acronyms revision 1.253
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.253 2017/03/11 07:10:37 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 AMA ask me anything 36 AMOL a mountain of love 37 ASAIC as soon as I can 38 ASAP as soon as possible 39 ASL age/sex/location 40 ATEOTD at the end of the day 41 ATM at the moment 42 ATM {automated,automatic} teller machine 43 ATW around the world 44 AWK Aho, Weinberger, [and] Kernighan 45 AWOL absent without official leave 46 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us 47 AYF all your fault 48 AYOR at your own risk 49 AYT are you there 50 B& banned 51 B/C because 52 B/W bandwidth 53 B/W between 54 BAI goodbye 55 BAK back at keyboard 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 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 DNF did not finish 112 DNFT do not feed troll 113 DOA dead on arrival 114 DRY don't repeat yourself 115 DSTM don't shoot the messenger 116 DTRT do the right thing 117 DTWT do the wrong thing 118 DWIM do what I mean 119 DYK do you know? 120 ECR electronic cash register 121 EDS eternal downward spiral 122 EFT electronic funds transfer 123 EG evil grin 124 EIE enough is enough 125 EMSG email message 126 EOB end of business [day] 127 EOD end of {day,discussion} 128 EOL end of life 129 EOM end of message 130 EOS end of story 131 ETA edited to add 132 ETA estimated time of arrival 133 ETLA extended three letter acronym 134 ETR early to rise 135 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess 136 EZ easy 137 EZPZ easy-peasy 138 F9 fine 139 FAQ frequently asked question 140 FBOW for better or worse 141 FCFS first come, first served 142 FCOL for crying out loud 143 FFS free for shipping 144 FITB fill in the blank 145 FNO for nerds only 146 FNO from now on 147 FOC free of charge 148 FPS first person shooter 149 FPS frames per second 150 FSDO for some definition of 151 FSVO for some value of 152 FTBFS fails to build from source 153 FTFY fixed that for you 154 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it 155 FTL faster than light 156 FTL for the loss 157 FTR for the record 158 FTTT from time to time 159 FTW for the win 160 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt 161 FWIW for what it's worth 162 FYEO for your eyes only 163 FYI for your information 164 G grin 165 G/C garbage collect 166 G2G got to go 167 G2K good to know 168 GA go ahead 169 GAC get a clue 170 GAL get a life 171 GBTW get back to work 172 GF girlfriend 173 GFU good for you 174 GFY good for you 175 GG good game 176 GGA good game all 177 GGP good game partner 178 GGWP good game, well played 179 GIGO garbage in, garbage out 180 GIYF Google is your friend 181 GJ good job 182 GL good luck 183 GLHF good luck, have fun 184 GLINE global kill line 185 GLWT good luck with that 186 GM game master 187 GMT Greenwich mean time 188 GMTA great minds think alike 189 GOK God only knows 190 GOP Grand Old Party 191 GOWI get on with it 192 GPS global positioning system 193 GR8 great 194 GTG got to go 195 GTH go to hell 196 GTSY {glad,good} to see you 197 GWS get well soon 198 H8 hate 199 HAND have a nice day 200 HE how embarrasing 201 HF have fun 202 HHIS hanging head in shame 203 HHOS ha ha, only serious 204 HICA here it comes again 205 HNY happy new year 206 HOAS hold on a second 207 HOPS half-operator status 208 HTH hope this helps 209 IAC in any case 210 IAE in any event 211 IANAL I am not a lawyer 212 IAW in another window 213 IAWTC I agree with this comment 214 IAWTP I agree with this post 215 IAY I adore you 216 IB I'm back 217 IC I see 218 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong} 219 ICCL I couldn't care less 220 ICUR I see you are 221 ICYMI in case you missed it 222 IDC I don't care 223 IDGI I don't get it 224 IDGW in a good way 225 IDI I doubt it 226 IDIFTL I did it for the lulz 227 IDK I don't know 228 IDRC I don't really care 229 IDTS I don't think so 230 IDTT I drink to that 231 IHBW I have been wrong 232 IIANM if I am not mistaken 233 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly 234 IIUC if I understand correctly 235 IKR I know, right? 