acronyms revision 1.257
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.257 2017/08/22 02:36:48 pgoyette 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 CRM customer relationship management 96 CTN can't talk now 97 CU see you 98 CUL see you later 99 CYA see ya 100 CYA see you around 101 CYE check your email 102 D/B/A doing business as 103 D/L download 104 DBA doing business as 105 DBEYR don't believe everything you read 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 DNF did not finish 113 DNFT do not feed troll 114 DOA dead on arrival 115 DRY don't repeat yourself 116 DSTM don't shoot the messenger 117 DTRT do the right thing 118 DTWT do the wrong thing 119 DWIM do what I mean 120 DYK do you know? 121 ECR electronic cash register 122 EDS eternal downward spiral 123 EFT electronic funds transfer 124 EG evil grin 125 EIE enough is enough 126 EMSG email message 127 EOB end of business [day] 128 EOD end of {day,discussion} 129 EOL end of life 130 EOM end of message 131 EOS end of story 132 ETA edited to add 133 ETA estimated time of arrival 134 ETLA extended three letter acronym 135 ETR early to rise 136 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess 137 EZ easy 138 EZPZ easy-peasy 139 F9 fine 140 FAQ frequently asked question 141 FBOW for better or worse 142 FCFS first come, first served 143 FCOL for crying out loud 144 FFS free for shipping 145 FITB fill in the blank 146 FNO for nerds only 147 FNO from now on 148 FOC free of charge 149 FPS first person shooter 150 FPS frames per second 151 FSDO for some definition of 152 FSVO for some value of 153 FTBFS fails to build from source 154 FTFY fixed that for you 155 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it 156 FTL faster than light 157 FTL for the loss 158 FTR for the record 159 FTTT from time to time 160 FTW for the win 161 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt 162 FWIW for what it's worth 163 FYEO for your eyes only 164 FYI for your information 165 G grin 166 G/C garbage collect 167 G2G got to go 168 G2K good to know 169 GA go ahead 170 GAC get a clue 171 GAL get a life 172 GBTW get back to work 173 GF girlfriend 174 GFU good for you 175 GFY good for you 176 GG good game 177 GGA good game all 178 GGP good game partner 179 GGWP good game, well played 180 GIGO garbage in, garbage out 181 GIYF Google is your friend 182 GJ good job 183 GL good luck 184 GLHF good luck, have fun 185 GLINE global kill line 186 GLWT good luck with that 187 GM game master 188 GMT Greenwich mean time 189 GMTA great minds think alike 190 GOK God only knows 191 GOP Grand Old Party 192 GOWI get on with it 193 GPS global positioning system 194 GR8 great 195 GTG got to go 196 GTH go to hell 197 GTSY {glad,good} to see you 198 GWS get well soon 199 H8 hate 200 HAND have a nice day 201 HE how embarrasing 202 HF have fun 203 HHIS hanging head in shame 204 HHOS ha ha, only serious 205 HICA here it comes again 206 HNY happy new year 207 HOAS hold on a second 208 HOPS half-operator status 209 HTH hope this helps 210 IAC in any case 211 IAE in any event 212 IANAL I am not a lawyer 213 IAW in another window 214 IAWTC I agree with this comment 215 IAWTP I agree with this post 216 IAY I adore you 217 IB I'm back 218 IC I see 219 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong} 220 ICCL I couldn't care less 221 ICUR I see you are 222 ICYMI in case you missed it 223 IDC I don't care 224 IDGI I don't get it 225 IDGW in a good way 226 IDI I doubt it 227 IDIFTL I did it for the lulz 228 IDK I don't know 229 IDRC I don't really care 230 IDTS I don't think so 231 IDTT I drink to that 232 IHBW I have been wrong 233 IIANM if I am not mistaken 234 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly 235 IIUC if I understand correctly 236 IKR I know, right? 237 IKWYM I know what you mean 238 ILU I love you 239 ILY I love you 240 IMAO in my arrogant opinion 241 IMBO in my biased opinion 242 IMCO in my considered opinion 243 IME in my experience 244 IMHO in my humble opinion 245 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 246 IMO in my opinion 247 INB4 in before 248 INPO in no particular order 249 IOW in other words 250 IPML I pissed myself laughing 251 IQ intelligence quotient 252 IRCOP Internet relay chat {operator,operators} 253 IRCOPS Internet relay chat operator status 254 IRL in real life 255 IRT in real time 256 IRT in regards to 257 ISAGN I see a great need 258 ISBN International Standard Book Number 259 ISTM it seems to me 260 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember} 261 ITC in this {channel,chat} 262 ITT in this thread 263 ITYM I think you mean 264 IUD insert usual disclaimers 265 IUSS if you say so 266 IW it's worse 267 IWBNI it would be nice if 268 IYD in your dreams 