acronyms revision 1.261
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.261 2017/11/01 15:11:31 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 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 direct message 110 DM dungeon master 111 DME durable medical equipment 112 DMEPOS durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies 113 DMZ demilitarized zone 114 DND do not disturb 115 DNF did not finish 116 DNFT do not feed troll 117 DOA dead on arrival 118 DRY don't repeat yourself 119 DSTM don't shoot the messenger 120 DTRT do the right thing 121 DTWT do the wrong thing 122 DWIM do what I mean 123 DYK do you know? 124 ECR electronic cash register 125 EDS eternal downward spiral 126 EFT electronic funds transfer 127 EG evil grin 128 EIE enough is enough 129 EMSG email message 130 EOB end of business [day] 131 EOD end of {day,discussion} 132 EOL end of life 133 EOM end of message 134 EOS end of story 135 ETA edited to add 136 ETA estimated time of arrival 137 ETLA extended three letter acronym 138 ETR early to rise 139 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess 140 EZ easy 141 EZPZ easy-peasy 142 F9 fine 143 FAQ frequently asked question 144 FBOW for better or worse 145 FCFS first come, first served 146 FCOL for crying out loud 147 FFS free for shipping 148 FITB fill in the blank 149 FNO for nerds only 150 FNO from now on 151 FOC free of charge 152 FPS first person shooter 153 FPS frames per second 154 FSDO for some definition of 155 FSVO for some value of 156 FTBFS fails to build from source 157 FTFY fixed that for you 158 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it 159 FTL faster than light 160 FTL for the loss 161 FTR for the record 162 FTTT from time to time 163 FTW for the win 164 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt 165 FWIW for what it's worth 166 FYEO for your eyes only 167 FYI for your information 168 G grin 169 G/C garbage collect 170 G2G got to go 171 G2K good to know 172 GA go ahead 173 GAC get a clue 174 GAL get a life 175 GBTW get back to work 176 GF girlfriend 177 GFU good for you 178 GFY good for you 179 GG good game 180 GGA good game all 181 GGP good game partner 182 GGWP good game, well played 183 GIGO garbage in, garbage out 184 GIYF Google is your friend 185 GJ good job 186 GL good luck 187 GLHF good luck, have fun 188 GLINE global kill line 189 GLWT good luck with that 190 GM game master 191 GMT Greenwich mean time 192 GMTA great minds think alike 193 GOK God only knows 194 GOP Grand Old Party 195 GOWI get on with it 196 GPS global positioning system 197 GR8 great 198 GTG got to go 199 GTH go to hell 200 GTSY {glad,good} to see you 201 GWS get well soon 202 H8 hate 203 HAND have a nice day 204 HE how embarrasing 205 HF have fun 206 HHIS hanging head in shame 207 HHOS ha ha, only serious 208 HICA here it comes again 209 HME home medical equipment 210 HNY happy new year 211 HOAS hold on a second 212 HOPS half-operator status 213 HTH hope this helps 214 IAC in any case 215 IAE in any event 216 IANAL I am not a lawyer 217 IAW in another window 218 IAWTC I agree with this comment 219 IAWTP I agree with this post 220 IAY I adore you 221 IB I'm back 222 IC I see 223 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong} 224 ICCL I couldn't care less 225 ICUR I see you are 226 ICYMI in case you missed it 227 IDC I don't care 228 IDGI I don't get it 229 IDGW in a good way 230 IDI I doubt it 231 IDIFTL I did it for the lulz 232 IDK I don't know 233 IDRC I don't really care 234 IDTS I don't think so 235 IDTT I drink to that 236 IFF if and only if 237 IFTTT if this then that 238 IHBW I have been wrong 239 IIANM if I am not mistaken 240 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly 241 IIUC if I understand correctly 242 IKR I know, right? 243 IKWYM I know what you mean 244 ILU I love you 245 ILY I love you 246 IMAO in my arrogant opinion 247 IMBO in my biased opinion 248 IMCO in my considered opinion 249 IME in my experience 250 IMHO in my humble opinion 251 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 252 IMO in my opinion 253 INB4 in before 254 INPO in no particular order 255 IOW in other words 256 IPML I pissed myself laughing 257 IQ intelligence quotient 258 IRCOP Internet relay chat {operator,operators} 259 IRCOPS Internet relay chat operator status 260 IRL in real life 261 IRT in real time 262 IRT in regards to 263 ISAGN I see a great need 264 ISBN International Standard Book Number 265 ISTM it seems to me 266 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember} 267 ITC in this {channel,chat} 268 ITT in this thread 269 ITYM I think you mean 270 IUD insert usual disclaimers 271 IUSS if you say so 272 IW it's worse 273 IWBNI it would be nice if 274 IYD in your dreams 275 IYKWIM