOH on the other hand 380 OTP one true pairing 381 OTS off the shelf 382 OTT over the top 383 OTTOMH off the top of my head 384 OWTTE or words to that effect 385 PC player character 386 PC politically correct 387 PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s) 388 PD police department 389 PDA public display of affection 390 PDQ pretty darn quick 391 PDS please don't shout 392 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard 393 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 394 PFI pay for inclusion 395 PFY pimply faced youth 396 PHB pointy haired boss 397 PIN personal identification number 398 PITA pain in the ass 399 PITR {parent,parents} in the room 400 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 401 PM post meridiem 402 PMFI problem magically fixed itself 403 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in 404 PMSL pissing myself laughing 405 PNG persona non grata 406 PNP plug and pray 407 POC point of contact 408 POC proof of concept 409 POLA principle of least astonishment 410 POLS principle of least surprise 411 POS point of sale 412 POV point of view 413 PPL people 414 PPL pretty please 415 PPP petty pet peeve 416 PR public relations 417 PTA parent-teacher association 418 PTO {paid,personal} time off 419 PTO parent-teacher organization 420 PTO please turn over 421 PTO power takeoff 422 PTV parental tunnel vision 423 QED quod erat demonstrandum 424 QFT quoted for truth 425 RA residential advisor 426 RFC request for comments 427 RFD request for discussion 428 RFE request for enhancements 429 RIP rest in peace 430 RL real life 431 RLC rod length check 432 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman 433 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 434 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 435 ROI return on investment 436 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 437 RP responsible person 438 RR railroad 439 RSI repetitive strain injury 440 RSN real soon now 441 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please") 442 S/T self titled 443 SAR search and rescue 444 SAR some assembly required 445 SCNR sorry, could not resist 446 SEP someone else's problem 447 SERP search engine results page 448 SFAICT so far as I can tell 449 SHID slaps head in disgust 450 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 451 SITD still in the dark 452 SMAP Soil Moisture Active Passive 453 SMH shaking my head 454 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 455 SMOP simple matter of programming 456 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 457 SNMP sorry, not my problem 458 SO significant other 459 SOB son of [a] bitch 460 SOP standard operating procedure 461 SRS serious 462 SRSLY seriously 463 SSIA subject says it all 464 SSTO single stage to orbit 465 STW search the web 466 SUS stupid user syndrome 467 SUX sucks 468 SUX2BU sucks to be you 469 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 470 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 471 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 472 SYS see you soon 473 TA teaching assistant 474 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 475 TBA to be announced 476 TBC to be continued 477 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 478 TBH to be honest 479 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 480 TCB taking care of business 481 TCO taken care of 482 TCO total cost of ownership 483 TFOA things falling off aircraft 484 TFW that feel when 485 TGIF thank goodness it's Friday 486 THNX thanks 487 THX thanks 488 TIA thanks in advance 489 TIAVP this is a volunteer project 490 TIC tonque in cheek 491 TIL today I learned 492 TINC there is no cabal 493 TINLA this is not legal advice 494 TINWIS this is not what I said 495 TJM that's just me 496 TLA three letter acronym 497 TLA true love always 498 TLC tender loving care 499 TLDR too long, didn't read 500 TM trademark 501 TM trust me 502 TMA too many abbreviations 503 TMG too much government 504 TMI too much information 505 TMJ temporomandibular joint 506 TMK to my knowledge 507 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it 508 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 509 TOC table of contents 510 TOCTOU time of check to time of use 511 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 512 TOH to other half 513 TP toilet paper 514 TPTB the powers that be 515 TRT the right thing 516 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 517 TTFN ta ta for now 518 TTM to the moderator 519 TTT thought that too 520 TTYL talk to you later 521 TTYS talk to you soon 522 TWAIN thing without an interesting name 523 TWDT the whole damn thing 524 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 525 TY thank you 526 TYVM thank you very much 527 U/L upload 528 UGT universal greeting time 529 UR your 530 UR {you're, you are} 531 UTSL use the source, Luke 532 VCR video cassette recorder 533 VEG very evil grin 534 VIP very important person 535 W/ with 536 W/E whatever 537 W/O without 538 W8 wait 539 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time 540 WAG wild-ass guess 541 WB welcome back 542 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong 543 WDYMBT what do you mean by that 544 WELC working effectively with legacy code 545 WFH working from home 546 WFM works for me 547 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 548 WIP work in progress 549 WMNC watch me not care 550 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 551 WRT with respect to 552 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy 553 WTF where's the food 554 WTG way to go 555 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell 556 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell 557 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade 558 WWJD what would Jesus do? 559 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it 560 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 561 YAOTM yet another off-topic message 562 YCTAT you can't troll a troll 563 YGM you got mail 564 YHBT you have been trolled 565 YHL you have lost 566 YKWIM you know what I mean 567 YMMV your mileage may vary 568 YOLO you only live once 569 YW you're welcome 570 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some 571 ZIP zoning improvement plan 572
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