269 IYKWIM if you know what I mean 270 IYSS if you say so 271 IYSWIM if you see what I mean 272 J/K just kidding 273 JAM just a minute 274 JAS just a second 275 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy 276 JFTR just for the record 277 JFYI just for your information 278 JGI just Google it 279 JGI just got it 280 JHD just hit delete 281 JIC just in case 282 JJA just joking around 283 JK just kidding 284 JMO just my opinion 285 JSYK just so you know 286 JTLYK just to let you know 287 JW just wondering 288 KISS keep it simple, stupid 289 KITA kick in the ass 290 KK okay, okay 291 KLINE kill line 292 KMA keep me advised 293 KMA keep moving ahead 294 KMA kill me already 295 KNF kernel normal form 296 KOS kill on sight 297 KTHX okay, thanks 298 KTHXBAI okay, thanks. Goodbye. 299 KWIM know what I mean? 300 L8 late 301 L8R later 302 LART luser attitude readjustment tool 303 LBNL last but not least 304 LGTM looks good to me 305 LJBF let's just be friends 306 LMAO laughing my ass off 307 LMC let me check 308 LMGTFY let me google that for you 309 LMHO laughing my head off 310 LMK let me know 311 LMNO laughing my nuts off 312 LMSO laughing my socks off 313 LOIC low orbit ion cannon 314 LOL laughing out loud 315 LP long playing [record] 316 LTNS long time no see 317 LWYL laugh with you later 318 M8 mate 319 MAD mutually assured destruction 320 MBA master of business administration 321 MFW my face when 322 MIA missing in action 323 MMB message me back 324 MO modus operandi 325 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 326 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 327 MOTSS member of the same sex 328 MTF more to follow 329 MYOB mind your own business 330 N/A not {applicable,available} 331 N/M never mind 332 NAFAIK not as far as I know 333 NB nota bene 334 NBD no big deal 335 NE1 anyone 336 NEDM not even Doom music 337 NFA no flaming allowed 338 NFC no functional change 339 NIFOC naked in front of computer 340 NIH not invented here 341 NIMBY not in my backyard 342 NM never mind 343 NMF not my fault 344 NMP not my problem 345 NMU not much, you? 346 NOM no offence meant 347 NOOB newbie 348 NORP normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person 349 NOYB none of your business 350 NP no problem 351 NPC non-player character 352 NRFPT not ready for prime time 353 NRN no reply necessary 354 NRN not right now 355 NSFW not suitable for work 356 NTN no thanks needed 357 NUNP no users, no problems 358 NVM never mind 359 NW no way 360 NXT next 361 NYPA not your personal army 362 O2W off to work 363 OAO over and out 364 OBV obviously 365 OBVS obviously 366 ODTW others do the work (cf. "otdw source") 367 OFC of course 368 OH other half 369 OIC oh, I see 370 OMG oh my God 371 OMW on my way 372 ONNA oh no, not again 373 ONNTA oh no, not this again 374 OOB out of bounds 375 OOC out of curiosity 376 OOI out of interest 377 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind 378 OPS operator status 379 OPS operators 380 ORITE oh, right 381 OT off topic 382 OTL out to lunch 383 OTOH on the other hand 384 OTP one true pairing 385 OTS off the shelf 386 OTT over the top 387 OTTOMH off the top of my head 388 OWTTE or words to that effect 389 PC player character 390 PC politically correct 391 PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s) 392 PD police department 393 PDA public display of affection 394 PDQ pretty darn quick 395 PDS please don't shout 396 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard 397 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 398 PFI pay for inclusion 399 PFY pimply faced youth 400 PHB pointy haired boss 401 PIN personal identification number 402 PITA pain in the ass 403 PITR {parent,parents} in the room 404 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 405 PM post meridiem 406 PMFI problem magically fixed itself 407 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in 408 PMSL pissing myself laughing 409 PNG persona non grata 410 PNP plug and pray 411 POC point of contact 412 POC proof of concept 413 POLA principle of least astonishment 414 POLS principle of least surprise 415 POS point of sale 416 POV point of view 417 PPL people 418 PPL pretty please 419 PPP petty pet peeve 420 PR public relations 421 PSA prostate-specific antigen 422 PSA public service announcement 423 PTA parent-teacher association 424 PTO {paid,personal} time off 425 PTO parent-teacher organization 426 PTO please turn over 427 PTO power takeoff 428 PTV parental tunnel vision 429 QED quod erat demonstrandum 430 QFT quoted for truth 431 RA residential advisor 432 RFC request for comments 433 RFD request for discussion 434 RFE request for enhancements 435 RIP rest in peace 436 RL real life 437 RLC rod length check 438 