acronyms revision 1.275
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.275 2018/09/19 18:50:39 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 APM alternative payment model 38 ASAIC as soon as I can 39 ASAP as soon as possible 40 ASL age/sex/location 41 ATEOTD at the end of the day 42 ATM at the moment 43 ATM {automated,automatic} teller machine 44 ATW around the world 45 AWK Aho, Weinberger, [and] Kernighan 46 AWOL absent without official leave 47 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us 48 AYF all your fault 49 AYOR at your own risk 50 AYT are you there 51 B& banned 52 B/C because 53 B/W bandwidth 54 B/W between 55 BAI goodbye 56 BAK back at keyboard 57 BBIAB be back in a bit 58 BBL [I'll] be back later 59 BBR burnt beyond repair 60 BBS be back soon 61 BBT be back tomorrow 62 BCNU be seeing you 63 BCNUL8R be seeing you later 64 BCP best current practice 65 BDFL benevolent dictator for life 66 BF best friend 67 BF boyfriend 68 BFF best {friend,friends} forever 69 BIAB back in a bit 70 BIAF back in a few 71 BIALW back in a little while 72 BIAS back in a second 73 BIAW back in a while 74 BIDI boy, I did it 75 BNYA burned now you are 76 BOC but of course 77 BOFH bastard operator from hell 78 BOT back on topic 79 BPM beam propagation method 80 BPM beats per minute 81 BRB [I'll] be right back 82 BSD booze, sex, drugs 83 BTDT been there, done that 84 BTFT been there, fixed that 85 BTTH boot to the head 86 BTW by the way 87 BYOB bring your own {beer,booze} 88 CC credit card 89 CEO chief executive officer 90 CFV call for votes 91 CFY calling for you 92 CG center of gravity 93 CHANOPS channel operator status 94 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong 95 CNP continued [in my] next post 96 COB close of business [day] 97 COTS commercial off-the-shelf 98 CPC cost per click 99 CPE customer premises equipment 100 CRM customer relationship management 101 CTN can't talk now 102 CU see you 103 CUL see you later 104 CYA see ya 105 CYA see you around 106 CYE check your email 107 D/B/A doing business as 108 D/L download 109 DBA doing business as 110 DBEYR don't believe everything you read 111 DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion? 112 DIY do it yourself 113 DKDC don't know, don't care 114 DM direct message 115 DM dungeon master 116 DME durable medical equipment 117 DMEPOS durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies 118 DMZ demilitarized zone 119 DND do not disturb 120 DNF did not finish 121 DNFT do not feed troll 122 DOA dead on arrival 123 DRY don't repeat yourself 124 DSTM don't shoot the messenger 125 DTRT do the right thing 126 DTWT do the wrong thing 127 DWIM do what I mean 128 DYK do you know? 129 EA early adopter 130 ECR electronic cash register 131 EDS eternal downward spiral 132 EFT electronic funds transfer 133 EG evil grin 134 EIE enough is enough 135 EMSG email message 136 EOB end of business [day] 137 EOD end of {day,discussion} 138 EOL end of life 139 EOM end of message 140 EOS end of story 141 ETA edited to add 142 ETA estimated time of arrival 143 ETLA extended three letter acronym 144 ETR early to rise 145 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess 146 EZ easy 147 EZPZ easy-peasy 148 F9 fine 149 FAQ frequently asked question 150 FBOW for better or worse 151 FCFS first come, first served 152 FCOL for crying out loud 153 FFS free for shipping 154 FITB fill in the blank 155 FNO for nerds only 156 FNO from now on 157 FOC free of charge 158 FPS first person shooter 159 FPS frames per second 160 FSDO for some definition of 161 FSVO for some value of 162 FTBFS fails to build from source 163 FTFY fixed that for you 164 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it 165 FTL faster than light 166 FTL for the loss 167 FTR for the record 168 FTTT from time to time 169 FTW for the win 170 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt 171 FWIW for what it's worth 172 FYEO for your eyes only 173 FYI for your information 174 G grin 175 G/C garbage collect 176 G2G got to go 177 G2K good to know 178 GA go ahead 179 GAC get a clue 180 GAL get a life 181 GBTW get back to work 182 GDPR General Data Protection