if you know what I mean 276 IYSS if you say so 277 IYSWIM if you see what I mean 278 J/K just kidding 279 JAM just a minute 280 JAS just a second 281 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy 282 JFTR just for the record 283 JFYI just for your information 284 JGI just Google it 285 JGI just got it 286 JHD just hit delete 287 JIC just in case 288 JJA just joking around 289 JK just kidding 290 JMO just my opinion 291 JSYK just so you know 292 JTLYK just to let you know 293 JW just wondering 294 KISS keep it simple, stupid 295 KITA kick in the ass 296 KK okay, okay 297 KLINE kill line 298 KMA keep me advised 299 KMA keep moving ahead 300 KMA kill me already 301 KNF kernel normal form 302 KOS kill on sight 303 KTHX okay, thanks 304 KTHXBAI okay, thanks. Goodbye. 305 KWIM know what I mean? 306 L8 late 307 L8R later 308 LART luser attitude readjustment tool 309 LBNL last but not least 310 LGTM looks good to me 311 LJBF let's just be friends 312 LMAO laughing my ass off 313 LMC let me check 314 LMGTFY let me google that for you 315 LMHO laughing my head off 316 LMK let me know 317 LMNO laughing my nuts off 318 LMSO laughing my socks off 319 LOIC low orbit ion cannon 320 LOL laughing out loud 321 LP long playing [record] 322 LTNS long time no see 323 LWYL laugh with you later 324 M8 mate 325 MAD mutually assured destruction 326 MBA master of business administration 327 MFW my face when 328 MIA missing in action 329 MMB message me back 330 MO modus operandi 331 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 332 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 333 MOTSS member of the same sex 334 MTF more to follow 335 MYOB mind your own business 336 N/A not {applicable,available} 337 N/M never mind 338 NAFAIK not as far as I know 339 NB nota bene 340 NBD no big deal 341 NE1 anyone 342 NEDM not even Doom music 343 NFA no flaming allowed 344 NFC no functional change 345 NIFOC naked in front of computer 346 NIH not invented here 347 NIMBY not in my backyard 348 NM never mind 349 NMF not my fault 350 NMP not my problem 351 NMU not much, you? 352 NOM no offence meant 353 NOOB newbie 354 NORP normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person 355 NOYB none of your business 356 NP no problem 357 NPC non-player character 358 NRFPT not ready for prime time 359 NRN no reply necessary 360 NRN not right now 361 NSFW not suitable for work 362 NTN no thanks needed 363 NUNP no users, no problems 364 NVM never mind 365 NW no way 366 NXT next 367 NYPA not your personal army 368 O2W off to work 369 OAO over and out 370 OBV obviously 371 OBVS obviously 372 ODTW others do the work (cf. "otdw source") 373 OFC of course 374 OH other half 375 OIC oh, I see 376 OMG oh my God 377 OMW on my way 378 ONNA oh no, not again 379 ONNTA oh no, not this again 380 OOB out of bounds 381 OOC out of curiosity 382 OOI out of interest 383 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind 384 OPS operator status 385 OPS operators 386 ORITE oh, right 387 OT off topic 388 OTL out to lunch 389 OTOH on the other hand 390 OTP one true pairing 391 OTS off the shelf 392 OTT over the top 393 OTTOMH off the top of my head 394 OWTTE or words to that effect 395 PC player character 396 PC politically correct 397 PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s) 398 PD police department 399 PDA public display of affection 400 PDQ pretty darn quick 401 PDS please don't shout 402 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard 403 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 404 PFI pay for inclusion 405 PFY pimply faced youth 406 PHB pointy haired boss 407 PIN personal identification number 408 PITA pain in the ass 409 PITR {parent,parents} in the room 410 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 411 PM post meridiem 412 PMFI problem magically fixed itself 413 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in 414 PMSL pissing myself laughing 415 PNG persona non grata 416 PNP plug and pray 417 POC point of contact 418 POC proof of concept 419 POLA principle of least astonishment 420 POLS principle of least surprise 421 POS point of sale 422 POV point of view 423 PPL people 424 PPL pretty please 425 PPP petty pet peeve 426 PPS pulse per second (signal) 427 PR public relations 428 PSA prostate-specific antigen 429 PSA public service announcement 430 PTA parent-teacher association 431 PTO {paid,personal} time off 432 PTO parent-teacher organization 433 PTO please turn over 434 PTO power takeoff 435 PTV parental tunnel vision 436 QED quod erat demonstrandum 437 QFT quoted for truth 438 RA residential advisor 439 RFC request for comments 440 RFD request for discussion 441 RFE request for enhancements 442 RIP rest in peace 443 RL real life 444 RLC rod length