acronyms revision 1.264
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.264 2017/12/02 01:36:38 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 BPM beam propagation method 77 BPM beats per minute 78 BRB [I'll] be right back 79 BSD booze, sex, drugs 80 BTDT been there, done that 81 BTFT been there, fixed that 82 BTTH boot to the head 83 BTW by the way 84 BYOB bring your own {beer,booze} 85 CC credit card 86 CEO chief executive officer 87 CFV call for votes 88 CFY calling for you 89 CG center of gravity 90 CHANOPS channel operator status 91 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong 92 CNP continued [in my] next post 93 COB close of business [day] 94 COTS commercial off-the-shelf 95 CPC cost per click 96 CPE customer premises equipment 97 CRM customer relationship management 98 CTN can't talk now 99 CU see you 100 CUL see you later 101 CYA see ya 102 CYA see you around 103 CYE check your email 104 D/B/A doing business as 105 D/L download 106 DBA doing business as 107 DBEYR don't believe everything you read 108 DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion? 109 DIY do it yourself 110 DKDC don't know, don't care 111 DM direct message 112 DM dungeon master 113 DME durable medical equipment 114 DMEPOS durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies 115 DMZ demilitarized zone 116 DND do not disturb 117 DNF did not finish 118 DNFT do not feed troll 119 DOA dead on arrival 120 DRY don't repeat yourself 121 DSTM don't shoot the messenger 122 DTRT do the right thing 123 DTWT do the wrong thing 124 DWIM do what I mean 125 DYK do you know? 126 EA early adopter 127 ECR electronic cash register 128 EDS eternal downward spiral 129 EFT electronic funds transfer 130 EG evil grin 131 EIE enough is enough 132 EMSG email message 133 EOB end of business [day] 134 EOD end of {day,discussion} 135 EOL end of life 136 EOM end of message 137 EOS end of story 138 ETA edited to add 139 ETA estimated time of arrival 140 ETLA extended three letter acronym 141 ETR early to rise 142 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess 143 EZ easy 144 EZPZ easy-peasy 145 F9 fine 146 FAQ frequently asked question 147 FBOW for better or worse 148 FCFS first come, first served 149 FCOL for crying out loud 150 FFS free for shipping 151 FITB fill in the blank 152 FNO for nerds only 153 FNO from now on 154 FOC free of charge 155 FPS first person shooter 156 FPS frames per second 157 FSDO for some definition of 158 FSVO for some value of 159 FTBFS fails to build from source 160 FTFY fixed that for you 161 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it 162 FTL faster than light 163 FTL for the loss 164 FTR for the record 165 FTTT from time to time 166 FTW for the win 167 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt 168 FWIW for what it's worth 169 FYEO for your eyes only 170 FYI for your information 171 G grin 172 G/C garbage collect 173 G2G got to go 174 G2K good to know 175 GA go ahead 176 GAC get a clue 177 GAL get a life 178 GBTW get back to work 179 GF girlfriend 180 GFU good for you 181 GFY good for you 182 GG good game 183 GGA good game all 184 GGP good game partner 185 GGWP good game, well played 186 GIGO garbage in, garbage out 187 GIYF Google is your friend 188 GJ good job 189 GL good luck 190 GLHF good luck, have fun 191 GLINE global kill line 192 GLWT good luck with that 193 GM game master 194 GMT Greenwich mean time 195 GMTA great minds think alike 196 GOK God only knows 197 GOP Grand Old Party 198 GOWI get on with it 199 GPS global positioning system 200 GR8 great 201 GTG got to go 202 GTH go to hell 203 GTSY {glad,good} to see you 204 GWS get well soon 205 H8 hate 206 HAND have a nice day 207 HE how embarrasing 208 HF have fun 209 HHIS hanging head in shame 210 HHOS ha ha, only serious 211 HICA here it comes again 212 HME home medical equipment 213 HNY happy new year 214 HOAS hold on a second 215 HOPS half-operator status 216 HTH hope this helps 217 IAC in any case 218 IAE in any event 219 IANAL I am not a lawyer 220 IAW in another window 221 IAWTC I agree with this comment 222 IAWTP I agree with this post 223 IAY I adore you 224 IB I'm back 225 IC I see 226 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong} 227 ICCL I couldn't care less 228 ICUR I see you are 229 ICYMI in case you missed it 230 IDC I don't care 231 IDGI I don't get it 232 IDGW in a good way 233 IDI I doubt it 234 IDIFTL I did it for the lulz 235 IDK I don't know 236 IDRC I don't really care 237 IDTS I don't think so 238 IDTT I drink to that 239 IFF if and only if 240 IFTTT if this then that 241 IHBW I have been wrong 242 IIANM if I am not mistaken 243 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly 244 IIUC if I understand correctly 245 IKR I know, right? 