236 IKWYM I know what you mean 237 ILU I love you 238 ILY I love you 239 IMAO in my arrogant opinion 240 IMBO in my biased opinion 241 IMCO in my considered opinion 242 IMHO in my humble opinion 243 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 244 IMO in my opinion 245 INB4 in before 246 INPO in no particular order 247 IOW in other words 248 IPML I pissed myself laughing 249 IQ intelligence quotient 250 IRCOP Internet relay chat {operator,operators} 251 IRCOPS Internet relay chat operator status 252 IRL in real life 253 IRT in real time 254 IRT in regards to 255 ISAGN I see a great need 256 ISBN International Standard Book Number 257 ISTM it seems to me 258 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember} 259 ITC in this {channel,chat} 260 ITT in this thread 261 ITYM I think you mean 262 IUD insert usual disclaimers 263 IUSS if you say so 264 IW it's worse 265 IWBNI it would be nice if 266 IYD in your dreams 267 IYKWIM if you know what I mean 268 IYSS if you say so 269 IYSWIM if you see what I mean 270 J/K just kidding 271 JAM just a minute 272 JAS just a second 273 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy 274 JFTR just for the record 275 JFYI just for your information 276 JGI just Google it 277 JGI just got it 278 JHD just hit delete 279 JIC just in case 280 JJA just joking around 281 JK just kidding 282 JMO just my opinion 283 JSYK just so you know 284 JTLYK just to let you know 285 JW just wondering 286 KISS keep it simple, stupid 287 KITA kick in the ass 288 KK okay, okay 289 KLINE kill line 290 KMA keep me advised 291 KMA keep moving ahead 292 KMA kill me already 293 KNF kernel normal form 294 KOS kill on sight 295 KTHX okay, thanks 296 KTHXBAI okay, thanks. Goodbye. 297 KWIM know what I mean? 298 L8 late 299 L8R later 300 LART luser attitude readjustment tool 301 LBNL last but not least 302 LGTM looks good to me 303 LJBF let's just be friends 304 LMAO laughing my ass off 305 LMC let me check 306 LMGTFY let me google that for you 307 LMHO laughing my head off 308 LMK let me know 309 LMNO laughing my nuts off 310 LMSO laughing my socks off 311 LOIC low orbit ion cannon 312 LOL laughing out loud 313 LP long playing [record] 314 LTNS long time no see 315 LWYL laugh with you later 316 M8 mate 317 MAD mutually assured destruction 318 MBA master of business administration 319 MFW my face when 320 MIA missing in action 321 MMB message me back 322 MO modus operandi 323 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 324 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 325 MOTSS member of the same sex 326 MTF more to follow 327 MYOB mind your own business 328 N/A not {applicable,available} 329 N/M never mind 330 NAFAIK not as far as I know 331 NB nota bene 332 NBD no big deal 333 NE1 anyone 334 NEDM not even Doom music 335 NFA no flaming allowed 336 NFC no functional change 337 NIFOC naked in front of computer 338 NIH not invented here 339 NIMBY not in my backyard 340 NM never mind 341 NMF not my fault 342 NMP not my problem 343 NMU not much, you? 344 NOM no offence meant 345 NOOB newbie 346 NORP normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person 347 NOYB none of your business 348 NP no problem 349 NPC non-player character 350 NRFPT not ready for prime time 351 NRN no reply necessary 352 NRN not right now 353 NSFW not suitable for work 354 NTN no thanks needed 355 NUNP no users, no problems 356 NVM never mind 357 NW no way 358 NXT next 359 NYPA not your personal army 360 O2W off to work 361 OAO over and out 362 OBV obviously 363 OBVS obviously 364 ODTW others do the work (cf. "otdw source") 365 OFC of course 366 OH other half 367 OIC oh, I see 368 OMG oh my God 369 OMW on my way 370 ONNA oh no, not again 371 ONNTA oh no, not this again 372 OOB out of bounds 373 OOC out of curiosity 374 OOI out of interest 375 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind 376 OPS operator status 377 OPS operators 378 ORITE oh, right 379 OT off topic 380 OTL out to lunch 381 OTOH on the other hand 382 OTP one true pairing 383 OTS off the shelf 384 OTT over the top 385 OTTOMH off the top of my head 386 OWTTE or words to that effect 387 PC player character 388 PC politically correct 389 PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s) 390 PD police department 391 PDA public display of affection 392 PDQ pretty darn quick 393 PDS please don't shout 394 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard 395 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 396 PFI pay for inclusion 397 PFY pimply faced youth 398 PHB pointy haired boss 399 PIN personal identification number 400 PITA pain in the ass 401 PITR {parent,parents} in the room 402 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 403 PM post meridiem 404 PMFI problem magically fixed itself 405 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in 406 PMSL pissing myself laughing 407 PNG persona non grata 408 PNP plug and pray 409 POC point of contact 410 POC proof of concept 411 POLA principle of least astonishment 412 POLS principle of least surprise 413 POS point of sale 414 POV point of view 415 PPL people 416 PPL pretty please 417 PPP petty pet peeve 418 PR public relations 419 PTA parent-teacher association 420 PTO {paid,personal} time off 421 PTO parent-teacher organization 422 PTO please turn over 423 PTO power takeoff 424 PTV parental tunnel vision 425 QED quod erat demonstrandum 426 QFT quoted for truth 427 RA residential advisor 428 RFC request for comments 429 RFD request for discussion 430 RFE request for