acronyms revision 1.276
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.276 2018/12/12 22:27:03 dholland 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 DYAC damn you autocorrect 129 DYK do you know? 130 EA early adopter 131 ECR electronic cash register 132 EDS eternal downward spiral 133 EFT electronic funds transfer 134 EG evil grin 135 EIE enough is enough 136 EMSG email message 137 EOB end of business [day] 138 EOD end of {day,discussion} 139 EOL end of life 140 EOM end of message 141 EOS end of story 142 ETA edited to add 143 ETA estimated time of arrival 144 ETLA extended three letter acronym 145 ETR early to rise 146 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess 147 EZ easy 148 EZPZ easy-peasy 149 F9 fine 150 FAQ frequently asked question 151 FBOW for better or worse 152 FCFS first come, first served 153 FCOL for crying out loud 154 FFS free for shipping 155 FITB fill in the blank 156 FNO for nerds only 157 FNO from now on 158 FOC free of charge 159 FPS first person shooter 160 FPS frames per second 161 FSDO for some definition of 162 FSVO for some value of 163 FTBFS fails to build from source 164 FTFY fixed that for you 165 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it 166 FTL faster than light 167 FTL for the loss 168 FTR for the record 169 FTTT from time to time 170 FTW for the win 171 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt 172 FWIW for what it's worth 173 FYEO for your eyes only 174 FYI for your information 175 G grin 176 G/C garbage collect 177 G2G got to go 178 G2K good to know 179 GA go ahead 180 GAC get a clue 181 GAL get a life 182 GBTW get back to work 183 GDPR General Data Protection Regulation 184 GF girlfriend 185 GFU good for you 186 GFY good for you 187 GG good game 188 GGA good game all 189 GGP good game partner 190 GGWP good game, well played 191 GIGO garbage in, garbage out 192 GIYF Google is your friend 193 GJ good job 194 GL good luck 195 GLHF good luck, have fun 196 GLINE global kill line 197 GLWT good luck with that 198 GM game master 199 GMT Greenwich mean time 200 GMTA great minds think alike 201 GOK God only knows 202 GOP Grand Old Party 203 GOWI get on with it 204 GPS global positioning system 205 GR8 great 206 GTG got to go 207 GTH go to hell 208 GTSY {glad,good} to see you 209 GWS get well soon 210 H8 hate 211 HAND have a nice day 212 HE how embarrassing 213 HF have fun 214 HHIS hanging head in shame 215 HHOS ha ha, only serious 216 HICA here it comes again 217 HME home medical equipment 218 HNY happy new year 219 HOAS hold on a second 220 HOPS half-operator status 221 HTH hope this helps 222 IAC in any case 223 IAE in any event 224 IANAL I am not a lawyer 225 IAW in another window 226 IAWTC I agree with this comment 227 IAWTP I agree with this post 228 IAY I adore you 229 IB I'm back 230 IC I see 231 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong} 232 ICCL I couldn't care less 233 ICUR I see you are 234 ICYMI in case you missed it 235 IDC I don't care 236 IDGI I don't get it 237 IDGW in a good way 238 IDI I doubt it 239 IDIFTL I did it for the lulz 240 IDK I don't know 241 IDRC I don't really care 242 IDTS I don't think so 243 IDTT I drink to that 244 IFF if and only if 245 IFTTT if this then that 246 IHBW I have been wrong 247 IIANM if I am not mistaken 248 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly 249 IIUC if I understand correctly 250 IKR I know, right? 251 IKWYM I know what you mean 252 ILU I love you 253 ILY I love you 254 IMAO in my arrogant opinion 255 IMBO in my biased opinion 256 IMCO in my considered opinion 257 IME in my experience 258 IMHO in my humble opinion 259 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 260 IMO in my opinion 261 INB4 in before 262 INPO in no particular order 263 IOW in other words 264 IPML I pissed myself laughing 265 IQ intelligence quotient 266 IRCOP Internet relay chat {operator,operators} 267 IRCOPS Internet relay chat operator status 268 IRL in real life 269 IRT in real time 270 IRT in regards to 271 ISAGN I see a great need 272 ISBN International Standard Book Number 273 ISTM it seems to me 274 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember} 275 ITC in this {channel,chat} 276 ITT in this thread 277 ITYM I think you mean 278 IUD insert usual disclaimers 279 IUSS if you say so 280 IW it's worse 281 IWBNI it would be nice if 282 IYD in your dreams 283 IYKWIM if you know what I mean 284 IYSS if you say so 285 IYSWIM if you see what I mean 286 J/K just kidding 287 JAM just a minute 288 JAS just a second 289 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy 290 JFTR just for the record 291 JFYI just for your information 292 JGI just Google it 293 JGI just got it 294 JHD just hit delete 295 JIC just in case 296 JJA just joking around 297 JK just kidding 298 JMO just my opinion 299 JSYK just so you know 300 JTLYK just to let you know 301 JW just wondering 302 KISS keep it simple, stupid 303 KITA kick in the ass 304 KK okay, okay 305 KLINE kill line 306 KMA keep me advised 307 KMA keep moving ahead 308 KMA kill me already 309 KNF kernel normal form 310 KOS kill on sight 311 KTHX okay, thanks 312 KTHXBAI okay, thanks. Goodbye. 