246 IKWYM I know what you mean 247 ILU I love you 248 ILY I love you 249 IMAO in my arrogant opinion 250 IMBO in my biased opinion 251 IMCO in my considered opinion 252 IME in my experience 253 IMHO in my humble opinion 254 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 255 IMO in my opinion 256 INB4 in before 257 INPO in no particular order 258 IOW in other words 259 IPML I pissed myself laughing 260 IQ intelligence quotient 261 IRCOP Internet relay chat {operator,operators} 262 IRCOPS Internet relay chat operator status 263 IRL in real life 264 IRT in real time 265 IRT in regards to 266 ISAGN I see a great need 267 ISBN International Standard Book Number 268 ISTM it seems to me 269 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember} 270 ITC in this {channel,chat} 271 ITT in this thread 272 ITYM I think you mean 273 IUD insert usual disclaimers 274 IUSS if you say so 275 IW it's worse 276 IWBNI it would be nice if 277 IYD in your dreams 278 IYKWIM if you know what I mean 279 IYSS if you say so 280 IYSWIM if you see what I mean 281 J/K just kidding 282 JAM just a minute 283 JAS just a second 284 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy 285 JFTR just for the record 286 JFYI just for your information 287 JGI just Google it 288 JGI just got it 289 JHD just hit delete 290 JIC just in case 291 JJA just joking around 292 JK just kidding 293 JMO just my opinion 294 JSYK just so you know 295 JTLYK just to let you know 296 JW just wondering 297 KISS keep it simple, stupid 298 KITA kick in the ass 299 KK okay, okay 300 KLINE kill line 301 KMA keep me advised 302 KMA keep moving ahead 303 KMA kill me already 304 KNF kernel normal form 305 KOS kill on sight 306 KTHX okay, thanks 307 KTHXBAI okay, thanks. Goodbye. 308 KWIM know what I mean? 309 L8 late 310 L8R later 311 LART luser attitude readjustment tool 312 LBNL last but not least 313 LGTM looks good to me 314 LJBF let's just be friends 315 LMAO laughing my ass off 316 LMC let me check 317 LMGTFY let me google that for you 318 LMHO laughing my head off 319 LMK let me know 320 LMNO laughing my nuts off 321 LMSO laughing my socks off 322 LOIC low orbit ion cannon 323 LOL laughing out loud 324 LP long playing [record] 325 LTNS long time no see 326 LWYL laugh with you later 327 M8 mate 328 MAD mutually assured destruction 329 MBA master of business administration 330 MFW my face when 331 MIA missing in action 332 MMB message me back 333 MO modus operandi 334 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 335 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 336 MOTSS member of the same sex 337 MTF more to follow 338 MVP minimum viable product 339 MVP most valuable player 340 MYOB mind your own business 341 N/A not {applicable,available} 342 N/M never mind 343 NAFAIK not as far as I know 344 NB nota bene 345 NBD no big deal 346 NE1 anyone 347 NEDM not even Doom music 348 NFA no flaming allowed 349 NFC no functional change 350 NIFOC naked in front of computer 351 NIH not invented here 352 NIMBY not in my backyard 353 NM never mind 354 NMF not my fault 355 NMP not my problem 356 NMU not much, you? 357 NOM no offence meant 358 NOOB newbie 359 NORP normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person 360 NOYB none of your business 361 NP no problem 362 NPC non-player character 363 NRFPT not ready for prime time 364 NRN no reply necessary 365 NRN not right now 366 NSFW not suitable for work 367 NTN no thanks needed 368 NUNP no users, no problems 369 NVM never mind 370 NW no way 371 NXT next 372 NYPA not your personal army 373 O2W off to work 374 OAO over and out 375 OBV obviously 376 OBVS obviously 377 ODTW others do the work (cf. "otdw source") 378 OFC of course 379 OH other half 380 OIC oh, I see 381 OMG oh my God 382 OMW on my way 383 ONNA oh no, not again 384 ONNTA oh no, not this again 385 OOB out of bounds 386 OOC out of curiosity 387 OOI out of interest 388 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind 389 OPS operator status 390 OPS operators 391 ORITE oh, right 392 OT off topic 393 OTL out to lunch 394 OTOH on the other hand 395 OTP one true pairing 396 OTS off the shelf 397 OTT over the top 398 OTTOMH off the top of my head 399 OWTTE or words to that effect 400 PC player character 401 PC politically correct 402 PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s) 403 PD police department 404 PDA public display of affection 405 PDQ pretty darn quick 406 PDS please don't shout 407 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard 408 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 409 PFI pay for inclusion 410 PFY pimply faced youth 411 PHB pointy haired boss 412 PIN personal identification number 413 PITA pain in the ass 414 PITR {parent,parents} in the room 415 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 416 PM post meridiem 417 PMFI problem magically fixed itself 418 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in 419 PMSL pissing myself laughing 420 PNG persona non grata 421 PNP plug and pray 422 POC point of contact 423 POC proof of concept 424 POLA principle of least astonishment 425 POLS principle of least surprise 426 POS point of sale 427 POV point of view 428 PPL people 429 PPL pretty please 430 PPP petty pet peeve 431 PPS pulse per second (signal) 432 PR public relations 433 PSA prostate-specific antigen 434 PSA public service announcement 435 PTA parent-teacher association 436 PTO {paid,personal} time off 