check 445 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman 446 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 447 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 448 ROI return on investment 449 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 450 RP responsible person 451 RR railroad 452 RSI repetitive strain injury 453 RSN real soon now 454 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please") 455 S/T self titled 456 SAR search and rescue 457 SAR some assembly required 458 SCNR sorry, could not resist 459 SEP someone else's problem 460 SERP search engine results page 461 SFAICT so far as I can tell 462 SHID slaps head in disgust 463 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 464 SITD still in the dark 465 SMAP Soil Moisture Active Passive 466 SMH shaking my head 467 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 468 SMOP simple matter of programming 469 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 470 SNMP sorry, not my problem 471 SO significant other 472 SOB son of [a] bitch 473 SOP standard operating procedure 474 SRS serious 475 SRSLY seriously 476 SSIA subject says it all 477 SSTO single stage to orbit 478 STW search the web 479 SUS stupid user syndrome 480 SUX sucks 481 SUX2BU sucks to be you 482 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 483 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 484 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 485 SYS see you soon 486 TA teaching assistant 487 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 488 TBA to be announced 489 TBC to be continued 490 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 491 TBH to be honest 492 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 493 TCB taking care of business 494 TCO taken care of 495 TCO total cost of ownership 496 TFOA things falling off aircraft 497 TFW that feeling when 498 TGIF thank goodness it's Friday 499 THNX thanks 500 THX thanks 501 TIA thanks in advance 502 TIAVP this is a volunteer project 503 TIC tonque in cheek 504 TIL today I learned 505 TINC there is no cabal 506 TINLA this is not legal advice 507 TINWIS this is not what I said 508 TJM that's just me 509 TLA three letter acronym 510 TLA true love always 511 TLC tender loving care 512 TLDR too long, didn't read 513 TM trademark 514 TM trust me 515 TMA too many abbreviations 516 TMG too much government 517 TMI too much information 518 TMJ temporomandibular joint 519 TMK to my knowledge 520 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it 521 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 522 TOC table of contents 523 TOCTOU time of check to time of use 524 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 525 TOH to other half 526 TP toilet paper 527 TPTB the powers that be 528 TRT the right thing 529 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 530 TTFN ta ta for now 531 TTM to the moderator 532 TTT thought that too 533 TTYL talk to you later 534 TTYS talk to you soon 535 TWAIN thing without an interesting name 536 TWDT the whole damn thing 537 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 538 TY thank you 539 TYVM thank you very much 540 U/L upload 541 UGT universal greeting time 542 UR your 543 UR {you're, you are} 544 UTSL use the source, Luke 545 VCR video cassette recorder 546 VEG very evil grin 547 VIP very important person 548 W/ with 549 W/E whatever 550 W/O without 551 W8 wait 552 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time 553 WAG wild-ass guess 554 WB welcome back 555 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong 556 WDYMBT what do you mean by that 557 WELC working effectively with legacy code 558 WFH working from home 559 WFM works for me 560 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 561 WIP work in progress 562 WMNC watch me not care 563 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 564 WRT with respect to 565 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy 566 WTF where's the food 567 WTG way to go 568 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell 569 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell 570 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade 571 WWJD what would Jesus do? 572 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it 573 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 574 YAOTM yet another off-topic message 575 YCTAT you can't troll a troll 576 YGM you got mail 577 YHBT you have been trolled 578 YHL you have lost 579 YKWIM you know what I mean 580 YMMV your mileage may vary 581 YOLO you only live once 582 YW you're welcome 583 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some 584 ZIP zoning improvement plan 585
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