313 KWIM know what I mean? 314 L8 late 315 L8R later 316 LART luser attitude readjustment tool 317 LBNL last but not least 318 LGTM looks good to me 319 LJBF let's just be friends 320 LMAO laughing my ass off 321 LMC let me check 322 LMGTFY let me google that for you 323 LMHO laughing my head off 324 LMK let me know 325 LMNO laughing my nuts off 326 LMSO laughing my socks off 327 LOIC low orbit ion cannon 328 LOL laughing out loud 329 LP long playing [record] 330 LTNS long time no see 331 LWYL laugh with you later 332 M&O management & operations 333 M8 mate 334 MAD mutually assured destruction 335 MBA master of business administration 336 MFW my face when 337 MIA missing in action 338 MMB message me back 339 MO modus operandi 340 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 341 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 342 MOTSS member of the same sex 343 MTF more to follow 344 MVP minimum viable product 345 MVP most valuable player 346 MYOB mind your own business 347 N/A not {applicable,available} 348 N/M never mind 349 NAFAIK not as far as I know 350 NB nota bene 351 NBD no big deal 352 NE1 anyone 353 NEDM not even Doom music 354 NFA no flaming allowed 355 NFC no functional change 356 NIFOC naked in front of computer 357 NIH not invented here 358 NIMBY not in my backyard 359 NM never mind 360 NMF not my fault 361 NMP not my problem 362 NMU not much, you? 363 NOM no offence meant 364 NOOB newbie 365 NORP normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person 366 NOYB none of your business 367 NP no problem 368 NPC non-player character 369 NRFPT not ready for prime time 370 NRN no reply necessary 371 NRN not right now 372 NSFW not suitable for work 373 NTBF not to be fixed 374 NTN no thanks needed 375 NUNP no users, no problems 376 NVM never mind 377 NW no way 378 NXT next 379 NYPA not your personal army 380 O2W off to work 381 OAO over and out 382 OBV obviously 383 OBVS obviously 384 ODTW others do the work (cf. "otdw source") 385 OFC of course 386 OH other half 387 OIC oh, I see 388 OMG oh my God 389 OMW on my way 390 ONNA oh no, not again 391 ONNTA oh no, not this again 392 OOB out of bounds 393 OOC out of curiosity 394 OOI out of interest 395 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind 396 OPS operator status 397 OPS operators 398 ORITE oh, right 399 OT off topic 400 OTL out to lunch 401 OTOH on the other hand 402 OTP one true pairing 403 OTS off the shelf 404 OTT over the top 405 OTTOMH off the top of my head 406 OWTTE or words to that effect 407 PC player character 408 PC politically correct 409 PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s) 410 PD police department 411 PDA public display of affection 412 PDQ pretty darn quick 413 PDS please don't shout 414 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard 415 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 416 PFI pay for inclusion 417 PFY pimply faced youth 418 PHB pointy haired boss 419 PIN personal identification number 420 PITA pain in the ass 421 PITR {parent,parents} in the room 422 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 423 PM post meridiem 424 PMFI problem magically fixed itself 425 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in 426 PMSL pissing myself laughing 427 PNG persona non grata 428 PNP plug and pray 429 POC point of contact 430 POC proof of concept 431 POLA principle of least astonishment 432 POLS principle of least surprise 433 POS point of sale 434 POV point of view 435 PPL people 436 PPL pretty please 437 PPP petty pet peeve 438 PPS pulse per second (signal) 439 PR public relations 440 PSA prostate-specific antigen 441 PSA public service announcement 442 PTA parent-teacher association 443 PTO {paid,personal} time off 444 PTO parent-teacher organization 445 PTO please turn over 446 PTO power takeoff 447 PTV parental tunnel vision 448 QED quod erat demonstrandum 449 QFT quoted for truth 450 RA residential advisor 451 RFC request for comments 452 RFD request for discussion 453 RFE request for enhancements 454 RIP rest in peace 455 RL real life 456 RLC rod length check 457 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman 458 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 459 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 