acronyms revision 1.299
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.299 2020/04/22 15:03:46 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 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 ABV 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 CPA cyproterone acetate 104 CPC cost per click 105 CPE customer premises equipment 106 CPR car plate recognition 107 CRM customer relationship management 108 CTF capture the flag 109 CTN can't talk now 110 CU see you 111 CUL see you later 112 CYA see ya 113 CYA see you around 114 CYE check your email 115 D/B/A doing business as 116 D/L download 117 DBA doing business as 118 DBEYR don't believe everything you read 119 DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion? 120 DIY do it yourself 121 DKDC don't know, don't care 122 DM direct message 123 DM dungeon master 124 DME durable medical equipment 125 DMEPOS durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies 126 DMZ demilitarized zone 127 DND do not disturb 128 DNF did not finish 129 DNFT do not feed troll 130 DOA dead on arrival 131 DOTADIW do one thing and do it well 132 DRY don't repeat yourself 133 DSTM don't shoot the messenger 134 DTRT do the right thing 135 DTWT do the wrong thing 136 DWIM do what I mean 137 DYAC damn you autocorrect 138 DYK do you know? 139 EA early adopter 140 ECR electronic cash register 141 EDS eternal downward spiral 142 EFT electronic funds transfer 143 EG evil grin 144 EIE enough is enough 145 EMSG email message 146 EOB end of business [day] 147 EOD end of {day,discussion} 148 EOL end of life 149 EOM end of message 150 EOS end of story 151 ETA edited to add 152 ETA estimated time of arrival 153 ETLA extended three letter acronym 154 ETR early to rise 155 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess 156 EZ easy 157 EZPZ easy-peasy 158 F9 fine 159 FAQ frequently asked question 160 FBOW for better or worse 161 FCFS first come, first served 162 FCOL for crying out loud 163 FFS free for shipping 164 FITB fill in the blank 165 FNO for nerds only 166 FNO from now on 167 FOC free of charge 168 FPS first person shooter 169 FPS frames per second 170 FRAND fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory 171 FSDO for some definition of 172 FSVO for some value of 173 FTBFS fails to build from source 174 FTFY fixed that for you 175 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it 176 FTL faster than light 177 FTL for the loss 178 FTR for the record 179 FTTT from time to time 180 FTW for the win 181 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt 182 FWIW for what it's worth 183 FYEO for your eyes only 184 FYI for your information 185 G grin 186 G/C garbage collect 187 G2G got to go 188 G2K good to know 189 GA go ahead 190 GAC get a clue 191 GAL get a life 192 GBTW get back to work 193 GCD greatest common divisor 194 GDPR General Data Protection Regulation 195 GF girlfriend 196 GFCI ground-fault circuit interrupter 197 GFU good for you 198 GFY good for you 199 GG good game 200 GGA good game all 201 GGP good game partner 202 GGWP good game, well played 203 GIGO garbage in, garbage out 204 GIYF Google is your friend 205 GJ good job 206 GL good luck 207 GLHF good luck, have fun 208 GLINE global kill line 209 GLWT good luck with that 210 GM game master 211 GMT Greenwich mean time 212 GMTA great minds think alike 213 GOK God only knows 214 GOP Grand Old Party 215 GOWI get on with it 216 GPS global positioning system 217 GR8 great 218 GTG got to go 219 GTH go to hell 220 GTSY {glad,good} to see you 221 GWS get well soon 222 H8 hate 223 HAND have a nice day 224 HE how embarrassing 225 HF have fun 226 HHIS hanging head in shame 227 HHOS ha ha, only serious 228 HICA here it comes again 229 HME home medical equipment 230 HNY happy new year 231 HOAS hold on a second 232 HOPS half-operator status 233 HTH hope this helps 234 IAC in any case 235 IAE in any event 236 IANAL I am not a lawyer 237 IAW in another window 238 IAWTC I agree with this comment 239 IAWTP I agree with this post 240 IAY I adore you 241 IB I'm back 242 IC I see 243 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong} 244 ICCL I couldn't care less 245 ICUR I see you are 246 ICYMI in case you missed it 247 IDC I don't care 248 IDGI I don't get it 249 IDGW in a good way 250 IDI I doubt it 251 IDIFTL I did it for the lulz 252 IDK I don't know 253 IDRC I don't really care 254 IDTS I don't think so 255 IDTT I drink to that 256 IFF if and only if 257 IFTTT if this then that 258 IHBW I have been wrong 259 IIANM if I am not mistaken 260 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly 261 IIUC if I understand correctly 262 IKR I know, right? 