acronyms revision 1.284
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.284 2019/06/07 13:37:35 sevan 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 ALPR automatic license plate recognition 35 AM ante meridiem 36 AMA ask me anything 37 AMOL a mountain of love 38 ANPR automatic number plate recognition 39 APM alternative payment model 40 ASAIC as soon as I can 41 ASAP as soon as possible 42 ASL age/sex/location 43 ATEOTD at the end of the day 44 ATM at the moment 45 ATM {automated,automatic} teller machine 46 ATW around the world 47 AVI automatic vehicle identification 48 AWK Aho, Weinberger, [and] Kernighan 49 AWOL absent without official leave 50 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us 51 AYF all your fault 52 AYOR at your own risk 53 AYT are you there 54 B& banned 55 B/C because 56 B/W bandwidth 57 B/W between 58 BAI goodbye 59 BAK back at keyboard 60 BBIAB be back in a bit 61 BBL [I'll] be back later 62 BBR burnt beyond repair 63 BBS be back soon 64 BBT be back tomorrow 65 BCNU be seeing you 66 BCNUL8R be seeing you later 67 BCP best current practice 68 BDFL benevolent dictator for life 69 BF best friend 70 BF boyfriend 71 BFF best {friend,friends} forever 72 BIAB back in a bit 73 BIAF back in a few 74 BIALW back in a little while 75 BIAS back in a second 76 BIAW back in a while 77 BIDI boy, I did it 78 BNYA burned now you are 79 BOC but of course 80 BOFH bastard operator from hell 81 BOT back on topic 82 BPM beam propagation method 83 BPM beats per minute 84 BRB [I'll] be right back 85 BSD booze, sex, drugs 86 BTDT been there, done that 87 BTFT been there, fixed that 88 BTTH boot to the head 89 BTW by the way 90 BYOB bring your own {beer,booze} 91 CC credit card 92 CEO chief executive officer 93 CFV call for votes 94 CFY calling for you 95 CG center of gravity 96 CHANOPS channel operator status 97 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong 98 CNP continued [in my] next post 99 COB close of business [day] 100 COTS commercial off-the-shelf 101 CPC cost per click 102 CPE customer premises equipment 103 CPR car plate recognition 104 CRM customer relationship management 105 CTF capture the flag 106 CTN can't talk now 107 CU see you 108 CUL see you later 109 CYA see ya 110 CYA see you around 111 CYE check your email 112 D/B/A doing business as 113 D/L download 114 DBA doing business as 115 DBEYR don't believe everything you read 116 DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion? 117 DIY do it yourself 118 DKDC don't know, don't care 119 DM direct message 120 DM dungeon master 121 DME durable medical equipment 122 DMEPOS durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies 123 DMZ demilitarized zone 124 DND do not disturb 125 DNF did not finish 126 DNFT do not feed troll 127 DOA dead on arrival 128 DOTADIW do one thing and do it well 129 DRY don't repeat yourself 130 DSTM don't shoot the messenger 131 DTRT do the right thing 132 DTWT do the wrong thing 133 DWIM do what I mean 134 DYAC damn you autocorrect 135 DYK do you know? 136 EA early adopter 137 ECR electronic cash register 138 EDS eternal downward spiral 139 EFT electronic funds transfer 140 EG evil grin 141 EIE enough is enough 142 EMSG email message 143 EOB end of business [day] 144 EOD end of {day,discussion} 145 EOL end of life 146 EOM end of message 147 EOS end of story 148 ETA edited to add 149 ETA estimated time of arrival 150 ETLA extended three letter acronym 151 ETR early to rise 152 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess 153 EZ easy 154 EZPZ easy-peasy 155 F9 fine 156 FAQ frequently asked question 157 FBOW for better or worse 158 FCFS first come, first served 159 FCOL for crying out loud 160 FFS free for shipping 161 FITB fill in the blank 162 FNO for nerds only 163 FNO from now on 164 FOC free of charge 165 FPS first person shooter 166 FPS frames per second 167 FSDO for some definition of 168 FSVO for some value of 169 FTBFS fails to build from source 170 FTFY fixed that for you 171 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it 172 FTL faster than light 173 FTL for the loss 174 FTR for the record 175 FTTT from time to time 176 FTW for the win 177 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt 178 FWIW for what it's worth 179 FYEO for your eyes only 180 FYI for your information 181 G grin 182 G/C