460 ROM rough order of magnitude 461 ROI return on investment 462 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 463 RP responsible person 464 RR railroad 465 RSI repetitive strain injury 466 RSN real soon now 467 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please") 468 S/T self titled 469 SAR search and rescue 470 SAR some assembly required 471 SCNR sorry, could not resist 472 SEP someone else's problem 473 SERP search engine results page 474 SFAICT so far as I can tell 475 SHID slaps head in disgust 476 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 477 SITD still in the dark 478 SJW social justice warrior 479 SMAP Soil Moisture Active Passive 480 SMH shaking my head 481 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 482 SMOP simple matter of programming 483 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 484 SNMP sorry, not my problem 485 SO significant other 486 SOB son of [a] bitch 487 SOP standard operating procedure 488 SRS serious 489 SRSLY seriously 490 SSIA subject says it all 491 SSTO single stage to orbit 492 STW search the web 493 SUS stupid user syndrome 494 SUX sucks 495 SUX2BU sucks to be you 496 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 497 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 498 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 499 SWOT strength, weaknesses, opportunities, threats 500 SYS see you soon 501 TA teaching assistant 502 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 503 TBA to be announced 504 TBC to be continued 505 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 506 TBH to be honest 507 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 508 TCB taking care of business 509 TCO taken care of 510 TCO total cost of ownership 511 TFOA things falling off aircraft 512 TFW that feeling when 513 TGIF thank goodness it's Friday 514 THNX thanks 515 THX thanks 516 TIA thanks in advance 517 TIAVP this is a volunteer project 518 TIC tongue in cheek 519 TIL today I learned 520 TINC there is no cabal 521 TINLA this is not legal advice 522 TINWIS this is not what I said 523 TJM that's just me 524 TLA three letter acronym 525 TLA true love always 526 TLC tender loving care 527 TLDR too long, didn't read 528 TM trademark 529 TM trust me 530 TMA too many abbreviations 531 TMG too much government 532 TMI too much information 533 TMJ temporomandibular joint 534 TMK to my knowledge 535 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it 536 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 537 TOC table of contents 538 TOCTOU time of check to time of use 539 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 540 TOH to other half 541 TP toilet paper 542 TPTB the powers that be 543 TRT the right thing 544 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 545 TTFN ta ta for now 546 TTM to the moderator 547 TTT thought that too 548 TTYL talk to you later 549 TTYS talk to you soon 550 TWAIN thing without an interesting name 551 TWDT the whole damn thing 552 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 553 TY thank you 554 TYVM thank you very much 555 U/L upload 556 UGT universal greeting time 557 UR your 558 UR {you're, you are} 559 UTSL use the source, Luke 560 VCR video cassette recorder 561 VEG very evil grin 562 VIP very important person 563 VLA variable length array 564 W/ with 565 W/E whatever 566 W/O without 567 W8 wait 568 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time 569 WAG wild-ass guess 570 WB welcome back 571 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong 572 WDYMBT what do you mean by that 573 WELC working effectively with legacy code 574 WFH working from home 575 WFM works for me 576 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 577 WIP work in progress 578 WMNC watch me not care 579 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 580 WRT with respect to 581 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy 582 WTF where's the food 583 WTG way to go 584 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell 585 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell 586 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade 587 WWJD what would Jesus do? 588 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it 589 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 590 YAOTM yet another off-topic message 591 YCTAT you can't troll a troll 592 YGM you got mail 593 YHBT you have been trolled 594 YHL you have lost 595 YKWIM you know what I mean 596 YMMV your mileage may vary 597 YOLO you only live once 598 YW you're welcome 599 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some 600 ZIP zoning improvement plan 601
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