acronyms revision 1.279
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.279 2019/03/08 08:47:17 leot 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 CTF capture the flag 102 CTN can't talk now 103 CU see you 104 CUL see you later 105 CYA see ya 106 CYA see you around 107 CYE check your email 108 D/B/A doing business as 109 D/L download 110 DBA doing business as 111 DBEYR don't believe everything you read 112 DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion? 113 DIY do it yourself 114 DKDC don't know, don't care 115 DM direct message 116 DM dungeon master 117 DME durable medical equipment 118 DMEPOS durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies 119 DMZ demilitarized zone 120 DND do not disturb 121 DNF did not finish 122 DNFT do not feed troll 123 DOA dead on arrival 124 DRY don't repeat yourself 125 DSTM don't shoot the messenger 126 DTRT do the right thing 127 DTWT do the wrong thing 128 DWIM do what I mean 129 DYAC damn you autocorrect 130 DYK do you know? 131 EA early adopter 132 ECR electronic cash register 133 EDS eternal downward spiral 134 EFT electronic funds transfer 135 EG evil grin 136 EIE enough is enough 137 EMSG email message 138 EOB end of business [day] 139 EOD end of {day,discussion} 140 EOL end of life 141 EOM end of message 142 EOS end of story 143 ETA edited to add 144 ETA estimated time of arrival 145 ETLA extended three letter acronym 146 ETR early to rise 147 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess 148 EZ easy 149 EZPZ easy-peasy 150 F9 fine 151 FAQ frequently asked question 152 FBOW for better or worse 153 FCFS first come, first served 154 FCOL for crying out loud 155 FFS free for shipping 156 FITB fill in the blank 157 FNO for nerds only 158 FNO from now on 159 FOC free of charge 160 FPS first person shooter 161 FPS frames per second 162 FSDO for some definition of 163 FSVO for some value of 164 FTBFS fails to build from source 165 FTFY fixed that for you 166 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it 167 FTL faster than light 168 FTL for the loss 169 FTR for the record 170 FTTT from time to time 171 FTW for the win 172 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt 173 FWIW for what it's worth 174 FYEO for your eyes only 175 FYI for your information 176 G grin 177 G/C garbage collect 178 G2G got to go 179 G2K good to know 180 GA go ahead 181 GAC get a clue 182 GAL get a life 183 GBTW get back to work 184 GDPR General Data Protection Regulation 185 GF girlfriend 186 GFU good for you 187 GFY good for you 188 GG good game 189 GGA good game all 190 GGP good game partner 191 GGWP good game, well played 192 GIGO garbage in, garbage out 193 GIYF Google is your friend 194 GJ good job 195 GL good luck 196 GLHF good luck, have fun 197 GLINE global kill line 198 GLWT good luck with that 199 GM game master 200 GMT Greenwich mean time 201 GMTA great minds think alike 202 GOK God only knows 203 GOP Grand Old Party 204 GOWI get on with it 205 GPS global positioning system 206 GR8 great 207 GTG got to go 208 GTH go to hell 209 GTSY {glad,good} to see you 210 GWS get well soon 211 H8 hate 212 HAND have a nice day 213 HE how embarrassing 214 HF have fun 215 HHIS hanging head in shame 216 HHOS ha ha, only serious 217 HICA here it comes again 218 HME home medical equipment 219 HNY happy new year 220 HOAS hold on a second 221 HOPS half-operator status 222 HTH hope this helps 223 IAC in any case 224 IAE in any event 225 IANAL I am not a lawyer 226 IAW in another window 227 IAWTC I agree with this comment 228 IAWTP I agree with this post 229 IAY I adore you 230 IB I'm back 231 IC I see 232 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong} 233 ICCL I couldn't care less 234 ICUR I see you are 235 ICYMI in case you missed it 236 IDC I don't care 237 IDGI I don't get it 238 IDGW in a good way 239 IDI I doubt it 240 IDIFTL I did it for the lulz 241 IDK I don't know 242 IDRC I don't really care 243 IDTS I don't think so 244 IDTT I drink to that 245 IFF if and only if 246 IFTTT if this then that 247 IHBW I have been wrong 248 IIANM if I am not mistaken 249 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly 250 IIUC if I understand correctly 251 IKR I know, right? 252 IKWYM I know what you mean 253 ILU I love you 254 ILY I love you 255 IMAO in my arrogant opinion 256 IMBO in my biased opinion 257 IMCO in my considered opinion 258 IME in my experience 259 IMHO in my humble opinion 260 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 261 IMO in my opinion 262 INB4 in before 263 INPO in no particular order 264 IOW in other words 265 IPML I pissed myself laughing 266 IQ intelligence quotient 267 IRCOP Internet relay chat {operator,operators} 268 IRCOPS Internet relay chat operator status 269 IRL in real life 270 IRT in real time 271 IRT in regards to 272 ISAGN I see a great need 273 ISBN International Standard Book Number 274 ISTM it seems to me 275 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember} 276 ITC in this {channel,chat} 277 ITT in this