acronyms revision 1.291
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.291 2019/12/23 23:31:18 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 AVB alcohol by volume 48 AVI automatic vehicle identification 49 AWK Aho, Weinberger, [and] Kernighan 50 AWOL absent without official leave 51 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us 52 AYF all your fault 53 AYOR at your own risk 54 AYT are you there 55 B& banned 56 B/C because 57 B/W bandwidth 58 B/W between 59 BAI goodbye 60 BAK back at keyboard 61 BBIAB be back in a bit 62 BBL [I'll] be back later 63 BBR burnt beyond repair 64 BBS be back soon 65 BBT be back tomorrow 66 BCNU be seeing you 67 BCNUL8R be seeing you later 68 BCP best current practice 69 BDFL benevolent dictator for life 70 BF best friend 71 BF boyfriend 72 BFF best {friend,friends} forever 73 BIAB back in a bit 74 BIAF back in a few 75 BIALW back in a little while 76 BIAS back in a second 77 BIAW back in a while 78 BIDI boy, I did it 79 BNYA burned now you are 80 BOC but of course 81 BOFH bastard operator from hell 82 BOT back on topic 83 BPM beam propagation method 84 BPM beats per minute 85 BRB [I'll] be right back 86 BSD booze, sex, drugs 87 BTDT been there, done that 88 BTFT been there, fixed that 89 BTTH boot to the head 90 BTW by the way 91 BYOB bring your own {beer,booze} 92 CC credit card 93 CEO chief executive officer 94 CFV call for votes 95 CFY calling for you 96 CG center of gravity 97 CHANOPS channel operator status 98 CIA central intelligence agency 99 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong 100 CNP continued [in my] next post 101 COB close of business [day] 102 COTS commercial off-the-shelf 103 CPC cost per click 104 CPE customer premises equipment 105 CPR car plate recognition 106 CRM customer relationship management 107 CTF capture the flag 108 CTN can't talk now 109 CU see you 110 CUL see you later 111 CYA see ya 112 CYA see you around 113 CYE check your email 114 D/B/A doing business as 115 D/L download 116 DBA doing business as 117 DBEYR don't believe everything you read 118 DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion? 119 DIY do it yourself 120 DKDC don't know, don't care 121 DM direct message 122 DM dungeon master 123 DME durable medical equipment 124 DMEPOS durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies 125 DMZ demilitarized zone 126 DND do not disturb 127 DNF did not finish 128 DNFT do not feed troll 129 DOA dead on arrival 130 DOTADIW do one thing and do it well 131 DRY don't repeat yourself 132 DSTM don't shoot the messenger 133 DTRT do the right thing 134 DTWT do the wrong thing 135 DWIM do what I mean 136 DYAC damn you autocorrect 137 DYK do you know? 138 EA early adopter 139 ECR electronic cash register 140 EDS eternal downward spiral 141 EFT electronic funds transfer 142 EG evil grin 143 EIE enough is enough 144 EMSG email message 145 EOB end of business [day] 146 EOD end of {day,discussion} 147 EOL end of life 148 EOM end of message 149 EOS end of story 150 ETA edited to add 151 ETA estimated time of arrival 152 ETLA extended three letter acronym 153 ETR early to rise 154 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess 155 EZ easy 156 EZPZ easy-peasy 157 F9 fine 158 FAQ frequently asked question 159 FBOW for better or worse 160 FCFS first come, first served 161 FCOL for crying out loud 162 FFS free for shipping 163 FITB fill in the blank 164 FNO for nerds only 165 FNO from now on 166 FOC free of charge 167 FPS first person shooter 168 FPS frames per second 169 FRAND fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory 170 FSDO for some definition of 171 FSVO for some value of 172 FTBFS fails to build from source 173 FTFY fixed that for you 174 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it 175 FTL faster than light 176 FTL for the loss 177 FTR for the record 178 FTTT from time to time 179 FTW for the win 180 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt 181 FWIW for what it's worth 182 FYEO for your eyes only 183 FYI for your information 184 G grin 185 G/C garbage collect 186 G2G got to go 187 G2K good to know 188 GA go ahead 189 GAC get a clue 190 GAL get a life 191 GBTW get back to work 192 GCD greatest common divisor 193 GDPR General Data Protection Regulation 194 GF girlfriend 195 GFCI ground-fault