acronyms revision 1.258
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.258 2017/09/15 23:08:11 ginsbach 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 DME durable medical equipment 111 DMEPOS durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies 112 DMZ demilitarized zone 113 DND do not disturb 114 DNF did not finish 115 DNFT do not feed troll 116 DOA dead on arrival 117 DRY don't repeat yourself 118 DSTM don't shoot the messenger 119 DTRT do the right thing 120 DTWT do the wrong thing 121 DWIM do what I mean 122 DYK do you know? 123 ECR electronic cash register 124 EDS eternal downward spiral 125 EFT electronic funds transfer 126 EG evil grin 127 EIE enough is enough 128 EMSG email message 129 EOB end of business [day] 130 EOD end of {day,discussion} 131 EOL end of life 132 EOM end of message 133 EOS end of story 134 ETA edited to add 135 ETA estimated time of arrival 136 ETLA extended three letter acronym 137 ETR early to rise 138 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess 139 EZ easy 140 EZPZ easy-peasy 141 F9 fine 142 FAQ frequently asked question 143 FBOW for better or worse 144 FCFS first come, first served 145 FCOL for crying out loud 146 FFS free for shipping 147 FITB fill in the blank 148 FNO for nerds only 149 FNO from now on 150 FOC free of charge 151 FPS first person shooter 152 FPS frames per second 153 FSDO for some definition of 154 FSVO for some value of 155 FTBFS fails to build from source 156 FTFY fixed that for you 157 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it 158 FTL faster than light 159 FTL for the loss 160 FTR for the record 161 FTTT from time to time 162 FTW for the win 163 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt 164 FWIW for what it's worth 165 FYEO for your eyes only 166 FYI for your information 167 G grin 168 G/C garbage collect 169 G2G got to go 170 G2K good to know 171 GA go ahead 172 GAC get a clue 173 GAL get a life 174 GBTW get back to work 175 GF girlfriend 176 GFU good for you 177 GFY good for you 178 GG good game 179 GGA good game all 180 GGP good game partner 181 GGWP good game, well played 182 GIGO garbage in, garbage out 183 GIYF Google is your friend 184 GJ good job 185 GL good luck 186 GLHF good luck, have fun 187 GLINE global kill line 188 GLWT good luck with that 189 GM game master 190 GMT Greenwich mean time 191 GMTA great minds think alike 192 GOK God only knows 193 GOP Grand Old Party 194 GOWI get on with it 195 GPS global positioning system 196 GR8 great 197 GTG got to go 198 GTH go to hell 199 GTSY {glad,good} to see you 200 GWS get well soon 201 H8 hate 202 HAND have a nice day 203 HE how embarrasing 204 HF have fun 205 HHIS hanging head in shame 206 HHOS ha ha, only serious 207 HICA here it comes again 208 HME home medical equipment 209 HNY happy new year 210 HOAS hold on a second 211 HOPS half-operator status 212 HTH hope this helps 213 IAC in any case 214 IAE in any event 215 IANAL I am not a lawyer 216 IAW in another window 217 IAWTC I agree with this comment 218 IAWTP I agree with this post 219 IAY I adore you 220 IB I'm back 221 IC I see 222 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong} 223 ICCL I couldn't care less 224 ICUR I see you are 225 ICYMI in case you missed it 226 IDC I don't care 227 IDGI I don't get it 228 IDGW in a good way 229 IDI I doubt it 230 IDIFTL I did it for the lulz 231 IDK I don't know 232 IDRC I don't really care 233 IDTS I don't think so 234 IDTT I drink to that 235 IHBW I have been wrong 236 IIANM if I am not mistaken 237 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly 238 IIUC if I understand correctly 239 IKR I know, right? 240 IKWYM I know what you mean 241 ILU I love you 242 ILY I love you 243 IMAO in my arrogant opinion 244 IMBO in my biased opinion 245 IMCO in my considered opinion 246 IME in my experience 247 IMHO in my humble opinion 248 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 249 IMO in my opinion 250 INB4 in before 251 INPO in no particular order 252 IOW in other words 253 IPML I pissed myself laughing 254 IQ intelligence quotient 255 IRCOP Internet relay chat {operator,operators} 256 IRCOPS Internet relay chat operator status 257 IRL in real life 258 IRT in real time 259 IRT in regards to 260 ISAGN I see a great need 261 ISBN International Standard Book Number 262 ISTM it seems to me 263 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember} 264 ITC in this {channel,chat} 265 ITT in this thread 266 ITYM I think you mean 267 IUD insert usual disclaimers 268 IUSS if you say so 269 IW it's worse 270 IWBNI it would be nice if 271 IYD in your dreams 272 IYKWIM if you know what I mean 273 IYSS if you say so 274 IYSWIM if you see what I mean 275 J/K just kidding 276 JAM just a minute 277 JAS just a second 278 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy 279 JFTR just for the record 280 JFYI just for your information 281 JGI just Google it 282 JGI just got it 283 JHD just hit delete 284 JIC just in case 285 JJA just joking around 286 JK just kidding 287 JMO just my opinion 288 JSYK just so you know 289 JTLYK just to let you know 290 JW just wondering 291 KISS keep it simple, stupid 292 KITA kick in the ass 293 KK okay, okay 294 KLINE kill line 295 KMA keep me advised 296 KMA keep moving ahead 297 KMA kill me already 298 KNF kernel normal form 299 KOS kill on sight 300 KTHX okay, thanks 301 KTHXBAI okay, thanks. Goodbye. 