thread 278 ITYM I think you mean 279 IUD insert usual disclaimers 280 IUSS if you say so 281 IW it's worse 282 IWBNI it would be nice if 283 IYD in your dreams 284 IYKWIM if you know what I mean 285 IYSS if you say so 286 IYSWIM if you see what I mean 287 J/K just kidding 288 JAM just a minute 289 JAS just a second 290 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy 291 JFTR just for the record 292 JFYI just for your information 293 JGI just Google it 294 JGI just got it 295 JHD just hit delete 296 JIC just in case 297 JJA just joking around 298 JK just kidding 299 JMO just my opinion 300 JSYK just so you know 301 JTLYK just to let you know 302 JW just wondering 303 KISS keep it simple, stupid 304 KITA kick in the ass 305 KK okay, okay 306 KLINE kill line 307 KMA keep me advised 308 KMA keep moving ahead 309 KMA kill me already 310 KNF kernel normal form 311 KOS kill on sight 312 KTHX okay, thanks 313 KTHXBAI okay, thanks. Goodbye. 314 KWIM know what I mean? 315 L8 late 316 L8R later 317 LART luser attitude readjustment tool 318 LBNL last but not least 319 LGTM looks good to me 320 LJBF let's just be friends 321 LMAO laughing my ass off 322 LMC let me check 323 LMGTFY let me google that for you 324 LMHO laughing my head off 325 LMK let me know 326 LMNO laughing my nuts off 327 LMSO laughing my socks off 328 LOIC low orbit ion cannon 329 LOL laughing out loud 330 LP long playing [record] 331 LTNS long time no see 332 LWYL laugh with you later 333 M&O management & operations 334 M8 mate 335 MAD mutually assured destruction 336 MBA master of business administration 337 MFW my face when 338 MIA missing in action 339 MMB message me back 340 MO modus operandi 341 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 342 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 343 MOTSS member of the same sex 344 MTF more to follow 345 MVP minimum viable product 346 MVP most valuable player 347 MYOB mind your own business 348 N/A not {applicable,available} 349 N/M never mind 350 NAFAIK not as far as I know 351 NB nota bene 352 NBD no big deal 353 NE1 anyone 354 NEDM not even Doom music 355 NFA no flaming allowed 356 NFC no functional change 357 NIFOC naked in front of computer 358 NIH not invented here 359 NIMBY not in my backyard 360 NM never mind 361 NMF not my fault 362 NMP not my problem 363 NMU not much, you? 364 NOM no offence meant 365 NOOB newbie 366 NORP normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person 367 NOYB none of your business 368 NP no problem 369 NPC non-player character 370 NRFPT not ready for prime time 371 NRN no reply necessary 372 NRN not right now 373 NSFW not suitable for work 374 NTBF not to be fixed 375 NTN no thanks needed 376 NUNP no users, no problems 377 NVM never mind 378 NW no way 379 NXT next 380 NYPA not your personal army 381 O2W off to work 382 OAO over and out 383 OBV obviously 384 OBVS obviously 385 ODTW others do the work (cf. "otdw source") 386 OFC of course 387 OH other half 388 OIC oh, I see 389 OMG oh my God 390 OMW on my way 391 ONNA oh no, not again 392 ONNTA oh no, not this again 393 OOB out of bounds 394 OOC out of curiosity 395 OOI out of interest 396 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind 397 OPS operator status 398 OPS operators 399 ORITE oh, right 400 OT off topic 401 OTL out to lunch 402 OTOH on the other hand 403 OTP one true pairing 404 OTS off the shelf 405 OTT over the top 406 OTTOMH off the top of my head 407 OWTTE or words to that effect 408 PC player character 409 PC politically correct 410 PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s) 411 PD police department 412 PDA public display of affection 413 PDQ pretty darn quick 414 PDS please don't shout 415 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard 416 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 417 PFI pay for inclusion 418 PFY pimply faced youth 419 PHB pointy haired boss 420 PIN personal identification number 421 PITA pain in the ass 422 PITR {parent,parents} in the room 423 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 424 PM post meridiem 425 PMFI problem magically fixed itself 426 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in 427 PMSL pissing myself laughing 428 PNG persona non grata 429 PNP plug and pray 430 POC point of contact 431 POC proof of concept 432 POLA principle of least astonishment 433 POLS principle of least surprise 434 POS point of sale 435 POV point of view 436 PPL people 437 PPL pretty please 438 PPP petty pet peeve 439 PPS pulse per second (signal) 440 PR public relations 441 PSA prostate-specific antigen 442 PSA public service announcement 443 PTA parent-teacher association 444 PTO {paid,personal} time off 445 PTO parent-teacher organization 446 PTO please turn over 447 PTO power takeoff 448 PTT push-to-talk 449 PTT post-telephone-telegraph 450 PTV parental tunnel vision 451 QED quod erat demonstrandum 452 QFT quoted for truth 453 RA residential advisor 454 RFC request for comments 455 RFD request for discussion 456 RFE