circuit interrupter 196 GFU good for you 197 GFY good for you 198 GG good game 199 GGA good game all 200 GGP good game partner 201 GGWP good game, well played 202 GIGO garbage in, garbage out 203 GIYF Google is your friend 204 GJ good job 205 GL good luck 206 GLHF good luck, have fun 207 GLINE global kill line 208 GLWT good luck with that 209 GM game master 210 GMT Greenwich mean time 211 GMTA great minds think alike 212 GOK God only knows 213 GOP Grand Old Party 214 GOWI get on with it 215 GPS global positioning system 216 GR8 great 217 GTG got to go 218 GTH go to hell 219 GTSY {glad,good} to see you 220 GWS get well soon 221 H8 hate 222 HAND have a nice day 223 HE how embarrassing 224 HF have fun 225 HHIS hanging head in shame 226 HHOS ha ha, only serious 227 HICA here it comes again 228 HME home medical equipment 229 HNY happy new year 230 HOAS hold on a second 231 HOPS half-operator status 232 HTH hope this helps 233 IAC in any case 234 IAE in any event 235 IANAL I am not a lawyer 236 IAW in another window 237 IAWTC I agree with this comment 238 IAWTP I agree with this post 239 IAY I adore you 240 IB I'm back 241 IC I see 242 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong} 243 ICCL I couldn't care less 244 ICUR I see you are 245 ICYMI in case you missed it 246 IDC I don't care 247 IDGI I don't get it 248 IDGW in a good way 249 IDI I doubt it 250 IDIFTL I did it for the lulz 251 IDK I don't know 252 IDRC I don't really care 253 IDTS I don't think so 254 IDTT I drink to that 255 IFF if and only if 256 IFTTT if this then that 257 IHBW I have been wrong 258 IIANM if I am not mistaken 259 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly 260 IIUC if I understand correctly 261 IKR I know, right? 262 IKWYM I know what you mean 263 ILU I love you 264 ILY I love you 265 IMAO in my arrogant opinion 266 IMBO in my biased opinion 267 IMCO in my considered opinion 268 IME in my experience 269 IMHO in my humble opinion 270 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 271 IMO in my opinion 272 INB4 in before 273 INPO in no particular order 274 IOW in other words 275 IPML I pissed myself laughing 276 IQ intelligence quotient 277 IRCOP Internet relay chat {operator,operators} 278 IRCOPS Internet relay chat operator status 279 IRL in real life 280 IRT in real time 281 IRT in regards to 282 ISAGN I see a great need 283 ISBN International Standard Book Number 284 ISTM it seems to me 285 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember} 286 ITC in this {channel,chat} 287 ITT in this thread 288 ITYM I think you mean 289 IUD insert usual disclaimers 290 IUSS if you say so 291 IW it's worse 292 IWBNI it would be nice if 293 IYD in your dreams 294 IYKWIM if you know what I mean 295 IYSS if you say so 296 IYSWIM if you see what I mean 297 J/K just kidding 298 JAM just a minute 299 JAS just a second 300 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy 301 JFTR just for the record 302 JFYI just for your information 303 JGI just Google it 304 JGI just got it 305 JHD just hit delete 306 JIC just in case 307 JJA just joking around 308 JK just kidding 309 JMO just my opinion 310 JSYK just so you know 311 JTLYK just to let you know 312 JW just wondering 313 KISS keep it simple, stupid 314 KITA kick in the ass 315 KK okay, okay 316 KLINE kill line 317 KMA keep me advised 318 KMA keep moving ahead 319 KMA kill me already 320 KNF kernel normal form 321 KOS kill on sight 322 KTHX okay, thanks 323 KTHXBAI okay, thanks. Goodbye. 324 KWIM know what I mean? 325 L8 late 326 L8R later 327 LART luser attitude readjustment tool 328 LBNL last but not least 329 LGTM looks good to me 330 LJBF let's just be friends 331 LMAO laughing my ass off 332 LMC let me check 333 LMGTFY let me google that for you 334 LMHO laughing my head off 335 LMK let me know 336 LMNO laughing my nuts off 337 LMSO laughing my socks off 338 LOIC low orbit ion cannon 339 LOL laughing out loud 340 LP long playing [record] 341 LPR license plate recognition 342 LSD lysergic acid diethylamide 343 LTNS long time no see 344 LWYL laugh with you later 345 M&O management & operations 346 M8 mate 347 MAD mutually assured destruction 348 MBA master of business administration 349 MFW my face when 350 MIA missing in action 351 MLPR mobile license plate reader 352 MMB message me back 353 MO modus