437 PTO parent-teacher organization 438 PTO please turn over 439 PTO power takeoff 440 PTV parental tunnel vision 441 QED quod erat demonstrandum 442 QFT quoted for truth 443 RA residential advisor 444 RFC request for comments 445 RFD request for discussion 446 RFE request for enhancements 447 RIP rest in peace 448 RL real life 449 RLC rod length check 450 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman 451 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 452 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 453 ROI return on investment 454 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 455 RP responsible person 456 RR railroad 457 RSI repetitive strain injury 458 RSN real soon now 459 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please") 460 S/T self titled 461 SAR search and rescue 462 SAR some assembly required 463 SCNR sorry, could not resist 464 SEP someone else's problem 465 SERP search engine results page 466 SFAICT so far as I can tell 467 SHID slaps head in disgust 468 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 469 SITD still in the dark 470 SMAP Soil Moisture Active Passive 471 SMH shaking my head 472 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 473 SMOP simple matter of programming 474 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 475 SNMP sorry, not my problem 476 SO significant other 477 SOB son of [a] bitch 478 SOP standard operating procedure 479 SRS serious 480 SRSLY seriously 481 SSIA subject says it all 482 SSTO single stage to orbit 483 STW search the web 484 SUS stupid user syndrome 485 SUX sucks 486 SUX2BU sucks to be you 487 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 488 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 489 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 490 SYS see you soon 491 TA teaching assistant 492 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 493 TBA to be announced 494 TBC to be continued 495 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 496 TBH to be honest 497 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 498 TCB taking care of business 499 TCO taken care of 500 TCO total cost of ownership 501 TFOA things falling off aircraft 502 TFW that feeling when 503 TGIF thank goodness it's Friday 504 THNX thanks 505 THX thanks 506 TIA thanks in advance 507 TIAVP this is a volunteer project 508 TIC tonque in cheek 509 TIL today I learned 510 TINC there is no cabal 511 TINLA this is not legal advice 512 TINWIS this is not what I said 513 TJM that's just me 514 TLA three letter acronym 515 TLA true love always 516 TLC tender loving care 517 TLDR too long, didn't read 518 TM trademark 519 TM trust me 520 TMA too many abbreviations 521 TMG too much government 522 TMI too much information 523 TMJ temporomandibular joint 524 TMK to my knowledge 525 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it 526 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 527 TOC table of contents 528 TOCTOU time of check to time of use 529 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 530 TOH to other half 531 TP toilet paper 532 TPTB the powers that be 533 TRT the right thing 534 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 535 TTFN ta ta for now 536 TTM to the moderator 537 TTT thought that too 538 TTYL talk to you later 539 TTYS talk to you soon 540 TWAIN thing without an interesting name 541 TWDT the whole damn thing 542 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 543 TY thank you 544 TYVM thank you very much 545 U/L upload 546 UGT universal greeting time 547 UR your 548 UR {you're, you are} 549 UTSL use the source, Luke 550 VCR video cassette recorder 551 VEG very evil grin 552 VIP very important person 553 W/ with 554 W/E whatever 555 W/O without 556 W8 wait 557 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time 558 WAG wild-ass guess 559 WB welcome back 560 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong 561 WDYMBT what do you mean by that 562 WELC working effectively with legacy code 563 WFH working from home 564 WFM works for me 565 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 566 WIP work in progress 567 WMNC watch me not care 568 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 569 WRT with respect to 570 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy 571 WTF where's the food 572 WTG way to go 573 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell 574 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell 575 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade 576 WWJD what would Jesus do? 577 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it 578 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 579 YAOTM yet another off-topic message 580 YCTAT you can't troll a troll 581 YGM you got mail 582 YHBT you have been trolled 583 YHL you have lost 584 YKWIM you know what I mean 585 YMMV your mileage may vary 586 YOLO you only live once 587 YW you're welcome 588 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some 589 ZIP zoning improvement plan 590
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