request for enhancements 457 RIP rest in peace 458 RL real life 459 RLC rod length check 460 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman 461 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 462 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 463 ROM rough order of magnitude 464 ROI return on investment 465 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 466 RP responsible person 467 RR railroad 468 RSI repetitive strain injury 469 RSN real soon now 470 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please") 471 S/T self titled 472 SAR search and rescue 473 SAR some assembly required 474 SCNR sorry, could not resist 475 SEP someone else's problem 476 SERP search engine results page 477 SFAICT so far as I can tell 478 SGTM sounds good to me 479 SHID slaps head in disgust 480 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 481 SITD still in the dark 482 SJW social justice warrior 483 SMAP Soil Moisture Active Passive 484 SMH shaking my head 485 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 486 SMOP simple matter of programming 487 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 488 SNMP sorry, not my problem 489 SO significant other 490 SOB son of [a] bitch 491 SOP standard operating procedure 492 SRS serious 493 SRSLY seriously 494 SSIA subject says it all 495 SSTO single stage to orbit 496 STW search the web 497 SUS stupid user syndrome 498 SUX sucks 499 SUX2BU sucks to be you 500 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 501 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 502 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 503 SWOT strength, weaknesses, opportunities, threats 504 SYS see you soon 505 TA teaching assistant 506 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 507 TBA to be announced 508 TBC to be continued 509 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 510 TBH to be honest 511 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 512 TCB taking care of business 513 TCO taken care of 514 TCO total cost of ownership 515 TFOA things falling off aircraft 516 TFW that feeling when 517 TGIF thank goodness it's Friday 518 THNX thanks 519 THX thanks 520 TIA thanks in advance 521 TIAVP this is a volunteer project 522 TIC tongue in cheek 523 TIL today I learned 524 TINC there is no cabal 525 TINLA this is not legal advice 526 TINWIS this is not what I said 527 TJM that's just me 528 TLA three letter acronym 529 TLA true love always 530 TLC tender loving care 531 TLDR too long, didn't read 532 TM trademark 533 TM trust me 534 TMA too many abbreviations 535 TMG too much government 536 TMI too much information 537 TMJ temporomandibular joint 538 TMK to my knowledge 539 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it 540 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 541 TOC table of contents 542 TOCTOU time of check to time of use 543 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 544 TOH to other half 545 TP toilet paper 546 TPTB the powers that be 547 TRT the right thing 548 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 549 TTFN ta ta for now 550 TTM to the moderator 551 TTT thought that too 552 TTYL talk to you later 553 TTYS talk to you soon 554 TWAIN thing without an interesting name 555 TWDT the whole damn thing 556 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 557 TY thank you 558 TYVM thank you very much 559 U/L upload 560 UGT universal greeting time 561 UR your 562 UR {you're, you are} 563 UTSL use the source, Luke 564 VCR video cassette recorder 565 VEG very evil grin 566 VIP very important person 567 VLA variable length array 568 W/ with 569 W/E whatever 570 W/O without 571 W8 wait 572 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time 573 WAG wild-ass guess 574 WB welcome back 575 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong 576 WDYMBT what do you mean by that 577 WELC working effectively with legacy code 578 WFH working from home 579 WFM works for me 580 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 581 WIP work in progress 582 WMNC watch me not care 583 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 584 WRT with respect to 585 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy 586 WTF where's the food 587 WTG way to go 588 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell 589 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell 590 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade 591 WWJD what would Jesus do? 592 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it 593 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 594 YAOTM yet another off-topic message 595 YCTAT you can't troll a troll 596 YGM you got mail 597 YHBT you have been trolled 598 YHL you have lost 599 YKWIM you know what I mean 600 YMMV your mileage may vary 601 YOLO you only live once 602 YW you're welcome 603 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some 604 ZIP zoning improvement plan 605
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