302 KWIM know what I mean? 303 L8 late 304 L8R later 305 LART luser attitude readjustment tool 306 LBNL last but not least 307 LGTM looks good to me 308 LJBF let's just be friends 309 LMAO laughing my ass off 310 LMC let me check 311 LMGTFY let me google that for you 312 LMHO laughing my head off 313 LMK let me know 314 LMNO laughing my nuts off 315 LMSO laughing my socks off 316 LOIC low orbit ion cannon 317 LOL laughing out loud 318 LP long playing [record] 319 LTNS long time no see 320 LWYL laugh with you later 321 M8 mate 322 MAD mutually assured destruction 323 MBA master of business administration 324 MFW my face when 325 MIA missing in action 326 MMB message me back 327 MO modus operandi 328 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 329 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 330 MOTSS member of the same sex 331 MTF more to follow 332 MYOB mind your own business 333 N/A not {applicable,available} 334 N/M never mind 335 NAFAIK not as far as I know 336 NB nota bene 337 NBD no big deal 338 NE1 anyone 339 NEDM not even Doom music 340 NFA no flaming allowed 341 NFC no functional change 342 NIFOC naked in front of computer 343 NIH not invented here 344 NIMBY not in my backyard 345 NM never mind 346 NMF not my fault 347 NMP not my problem 348 NMU not much, you? 349 NOM no offence meant 350 NOOB newbie 351 NORP normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person 352 NOYB none of your business 353 NP no problem 354 NPC non-player character 355 NRFPT not ready for prime time 356 NRN no reply necessary 357 NRN not right now 358 NSFW not suitable for work 359 NTN no thanks needed 360 NUNP no users, no problems 361 NVM never mind 362 NW no way 363 NXT next 364 NYPA not your personal army 365 O2W off to work 366 OAO over and out 367 OBV obviously 368 OBVS obviously 369 ODTW others do the work (cf. "otdw source") 370 OFC of course 371 OH other half 372 OIC oh, I see 373 OMG oh my God 374 OMW on my way 375 ONNA oh no, not again 376 ONNTA oh no, not this again 377 OOB out of bounds 378 OOC out of curiosity 379 OOI out of interest 380 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind 381 OPS operator status 382 OPS operators 383 ORITE oh, right 384 OT off topic 385 OTL out to lunch 386 OTOH on the other hand 387 OTP one true pairing 388 OTS off the shelf 389 OTT over the top 390 OTTOMH off the top of my head 391 OWTTE or words to that effect 392 PC player character 393 PC politically correct 394 PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s) 395 PD police department 396 PDA public display of affection 397 PDQ pretty darn quick 398 PDS please don't shout 399 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard 400 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 401 PFI pay for inclusion 402 PFY pimply faced youth 403 PHB pointy haired boss 404 PIN personal identification number 405 PITA pain in the ass 406 PITR {parent,parents} in the room 407 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 408 PM post meridiem 409 PMFI problem magically fixed itself 410 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in 411 PMSL pissing myself laughing 412 PNG persona non grata 413 PNP plug and pray 414 POC point of contact 415 POC proof of concept 416 POLA principle of least astonishment 417 POLS principle of least surprise 418 POS point of sale 419 POV point of view 420 PPL people 421 PPL pretty please 422 PPP petty pet peeve 423 PR public relations 424 PSA prostate-specific antigen 425 PSA public service announcement 426 PTA parent-teacher association 427 PTO {paid,personal} time off 428 PTO parent-teacher organization 429 PTO please turn over 430 PTO power takeoff 431 PTV parental tunnel vision 432 QED quod erat demonstrandum 433 QFT quoted for truth 434 RA residential advisor 435 RFC request for comments 436 RFD request for discussion 437 RFE request for enhancements 438 RIP rest in peace 439 RL real life 440 RLC rod length check 441 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman 442 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 443 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 444 ROI return on investment 445 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 446 RP responsible person 447 RR railroad 448 RSI repetitive strain injury 449 RSN real soon now 450 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please") 451 S/T self titled 452 SAR search and rescue 453 SAR some assembly required 454 SCNR sorry, could not resist 455 SEP someone else's problem 456 SERP search engine results page 457 SFAICT so far as I can tell 458 SHID slaps head in disgust 459 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 460 SITD still in the dark 461 SMAP Soil Moisture Active Passive 462 SMH shaking my head 463 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 464 SMOP simple matter of programming 465 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 466 SNMP sorry, not my problem 467 SO significant other 468 SOB son of [a] bitch 469 SOP standard operating procedure 470 SRS serious 471 SRSLY seriously 472 SSIA subject says it all 473 SSTO single stage to orbit 474 STW search the web 475 SUS stupid user syndrome 476 SUX sucks 477 SUX2BU sucks to be you 478 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 479 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 480 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 481 SYS see you soon 482 TA teaching assistant 483 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 484 TBA to be announced 485 TBC to be continued 486 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 487 TBH to be honest 488 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 489 TCB taking care of business 490 TCO taken care of 491 TCO total cost of ownership 492 TFOA things falling off aircraft 493 TFW that feeling when 494 TGIF thank goodness it's Friday 495 THNX thanks 496 THX thanks 497 TIA thanks in advance 498 TIAVP this is a volunteer project 499 TIC tonque in cheek 500 TIL today I learned 501 TINC there is no cabal 502 TINLA this is not legal advice 503 TINWIS this is not what I said 504 TJM that's just me 505 TLA three letter acronym 506 TLA true love always 507 TLC tender loving care 508 TLDR too long, didn't read 509 TM trademark 510 TM trust me 511 TMA too many abbreviations 512 TMG too much government 513 TMI too much information 514 TMJ temporomandibular joint 515 TMK to my knowledge 516 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it 517 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 518 TOC table of contents 519 TOCTOU time of check to time of use 520 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 521 TOH to other half 522 TP toilet paper 523 TPTB the powers that be 524 TRT the right thing 525 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 526 TTFN ta ta for now 527 TTM to the moderator 528 TTT thought that too 529 TTYL talk to you later 530 TTYS talk to you soon 531 TWAIN thing without an interesting name 532 TWDT the whole damn thing 533 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 534 TY thank you 535 TYVM thank you very much 536 U/L upload 537 UGT universal greeting time 538 UR your 539 UR {you're, you are} 540 UTSL use the source, Luke 541 VCR video cassette recorder 542 VEG very evil grin 543 VIP very important person 544 W/ with 545 W/E whatever 546 W/O without 547 W8 wait 548 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time 549 WAG wild-ass guess 550 WB welcome back 551 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong 552 WDYMBT what do you mean by that 553 WELC working effectively with legacy code 554 WFH working from home 555 WFM works for me 556 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 557 WIP work in progress 558 WMNC watch me not care 559 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 560 WRT with respect to 561 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy 562 WTF where's the food 563 WTG way to go 564 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell 565 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell 566 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade 567 WWJD what would Jesus do? 568 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it 569 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 570 YAOTM yet another off-topic message 571 YCTAT you can't troll a troll 572 YGM you got mail 573 YHBT you have been trolled 574 YHL you have lost 575 YKWIM you know what I mean 576 YMMV your mileage may vary 577 YOLO you only live once 578 YW you're welcome 579 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some 580 ZIP zoning improvement plan 581
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