Regulation 183 GF girlfriend 184 GFU good for you 185 GFY good for you 186 GG good game 187 GGA good game all 188 GGP good game partner 189 GGWP good game, well played 190 GIGO garbage in, garbage out 191 GIYF Google is your friend 192 GJ good job 193 GL good luck 194 GLHF good luck, have fun 195 GLINE global kill line 196 GLWT good luck with that 197 GM game master 198 GMT Greenwich mean time 199 GMTA great minds think alike 200 GOK God only knows 201 GOP Grand Old Party 202 GOWI get on with it 203 GPS global positioning system 204 GR8 great 205 GTG got to go 206 GTH go to hell 207 GTSY {glad,good} to see you 208 GWS get well soon 209 H8 hate 210 HAND have a nice day 211 HE how embarrassing 212 HF have fun 213 HHIS hanging head in shame 214 HHOS ha ha, only serious 215 HICA here it comes again 216 HME home medical equipment 217 HNY happy new year 218 HOAS hold on a second 219 HOPS half-operator status 220 HTH hope this helps 221 IAC in any case 222 IAE in any event 223 IANAL I am not a lawyer 224 IAW in another window 225 IAWTC I agree with this comment 226 IAWTP I agree with this post 227 IAY I adore you 228 IB I'm back 229 IC I see 230 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong} 231 ICCL I couldn't care less 232 ICUR I see you are 233 ICYMI in case you missed it 234 IDC I don't care 235 IDGI I don't get it 236 IDGW in a good way 237 IDI I doubt it 238 IDIFTL I did it for the lulz 239 IDK I don't know 240 IDRC I don't really care 241 IDTS I don't think so 242 IDTT I drink to that 243 IFF if and only if 244 IFTTT if this then that 245 IHBW I have been wrong 246 IIANM if I am not mistaken 247 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly 248 IIUC if I understand correctly 249 IKR I know, right? 250 IKWYM I know what you mean 251 ILU I love you 252 ILY I love you 253 IMAO in my arrogant opinion 254 IMBO in my biased opinion 255 IMCO in my considered opinion 256 IME in my experience 257 IMHO in my humble opinion 258 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 259 IMO in my opinion 260 INB4 in before 261 INPO in no particular order 262 IOW in other words 263 IPML I pissed myself laughing 264 IQ intelligence quotient 265 IRCOP Internet relay chat {operator,operators} 266 IRCOPS Internet relay chat operator status 267 IRL in real life 268 IRT in real time 269 IRT in regards to 270 ISAGN I see a great need 271 ISBN International Standard Book Number 272 ISTM it seems to me 273 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember} 274 ITC in this {channel,chat} 275 ITT in this thread 276 ITYM I think you mean 277 IUD insert usual disclaimers 278 IUSS if you say so 279 IW it's worse 280 IWBNI it would be nice if 281 IYD in your dreams 282 IYKWIM if you know what I mean 283 IYSS if you say so 284 IYSWIM if you see what I mean 285 J/K just kidding 286 JAM just a minute 287 JAS just a second 288 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy 289 JFTR just for the record 290 JFYI just for your information 291 JGI just Google it 292 JGI just got it 293 JHD just hit delete 294 JIC just in case 295 JJA just joking around 296 JK just kidding 297 JMO just my opinion 298 JSYK just so you know 299 JTLYK just to let you know 300 JW just wondering 301 KISS keep it simple, stupid 302 KITA kick in the ass 303 KK okay, okay 304 KLINE kill line 305 KMA keep me advised 306 KMA keep moving ahead 307 KMA kill me already 308 KNF kernel normal form 309 KOS kill on sight 310 KTHX okay, thanks 311 KTHXBAI okay, thanks. Goodbye. 312 KWIM know what I mean? 313 L8 late 314 L8R later 315 LART luser attitude readjustment tool 316 LBNL last but not least 317 LGTM looks good to me 318 LJBF let's just be friends 319 LMAO laughing my ass off 320 LMC let me check 321 LMGTFY let me google that for you 322 LMHO laughing my head off 323 LMK let me know 324 LMNO laughing my nuts off 325 LMSO laughing my socks off 326 LOIC low orbit ion cannon 327 LOL laughing out loud 328 LP long playing [record] 329 LTNS long time no see 330 LWYL laugh with you later 331 M&O management & operations 332 M8 mate 333 MAD mutually assured destruction 334 MBA master of business administration 335 MFW my face when 336 