garbage collect 183 G2G got to go 184 G2K good to know 185 GA go ahead 186 GAC get a clue 187 GAL get a life 188 GBTW get back to work 189 GCD greatest common divisor 190 GDPR General Data Protection Regulation 191 GF girlfriend 192 GFU good for you 193 GFY good for you 194 GG good game 195 GGA good game all 196 GGP good game partner 197 GGWP good game, well played 198 GIGO garbage in, garbage out 199 GIYF Google is your friend 200 GJ good job 201 GL good luck 202 GLHF good luck, have fun 203 GLINE global kill line 204 GLWT good luck with that 205 GM game master 206 GMT Greenwich mean time 207 GMTA great minds think alike 208 GOK God only knows 209 GOP Grand Old Party 210 GOWI get on with it 211 GPS global positioning system 212 GR8 great 213 GTG got to go 214 GTH go to hell 215 GTSY {glad,good} to see you 216 GWS get well soon 217 H8 hate 218 HAND have a nice day 219 HE how embarrassing 220 HF have fun 221 HHIS hanging head in shame 222 HHOS ha ha, only serious 223 HICA here it comes again 224 HME home medical equipment 225 HNY happy new year 226 HOAS hold on a second 227 HOPS half-operator status 228 HTH hope this helps 229 IAC in any case 230 IAE in any event 231 IANAL I am not a lawyer 232 IAW in another window 233 IAWTC I agree with this comment 234 IAWTP I agree with this post 235 IAY I adore you 236 IB I'm back 237 IC I see 238 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong} 239 ICCL I couldn't care less 240 ICUR I see you are 241 ICYMI in case you missed it 242 IDC I don't care 243 IDGI I don't get it 244 IDGW in a good way 245 IDI I doubt it 246 IDIFTL I did it for the lulz 247 IDK I don't know 248 IDRC I don't really care 249 IDTS I don't think so 250 IDTT I drink to that 251 IFF if and only if 252 IFTTT if this then that 253 IHBW I have been wrong 254 IIANM if I am not mistaken 255 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly 256 IIUC if I understand correctly 257 IKR I know, right? 258 IKWYM I know what you mean 259 ILU I love you 260 ILY I love you 261 IMAO in my arrogant opinion 262 IMBO in my biased opinion 263 IMCO in my considered opinion 264 IME in my experience 265 IMHO in my humble opinion 266 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 267 IMO in my opinion 268 INB4 in before 269 INPO in no particular order 270 IOW in other words 271 IPML I pissed myself laughing 272 IQ intelligence quotient 273 IRCOP Internet relay chat {operator,operators} 274 IRCOPS Internet relay chat operator status 275 IRL in real life 276 IRT in real time 277 IRT in regards to 278 ISAGN I see a great need 279 ISBN International Standard Book Number 280 ISTM it seems to me 281 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember} 282 ITC in this {channel,chat} 283 ITT in this thread 284 ITYM I think you mean 285 IUD insert usual disclaimers 286 IUSS if you say so 287 IW it's worse 288 IWBNI it would be nice if 289 IYD in your dreams 290 IYKWIM if you know what I mean 291 IYSS if you say so 292 IYSWIM if you see what I mean 293 J/K just kidding 294 JAM just a minute 295 JAS just a second 296 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy 297 JFTR just for the record 298 JFYI just for your information 299 JGI just Google it 300 JGI just got it 301 JHD just hit delete 302 JIC just in case 303 JJA just joking around 304 JK just kidding 305 JMO just my opinion 306 JSYK just so you know 307 JTLYK just to let you know 308 JW just wondering 309 KISS keep it simple, stupid 310 KITA kick in the ass 311 KK okay, okay 312 KLINE kill line 313 KMA keep me advised 314 KMA keep moving ahead 315 KMA kill me already 316 KNF kernel normal form 317 KOS kill on sight 318 KTHX okay, thanks 319 KTHXBAI okay, thanks. Goodbye. 