operandi 354 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 355 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 356 MOTSS member of the same sex 357 MTF more to follow 358 MVP minimum viable product 359 MVP most valuable player 360 MYOB mind your own business 361 N/A not {applicable,available} 362 N/M never mind 363 NAFAIK not as far as I know 364 NB nota bene 365 NBD no big deal 366 NE1 anyone 367 NEDM not even Doom music 368 NFA no flaming allowed 369 NFC no functional change 370 NIFOC naked in front of computer 371 NIH not invented here 372 NIMBY not in my backyard 373 NM never mind 374 NMF not my fault 375 NMP not my problem 376 NMU not much, you? 377 NOM no offence meant 378 NOOB newbie 379 NORP normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person 380 NOYB none of your business 381 NP no problem 382 NPC non-player character 383 NRFPT not ready for prime time 384 NRN no reply necessary 385 NRN not right now 386 NSFW not suitable for work 387 NTBF not to be fixed 388 NTN no thanks needed 389 NUNP no users, no problems 390 NVM never mind 391 NVMM never mind mate 392 NW no way 393 NXT next 394 NYPA not your personal army 395 O2W off to work 396 OAO over and out 397 OBV obviously 398 OBVS obviously 399 ODTW others do the work (cf. "otdw source") 400 OFC of course 401 OH other half 402 OIC oh, I see 403 OMG oh my God 404 OMW on my way 405 ONNA oh no, not again 406 ONNTA oh no, not this again 407 OOB out of bounds 408 OOC out of curiosity 409 OOI out of interest 410 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind 411 OPS operator status 412 OPS operators 413 ORITE oh, right 414 OT off topic 415 OTL out to lunch 416 OTOH on the other hand 417 OTP one true pairing 418 OTS off the shelf 419 OTT over the top 420 OTTOMH off the top of my head 421 OWTTE or words to that effect 422 PC player character 423 PC politically correct 424 PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s) 425 PD police department 426 PDA public display of affection 427 PDQ pretty darn quick 428 PDS please don't shout 429 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard 430 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 431 PFI pay for inclusion 432 PFY pimply faced youth 433 PHB pointy haired boss 434 PIN personal identification number 435 PITA pain in the ass 436 PITR {parent,parents} in the room 437 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 438 PM post meridiem 439 PMFI problem magically fixed itself 440 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in 441 PMSL pissing myself laughing 442 PNG persona non grata 443 PNP plug and pray 444 POC point of contact 445 POC proof of concept 446 POLA principle of least astonishment 447 POLS principle of least surprise 448 POS point of sale 449 POV point of view 450 PPL people 451 PPL pretty please 452 PPP petty pet peeve 453 PPS pulse per second (signal) 454 PR public relations 455 PSA prostate-specific antigen 456 PSA public service announcement 457 PTA parent-teacher association 458 PTO {paid,personal} time off 459 PTO parent-teacher organization 460 PTO please turn over 461 PTO power takeoff 462 PTT push-to-talk 463 PTT post-telephone-telegraph 464 PTV parental tunnel vision 465 QED quod erat demonstrandum 466 QFT quoted for truth 467 RA residential advisor 468 RAND reasonable and non-discriminatory 469 RCD residual current device 470 RFC request for comments 471 RFD request for discussion 472 RFE request for enhancements 473 RIP rest in peace 474 RL real life 475 RLC rod length check 476 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman 477 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 478 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 479 ROM rough order of magnitude 480 ROI return on investment 481 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 482 RP responsible person 483 RR railroad 484 RSI repetitive strain injury 485 RSN real soon now 486 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please") 487 S/T self titled 488 SAR search and rescue 489 SAR some assembly required 490 SCNR sorry, could not resist 491 SEP someone else's problem 492 SERP search engine results page 493 SFAICT so far as I can tell 494 SGTM sounds good to me 495 SHID slaps head in disgust 496 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 497 