263 IKWYM I know what you mean 264 ILU I love you 265 ILY I love you 266 IMAO in my arrogant opinion 267 IMBO in my biased opinion 268 IMCO in my considered opinion 269 IME in my experience 270 IMHO in my humble opinion 271 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 272 IMO in my opinion 273 INB4 in before 274 INPO in no particular order 275 IOW in other words 276 IPML I pissed myself laughing 277 IQ intelligence quotient 278 IRCOP Internet relay chat {operator,operators} 279 IRCOPS Internet relay chat operator status 280 IRL in real life 281 IRT in real time 282 IRT in regards to 283 ISAGN I see a great need 284 ISBN International Standard Book Number 285 ISTM it seems to me 286 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember} 287 ITC in this {channel,chat} 288 ITT in this thread 289 ITYM I think you mean 290 IUD insert usual disclaimers 291 IUSS if you say so 292 IW it's worse 293 IWBNI it would be nice if 294 IYD in your dreams 295 IYKWIM if you know what I mean 296 IYSS if you say so 297 IYSWIM if you see what I mean 298 J/K just kidding 299 JAM just a minute 300 JAS just a second 301 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy 302 JFTR just for the record 303 JFYI just for your information 304 JGI just Google it 305 JGI just got it 306 JHD just hit delete 307 JIC just in case 308 JJA just joking around 309 JK just kidding 310 JMO just my opinion 311 JSYK just so you know 312 JTLYK just to let you know 313 JW just wondering 314 KISS keep it simple, stupid 315 KITA kick in the ass 316 KK okay, okay 317 KLINE kill line 318 KMA keep me advised 319 KMA keep moving ahead 320 KMA kill me already 321 KNF kernel normal form 322 KOS kill on sight 323 KTHX okay, thanks 324 KTHXBAI okay, thanks. Goodbye. 325 KWIM know what I mean? 326 L8 late 327 L8R later 328 LART luser attitude readjustment tool 329 LBNL last but not least 330 LGTM looks good to me 331 LJBF let's just be friends 332 LMAO laughing my ass off 333 LMC let me check 334 LMGTFY let me google that for you 335 LMHO laughing my head off 336 LMK let me know 337 LMNO laughing my nuts off 338 LMSO laughing my socks off 339 LOIC low orbit ion cannon 340 LOL laughing out loud 341 LP long playing [record] 342 LPR license plate recognition 343 LSD lysergic acid diethylamide 344 LTNS long time no see 345 LWYL laugh with you later 346 M&O management & operations 347 M8 mate 348 MAD mutually assured destruction 349 MBA master of business administration 350 MDMA methylenedioxy methamphetamine 351 MFW my face when 352 MIA missing in action 353 MLPR mobile license plate reader 354 MMB message me back 355 MO modus operandi 356 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 357 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 358 MOTSS member of the same sex 359 MTF more to follow 360 MVP minimum viable product 361 MVP most valuable player 362 MYOB mind your own business 363 N/A not {applicable,available} 364 N/M never mind 365 NAFAIK not as far as I know 366 NB nota bene 367 NBD no big deal 368 NE1 anyone 369 NEDM not even Doom music 370 NFA no flaming allowed 371 NFC no functional change 372 NIFOC naked in front of computer 373 NIH not invented here 374 NIMBY not in my backyard 375 NM never mind 376 NMF not my fault 377 NMP not my problem 378 NMU not much, you? 379 NOM no offence meant 380 NOOB newbie 381 NORP normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person 382 NOYB none of your business 383 NP no problem 384 NPC non-player character 385 NRFPT not ready for prime time 386 NRN no reply necessary 387 NRN not right now 388 NSFW not suitable for work 389 NTBF not to be fixed 390 NTN no thanks needed 391 NUNP no users, no problems 392 NVM never mind 393 NVMM never mind mate 394 NW no way 395 NXT next 396 NYPA not your personal army 397 O2W off to work 398 OAO over and out 399 OBV obviously 400 OBVS obviously 401 ODTW others do the work (cf. "otdw source") 402 OFC of course 403 OH other half 404 OIC oh, I see 405 OMG oh my God 406 OMW on my way 407 ONNA oh no, not again 408 ONNTA oh no, not this again 409 OOB out of bounds 410 OOC out of curiosity 411 OOI out of interest 412 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind 413 OPS operator status 414 OPS operators 415 ORITE oh, right 416 OT off topic 417 OTL out to lunch 418 OTOH on the other hand 419 OTP one true pairing 420 OTS off the shelf 421 OTT over the top 422 OTTOMH off the top of my head 423 OWTTE or words to that effect 424 PC player character 425 PC politically correct 426 PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s) 427 PD police department 428 PDA public display of affection 429 PDQ pretty darn quick 430 PDS please don't shout 431 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard 432 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 433 PFI pay for inclusion 434 PFY pimply faced youth 435 PHB pointy haired boss 436 PIN personal identification number 437 PITA pain in the ass 438 PITR {parent,parents} in the room 439 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 440 PM post meridiem 441 PMFI problem magically fixed itself 442 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in 443 PMSL pissing myself laughing 444 PNG persona non grata 445 PNP plug and pray 446 POC point of contact 447 POC proof of concept 448 POLA principle of least astonishment 449 POLS principle of least surprise 450 POS point of sale 451 POV point of view 452 PPL people 453 PPL pretty please 454 PPP petty pet peeve 455 PPS pulse per second (signal) 456 PR public relations 457 PSA prostate-specific antigen 458 PSA public service announcement 459 PTA parent-teacher association 460 PTO {paid,personal} time off 461 PTO parent-teacher organization 462 PTO please turn over 463 PTO power takeoff 464 PTT push-to-talk 465 PTT post-telephone-telegraph 466 PTV parental tunnel vision 467 QED quod erat demonstrandum 468 QFT quoted for truth 469 RA residential advisor 470 RAND reasonable and non-discriminatory 471 RCD residual current device 472 RFC request for comments 473 RFD request for discussion 474 RFE