MIA missing in action 337 MMB message me back 338 MO modus operandi 339 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 340 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 341 MOTSS member of the same sex 342 MTF more to follow 343 MVP minimum viable product 344 MVP most valuable player 345 MYOB mind your own business 346 N/A not {applicable,available} 347 N/M never mind 348 NAFAIK not as far as I know 349 NB nota bene 350 NBD no big deal 351 NE1 anyone 352 NEDM not even Doom music 353 NFA no flaming allowed 354 NFC no functional change 355 NIFOC naked in front of computer 356 NIH not invented here 357 NIMBY not in my backyard 358 NM never mind 359 NMF not my fault 360 NMP not my problem 361 NMU not much, you? 362 NOM no offence meant 363 NOOB newbie 364 NORP normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person 365 NOYB none of your business 366 NP no problem 367 NPC non-player character 368 NRFPT not ready for prime time 369 NRN no reply necessary 370 NRN not right now 371 NSFW not suitable for work 372 NTBF not to be fixed 373 NTN no thanks needed 374 NUNP no users, no problems 375 NVM never mind 376 NW no way 377 NXT next 378 NYPA not your personal army 379 O2W off to work 380 OAO over and out 381 OBV obviously 382 OBVS obviously 383 ODTW others do the work (cf. "otdw source") 384 OFC of course 385 OH other half 386 OIC oh, I see 387 OMG oh my God 388 OMW on my way 389 ONNA oh no, not again 390 ONNTA oh no, not this again 391 OOB out of bounds 392 OOC out of curiosity 393 OOI out of interest 394 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind 395 OPS operator status 396 OPS operators 397 ORITE oh, right 398 OT off topic 399 OTL out to lunch 400 OTOH on the other hand 401 OTP one true pairing 402 OTS off the shelf 403 OTT over the top 404 OTTOMH off the top of my head 405 OWTTE or words to that effect 406 PC player character 407 PC politically correct 408 PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s) 409 PD police department 410 PDA public display of affection 411 PDQ pretty darn quick 412 PDS please don't shout 413 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard 414 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 415 PFI pay for inclusion 416 PFY pimply faced youth 417 PHB pointy haired boss 418 PIN personal identification number 419 PITA pain in the ass 420 PITR {parent,parents} in the room 421 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 422 PM post meridiem 423 PMFI problem magically fixed itself 424 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in 425 PMSL pissing myself laughing 426 PNG persona non grata 427 PNP plug and pray 428 POC point of contact 429 POC proof of concept 430 POLA principle of least astonishment 431 POLS principle of least surprise 432 POS point of sale 433 POV point of view 434 PPL people 435 PPL pretty please 436 PPP petty pet peeve 437 PPS pulse per second (signal) 438 PR public relations 439 PSA prostate-specific antigen 440 PSA public service announcement 441 PTA parent-teacher association 442 PTO {paid,personal} time off 443 PTO parent-teacher organization 444 PTO please turn over 445 PTO power takeoff 446 PTV parental tunnel vision 447 QED quod erat demonstrandum 448 QFT quoted for truth 449 RA residential advisor 450 RFC request for comments 451 RFD request for discussion 452 RFE request for enhancements 453 RIP rest in peace 454 RL real life 455 RLC rod length check 456 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman 457 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 458 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 459 ROM rough order of magnitude 460 ROI return on investment 461 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 462 RP responsible person 463 RR railroad 464 RSI repetitive strain injury 465 RSN real soon now 466 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please") 467 S/T self titled 468 SAR search and rescue 469 SAR some assembly required 470 SCNR sorry, could not resist 471 SEP someone else's problem 472 SERP search engine results page 473 SFAICT so far as I can tell 474 SHID slaps head in disgust 475 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 