enhancements 431 RIP rest in peace 432 RL real life 433 RLC rod length check 434 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman 435 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 436 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 437 ROI return on investment 438 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 439 RP responsible person 440 RR railroad 441 RSI repetitive strain injury 442 RSN real soon now 443 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please") 444 S/T self titled 445 SAR search and rescue 446 SAR some assembly required 447 SCNR sorry, could not resist 448 SEP someone else's problem 449 SERP search engine results page 450 SFAICT so far as I can tell 451 SHID slaps head in disgust 452 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 453 SITD still in the dark 454 SMAP Soil Moisture Active Passive 455 SMH shaking my head 456 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 457 SMOP simple matter of programming 458 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 459 SNMP sorry, not my problem 460 SO significant other 461 SOB son of [a] bitch 462 SOP standard operating procedure 463 SRS serious 464 SRSLY seriously 465 SSIA subject says it all 466 SSTO single stage to orbit 467 STW search the web 468 SUS stupid user syndrome 469 SUX sucks 470 SUX2BU sucks to be you 471 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 472 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 473 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 474 SYS see you soon 475 TA teaching assistant 476 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 477 TBA to be announced 478 TBC to be continued 479 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 480 TBH to be honest 481 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 482 TCB taking care of business 483 TCO taken care of 484 TCO total cost of ownership 485 TFOA things falling off aircraft 486 TFW that feel when 487 TGIF thank goodness it's Friday 488 THNX thanks 489 THX thanks 490 TIA thanks in advance 491 TIAVP this is a volunteer project 492 TIC tonque in cheek 493 TIL today I learned 494 TINC there is no cabal 495 TINLA this is not legal advice 496 TINWIS this is not what I said 497 TJM that's just me 498 TLA three letter acronym 499 TLA true love always 500 TLC tender loving care 501 TLDR too long, didn't read 502 TM trademark 503 TM trust me 504 TMA too many abbreviations 505 TMG too much government 506 TMI too much information 507 TMJ temporomandibular joint 508 TMK to my knowledge 509 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it 510 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 511 TOC table of contents 512 TOCTOU time of check to time of use 513 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 514 TOH to other half 515 TP toilet paper 516 TPTB the powers that be 517 TRT the right thing 518 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 519 TTFN ta ta for now 520 TTM to the moderator 521 TTT thought that too 522 TTYL talk to you later 523 TTYS talk to you soon 524 TWAIN thing without an interesting name 525 TWDT the whole damn thing 526 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 527 TY thank you 528 TYVM thank you very much 529 U/L upload 530 UGT universal greeting time 531 UR your 532 UR {you're, you are} 533 UTSL use the source, Luke 534 VCR video cassette recorder 535 VEG very evil grin 536 VIP very important person 537 W/ with 538 W/E whatever 539 W/O without 540 W8 wait 541 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time 542 WAG wild-ass guess 543 WB welcome back 544 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong 545 WDYMBT what do you mean by that 546 WELC working effectively with legacy code 547 WFH working from home 548 WFM works for me 549 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 550 WIP work in progress 551 WMNC watch me not care 552 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 553 WRT with respect to 554 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy 555 WTF where's the food 556 WTG way to go 557 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell 558 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell 559 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade 560 WWJD what would Jesus do? 561 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it 562 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 563 YAOTM yet another off-topic message 564 YCTAT you can't troll a troll 565 YGM you got mail 566 YHBT you have been trolled 567 YHL you have lost 568 YKWIM you know what I mean 569 YMMV your mileage may vary 570 YOLO you only live once 571 YW you're welcome 572 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some 573 ZIP zoning improvement plan 574
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