request for enhancements 475 RFI request for information 476 RFP request for proposal 477 RIF reduction in force 478 RIP rest in peace 479 RL real life 480 RLC rod length check 481 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman 482 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 483 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 484 ROM rough order of magnitude 485 ROI return on investment 486 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 487 RP responsible person 488 RR railroad 489 RSI repetitive strain injury 490 RSN real soon now 491 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please") 492 S/T self titled 493 SAR search and rescue 494 SAR some assembly required 495 SCNR sorry, could not resist 496 SEP someone else's problem 497 SERP search engine results page 498 SFAICT so far as I can tell 499 SGTM sounds good to me 500 SHID slaps head in disgust 501 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 502 SITD still in the dark 503 SJW social justice warrior 504 SMAP Soil Moisture Active Passive 505 SMH shaking my head 506 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 507 SMOP simple matter of programming 508 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 509 SNMP sorry, not my problem 510 SO significant other 511 SOB son of [a] bitch 512 SOP standard operating procedure 513 SRS serious 514 SRSLY seriously 515 SSIA subject says it all 516 SSTO single stage to orbit 517 STW search the web 518 SUS stupid user syndrome 519 SUX sucks 520 SUX2BU sucks to be you 521 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 522 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 523 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 524 SWOT strength, weaknesses, opportunities, threats 525 SYS see you soon 526 TA teaching assistant 527 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 528 TBA to be announced 529 TBC to be continued 530 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 531 TBH to be honest 532 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 533 TCB taking care of business 534 TCO taken care of 535 TCO total cost of ownership 536 TFOA things falling off aircraft 537 TFW that feeling when 538 TGIF thank goodness it's Friday 539 THNX thanks 540 THX thanks 541 TIA thanks in advance 542 TIAVP this is a volunteer project 543 TIC tongue in cheek 544 TIL today I learned 545 TINC there is no cabal 546 TINLA this is not legal advice 547 TINWIS this is not what I said 548 TJM that's just me 549 TLA three letter acronym 550 TLA true love always 551 TLC tender loving care 552 TLDR too long, didn't read 553 TLDW too long, didn't watch 554 TM trademark 555 TM trust me 556 TMA too many abbreviations 557 TMG too much government 558 TMI too much information 559 TMJ temporomandibular joint 560 TMK to my knowledge 561 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it 562 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 563 TOC table of contents 564 TOCTOU time of check to time of use 565 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 566 TOH to other half 567 TP toilet paper 568 TPTB the powers that be 569 TRT the right thing 570 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 571 TTFN ta ta for now 572 TTM to the moderator 573 TTT thought that too 574 TTTR time-tagged time-resolved 575 TTYL talk to you later 576 TTYS talk to you soon 577 TWAIN thing without an interesting name 578 TWDT the whole damn thing 579 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 580 TY thank you 581 TYVM thank you very much 582 U/L upload 583 UGT universal greeting time 584 UPC Universal Product Code 585 UR your 586 UR {you're, you are} 587 UTSL use the source, Luke 588 VCR video cassette recorder 589 VEG very evil grin 590 VIP very important person 591 VLA variable length array 592 VLPR vehicle license plate recognition 593 VRI vehicle recognition identification 594 W/ with 595 W/E whatever 596 W/O without 597 W8 wait 598 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time 599 WAG wild-ass guess 600 WB welcome back 601 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong 602 WDYMBT what do you mean by that 603 WELC working effectively with legacy code 604 WFH working from home 605 WFM works for me 606 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 607 WIP work in progress 608 WLW women-loving women 609 WMNC watch me not care 610 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 611 WP well played 612 WRR weighted round robin 613 WRT with respect to 614 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy 615 WTF where's the food 616 WTG way to go 617 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell 618 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell 619 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade 620 WWJD what would Jesus do? 621 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it 622 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 623 YAOTM yet another off-topic message 624 YCTAT you can't troll a troll 625 YGM you got mail 626 YHBT you have been trolled 627 YHL you have lost 628 YKWIM you know what I mean 629 YMMV your mileage may vary 630 YOLO you only live once 631 YW you're welcome 632 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some 633 ZIP zoning improvement plan 634
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