476 SITD still in the dark 477 SJW social justice warrior 478 SMAP Soil Moisture Active Passive 479 SMH shaking my head 480 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 481 SMOP simple matter of programming 482 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 483 SNMP sorry, not my problem 484 SO significant other 485 SOB son of [a] bitch 486 SOP standard operating procedure 487 SRS serious 488 SRSLY seriously 489 SSIA subject says it all 490 SSTO single stage to orbit 491 STW search the web 492 SUS stupid user syndrome 493 SUX sucks 494 SUX2BU sucks to be you 495 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 496 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 497 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 498 SWOT strength, weaknesses, opportunities, threats 499 SYS see you soon 500 TA teaching assistant 501 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 502 TBA to be announced 503 TBC to be continued 504 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 505 TBH to be honest 506 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 507 TCB taking care of business 508 TCO taken care of 509 TCO total cost of ownership 510 TFOA things falling off aircraft 511 TFW that feeling when 512 TGIF thank goodness it's Friday 513 THNX thanks 514 THX thanks 515 TIA thanks in advance 516 TIAVP this is a volunteer project 517 TIC tongue in cheek 518 TIL today I learned 519 TINC there is no cabal 520 TINLA this is not legal advice 521 TINWIS this is not what I said 522 TJM that's just me 523 TLA three letter acronym 524 TLA true love always 525 TLC tender loving care 526 TLDR too long, didn't read 527 TM trademark 528 TM trust me 529 TMA too many abbreviations 530 TMG too much government 531 TMI too much information 532 TMJ temporomandibular joint 533 TMK to my knowledge 534 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it 535 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 536 TOC table of contents 537 TOCTOU time of check to time of use 538 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 539 TOH to other half 540 TP toilet paper 541 TPTB the powers that be 542 TRT the right thing 543 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 544 TTFN ta ta for now 545 TTM to the moderator 546 TTT thought that too 547 TTYL talk to you later 548 TTYS talk to you soon 549 TWAIN thing without an interesting name 550 TWDT the whole damn thing 551 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 552 TY thank you 553 TYVM thank you very much 554 U/L upload 555 UGT universal greeting time 556 UR your 557 UR {you're, you are} 558 UTSL use the source, Luke 559 VCR video cassette recorder 560 VEG very evil grin 561 VIP very important person 562 VLA variable length array 563 W/ with 564 W/E whatever 565 W/O without 566 W8 wait 567 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time 568 WAG wild-ass guess 569 WB welcome back 570 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong 571 WDYMBT what do you mean by that 572 WELC working effectively with legacy code 573 WFH working from home 574 WFM works for me 575 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 576 WIP work in progress 577 WMNC watch me not care 578 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 579 WRT with respect to 580 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy 581 WTF where's the food 582 WTG way to go 583 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell 584 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell 585 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade 586 WWJD what would Jesus do? 587 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it 588 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 589 YAOTM yet another off-topic message 590 YCTAT you can't troll a troll 591 YGM you got mail 592 YHBT you have been trolled 593 YHL you have lost 594 YKWIM you know what I mean 595 YMMV your mileage may vary 596 YOLO you only live once 597 YW you're welcome 598 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some 599 ZIP zoning improvement plan 600
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