320 KWIM know what I mean? 321 L8 late 322 L8R later 323 LART luser attitude readjustment tool 324 LBNL last but not least 325 LGTM looks good to me 326 LJBF let's just be friends 327 LMAO laughing my ass off 328 LMC let me check 329 LMGTFY let me google that for you 330 LMHO laughing my head off 331 LMK let me know 332 LMNO laughing my nuts off 333 LMSO laughing my socks off 334 LOIC low orbit ion cannon 335 LOL laughing out loud 336 LP long playing [record] 337 LPR license plate recognition 338 LSD lysergic acid diethylamide 339 LTNS long time no see 340 LWYL laugh with you later 341 M&O management & operations 342 M8 mate 343 MAD mutually assured destruction 344 MBA master of business administration 345 MFW my face when 346 MIA missing in action 347 MLPR mobile license plate reader 348 MMB message me back 349 MO modus operandi 350 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 351 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 352 MOTSS member of the same sex 353 MTF more to follow 354 MVP minimum viable product 355 MVP most valuable player 356 MYOB mind your own business 357 N/A not {applicable,available} 358 N/M never mind 359 NAFAIK not as far as I know 360 NB nota bene 361 NBD no big deal 362 NE1 anyone 363 NEDM not even Doom music 364 NFA no flaming allowed 365 NFC no functional change 366 NIFOC naked in front of computer 367 NIH not invented here 368 NIMBY not in my backyard 369 NM never mind 370 NMF not my fault 371 NMP not my problem 372 NMU not much, you? 373 NOM no offence meant 374 NOOB newbie 375 NORP normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person 376 NOYB none of your business 377 NP no problem 378 NPC non-player character 379 NRFPT not ready for prime time 380 NRN no reply necessary 381 NRN not right now 382 NSFW not suitable for work 383 NTBF not to be fixed 384 NTN no thanks needed 385 NUNP no users, no problems 386 NVM never mind 387 NVMM never mind mate 388 NW no way 389 NXT next 390 NYPA not your personal army 391 O2W off to work 392 OAO over and out 393 OBV obviously 394 OBVS obviously 395 ODTW others do the work (cf. "otdw source") 396 OFC of course 397 OH other half 398 OIC oh, I see 399 OMG oh my God 400 OMW on my way 401 ONNA oh no, not again 402 ONNTA oh no, not this again 403 OOB out of bounds 404 OOC out of curiosity 405 OOI out of interest 406 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind 407 OPS operator status 408 OPS operators 409 ORITE oh, right 410 OT off topic 411 OTL out to lunch 412 OTOH on the other hand 413 OTP one true pairing 414 OTS off the shelf 415 OTT over the top 416 OTTOMH off the top of my head 417 OWTTE or words to that effect 418 PC player character 419 PC politically correct 420 PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s) 421 PD police department 422 PDA public display of affection 423 PDQ pretty darn quick 424 PDS please don't shout 425 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard 426 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 427 PFI pay for inclusion 428 PFY pimply faced youth 429 PHB pointy haired boss 430 PIN personal identification number 431 PITA pain in the ass 432 PITR {parent,parents} in the room 433 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 434 PM post meridiem 435 PMFI problem magically fixed itself 436 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in 437 PMSL pissing myself laughing 438 PNG persona non grata 439 PNP plug and pray 440 POC point of contact 441 POC proof of concept 442 POLA principle of least astonishment 443 POLS principle of least surprise 444 POS point of sale 445 POV point of view 446 PPL people 447 PPL pretty please 448 PPP petty pet peeve 449 PPS pulse per second (signal) 450 PR public relations 451 PSA prostate-specific antigen 452 PSA public service announcement 453 PTA parent-teacher association 454 PTO {paid,personal} time off 455 PTO parent-teacher organization 456 PTO please turn over 457 PTO power takeoff 458 PTT push-to-talk 459 PTT post-telephone-telegraph 460 PTV parental tunnel vision 461 QED quod erat demonstrandum 462 QFT quoted for truth 463 RA residential advisor 464 RFC request for comments 465 RFD request for discussion 466 RFE request for enhancements 467 RIP rest in peace 468 RL real life 469 RLC rod length check 470 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman 471 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 472 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 473 ROM rough order of magnitude 474 ROI return on investment 475 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 476 RP responsible person 477 RR railroad 478 RSI repetitive strain injury 479 RSN real soon now 480 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please") 481 S/T self titled 482 SAR search and rescue 483 SAR some assembly required 484 SCNR sorry, could not resist 485 SEP someone else's problem 486 SERP search engine results page 487 SFAICT so far as I can tell 488 SGTM sounds