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman 439 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 440 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 441 ROI return on investment 442 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 443 RP responsible person 444 RR railroad 445 RSI repetitive strain injury 446 RSN real soon now 447 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please") 448 S/T self titled 449 SAR search and rescue 450 SAR some assembly required 451 SCNR sorry, could not resist 452 SEP someone else's problem 453 SERP search engine results page 454 SFAICT so far as I can tell 455 SHID slaps head in disgust 456 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 457 SITD still in the dark 458 SMAP Soil Moisture Active Passive 459 SMH shaking my head 460 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 461 SMOP simple matter of programming 462 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 463 SNMP sorry, not my problem 464 SO significant other 465 SOB son of [a] bitch 466 SOP standard operating procedure 467 SRS serious 468 SRSLY seriously 469 SSIA subject says it all 470 SSTO single stage to orbit 471 STW search the web 472 SUS stupid user syndrome 473 SUX sucks 474 SUX2BU sucks to be you 475 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 476 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 477 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 478 SYS see you soon 479 TA teaching assistant 480 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 481 TBA to be announced 482 TBC to be continued 483 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 484 TBH to be honest 485 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 486 TCB taking care of business 487 TCO taken care of 488 TCO total cost of ownership 489 TFOA things falling off aircraft 490 TFW that feeling when 491 TGIF thank goodness it's Friday 492 THNX thanks 493 THX thanks 494 TIA thanks in advance 495 TIAVP this is a volunteer project 496 TIC tonque in cheek 497 TIL today I learned 498 TINC there is no cabal 499 TINLA this is not legal advice 500 TINWIS this is not what I said 501 TJM that's just me 502 TLA three letter acronym 503 TLA true love always 504 TLC tender loving care 505 TLDR too long, didn't read 506 TM trademark 507 TM trust me 508 TMA too many abbreviations 509 TMG too much government 510 TMI too much information 511 TMJ temporomandibular joint 512 TMK to my knowledge 513 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it 514 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 515 TOC table of contents 516 TOCTOU time of check to time of use 517 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 518 TOH to other half 519 TP toilet paper 520 TPTB the powers that be 521 TRT the right thing 522 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 523 TTFN ta ta for now 524 TTM to the moderator 525 TTT thought that too 526 TTYL talk to you later 527 TTYS talk to you soon 528 TWAIN thing without an interesting name 529 TWDT the whole damn thing 530 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 531 TY thank you 532 TYVM thank you very much 533 U/L upload 534 UGT universal greeting time 535 UR your 536 UR {you're, you are} 537 UTSL use the source, Luke 538 VCR video cassette recorder 539 VEG very evil grin 540 VIP very important person 541 W/ with 542 W/E whatever 543 W/O without 544 W8 wait 545 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time 546 WAG wild-ass guess 547 WB welcome back 548 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong 549 WDYMBT what do you mean by that 550 WELC working effectively with legacy code 551 WFH working from home 552 WFM works for me 553 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 554 WIP work in progress 555 WMNC watch me not care 556 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 557 WRT with respect to 558 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy 559 WTF where's the food 560 WTG way to go 561 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell 562 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell 563 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade 564 WWJD what would Jesus do? 565 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it 566 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 567 YAOTM yet another off-topic message 568 YCTAT you can't troll a troll 569 YGM you got mail 570 YHBT you have been trolled 571 YHL you have lost 572 YKWIM you know what I mean 573 YMMV your mileage may vary 574 YOLO you only live once 575 YW you're welcome 576 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some 577 ZIP zoning improvement plan 578
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