SITD still in the dark 498 SJW social justice warrior 499 SMAP Soil Moisture Active Passive 500 SMH shaking my head 501 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 502 SMOP simple matter of programming 503 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 504 SNMP sorry, not my problem 505 SO significant other 506 SOB son of [a] bitch 507 SOP standard operating procedure 508 SRS serious 509 SRSLY seriously 510 SSIA subject says it all 511 SSTO single stage to orbit 512 STW search the web 513 SUS stupid user syndrome 514 SUX sucks 515 SUX2BU sucks to be you 516 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 517 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 518 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 519 SWOT strength, weaknesses, opportunities, threats 520 SYS see you soon 521 TA teaching assistant 522 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 523 TBA to be announced 524 TBC to be continued 525 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 526 TBH to be honest 527 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 528 TCB taking care of business 529 TCO taken care of 530 TCO total cost of ownership 531 TFOA things falling off aircraft 532 TFW that feeling when 533 TGIF thank goodness it's Friday 534 THNX thanks 535 THX thanks 536 TIA thanks in advance 537 TIAVP this is a volunteer project 538 TIC tongue in cheek 539 TIL today I learned 540 TINC there is no cabal 541 TINLA this is not legal advice 542 TINWIS this is not what I said 543 TJM that's just me 544 TLA three letter acronym 545 TLA true love always 546 TLC tender loving care 547 TLDR too long, didn't read 548 TM trademark 549 TM trust me 550 TMA too many abbreviations 551 TMG too much government 552 TMI too much information 553 TMJ temporomandibular joint 554 TMK to my knowledge 555 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it 556 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 557 TOC table of contents 558 TOCTOU time of check to time of use 559 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 560 TOH to other half 561 TP toilet paper 562 TPTB the powers that be 563 TRT the right thing 564 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 565 TTFN ta ta for now 566 TTM to the moderator 567 TTT thought that too 568 TTTR time-tagged time-resolved 569 TTYL talk to you later 570 TTYS talk to you soon 571 TWAIN thing without an interesting name 572 TWDT the whole damn thing 573 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 574 TY thank you 575 TYVM thank you very much 576 U/L upload 577 UGT universal greeting time 578 UPC Universal Product Code 579 UR your 580 UR {you're, you are} 581 UTSL use the source, Luke 582 VCR video cassette recorder 583 VEG very evil grin 584 VIP very important person 585 VLA variable length array 586 VLPR vehicle license plate recognition 587 VRI vehicle recognition identification 588 W/ with 589 W/E whatever 590 W/O without 591 W8 wait 592 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time 593 WAG wild-ass guess 594 WB welcome back 595 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong 596 WDYMBT what do you mean by that 597 WELC working effectively with legacy code 598 WFH working from home 599 WFM works for me 600 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 601 WIP work in progress 602 WMNC watch me not care 603 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 604 WRR weighted round robin 605 WRT with respect to 606 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy 607 WTF where's the food 608 WTG way to go 609 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell 610 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell 611 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade 612 WWJD what would Jesus do? 613 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it 614 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 615 YAOTM yet another off-topic message 616 YCTAT you can't troll a troll 617 YGM you got mail 618 YHBT you have been trolled 619 YHL you have lost 620 YKWIM you know what I mean 621 YMMV your mileage may vary 622 YOLO you only live once 623 YW you're welcome 624 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some 625 ZIP zoning improvement plan 626
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