good to me 489 SHID slaps head in disgust 490 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 491 SITD still in the dark 492 SJW social justice warrior 493 SMAP Soil Moisture Active Passive 494 SMH shaking my head 495 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 496 SMOP simple matter of programming 497 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 498 SNMP sorry, not my problem 499 SO significant other 500 SOB son of [a] bitch 501 SOP standard operating procedure 502 SRS serious 503 SRSLY seriously 504 SSIA subject says it all 505 SSTO single stage to orbit 506 STW search the web 507 SUS stupid user syndrome 508 SUX sucks 509 SUX2BU sucks to be you 510 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 511 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 512 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 513 SWOT strength, weaknesses, opportunities, threats 514 SYS see you soon 515 TA teaching assistant 516 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 517 TBA to be announced 518 TBC to be continued 519 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 520 TBH to be honest 521 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 522 TCB taking care of business 523 TCO taken care of 524 TCO total cost of ownership 525 TFOA things falling off aircraft 526 TFW that feeling when 527 TGIF thank goodness it's Friday 528 THNX thanks 529 THX thanks 530 TIA thanks in advance 531 TIAVP this is a volunteer project 532 TIC tongue in cheek 533 TIL today I learned 534 TINC there is no cabal 535 TINLA this is not legal advice 536 TINWIS this is not what I said 537 TJM that's just me 538 TLA three letter acronym 539 TLA true love always 540 TLC tender loving care 541 TLDR too long, didn't read 542 TM trademark 543 TM trust me 544 TMA too many abbreviations 545 TMG too much government 546 TMI too much information 547 TMJ temporomandibular joint 548 TMK to my knowledge 549 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it 550 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 551 TOC table of contents 552 TOCTOU time of check to time of use 553 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 554 TOH to other half 555 TP toilet paper 556 TPTB the powers that be 557 TRT the right thing 558 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 559 TTFN ta ta for now 560 TTM to the moderator 561 TTT thought that too 562 TTYL talk to you later 563 TTYS talk to you soon 564 TWAIN thing without an interesting name 565 TWDT the whole damn thing 566 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 567 TY thank you 568 TYVM thank you very much 569 U/L upload 570 UGT universal greeting time 571 UR your 572 UR {you're, you are} 573 UTSL use the source, Luke 574 VCR video cassette recorder 575 VEG very evil grin 576 VIP very important person 577 VLA variable length array 578 VLPR vehicle license plate recognition 579 VRI vehicle recognition identification 580 W/ with 581 W/E whatever 582 W/O without 583 W8 wait 584 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time 585 WAG wild-ass guess 586 WB welcome back 587 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong 588 WDYMBT what do you mean by that 589 WELC working effectively with legacy code 590 WFH working from home 591 WFM works for me 592 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 593 WIP work in progress 594 WMNC watch me not care 595 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 596 WRT with respect to 597 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy 598 WTF where's the food 599 WTG way to go 600 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell 601 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell 602 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade 603 WWJD what would Jesus do? 604 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it 605 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 606 YAOTM yet another off-topic message 607 YCTAT you can't troll a troll 608 YGM you got mail 609 YHBT you have been trolled 610 YHL you have lost 611 YKWIM you know what I mean 612 YMMV your mileage may vary 613 YOLO you only live once 614 YW you're welcome 615 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some 616 ZIP zoning improvement plan 617
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