acronyms revision 1.305
1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.305 2020/08/09 13:48:00 christos 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 ACAB all cats are beautiful 13 ADD attention deficit disorder 14 ADHD attention deficit (and) hyperactivity disorder 15 ADN any day now 16 ADOS attention deficit ... oh, shiny! 17 AEAP as early as possible 18 AFAIAC as far as I am concerned 19 AFAIC as far as I'm concerned 20 AFAICR as far as I can {recall,remember} 21 AFAICS as far as I can see 22 AFAICT as far as I can tell 23 AFAIK as far as I know 24 AFAIR as far as I {recall,remember} 25 AFAIU as far as I understand 26 AFD away from desktop 27 AFK away from keyboard 28 AFW away from window 29 AGM annual general meeting 30 AINEC and it's not even close 31 AISE as I see it 32 AIU as I understand 33 AIUI as I understand it 34 AKA also known as 35 ALPR automatic license plate recognition 36 AM ante meridiem 37 AMA ask me anything 38 AMOL a mountain of love 39 ANPR automatic number plate recognition 40 APM alternative payment model 41 ASAIC as soon as I can 42 ASAP as soon as possible 43 ASL age/sex/location 44 ATEOTD at the end of the day 45 ATM at the moment 46 ATM {automated,automatic} teller machine 47 ATW around the world 48 ABV alcohol by volume 49 AVI automatic vehicle identification 50 AWK Aho, Weinberger, [and] Kernighan 51 AWOL absent without official leave 52 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us 53 AYF all your fault 54 AYOR at your own risk 55 AYT are you there 56 B& banned 57 B/C because 58 B/W bandwidth 59 B/W between 60 BAI goodbye 61 BAK back at keyboard 62 BAU business as usual 63 BBIAB be back in a bit 64 BBL [I'll] be back later 65 BBR burnt beyond repair 66 BBS be back soon 67 BBT be back tomorrow 68 BCNU be seeing you 69 BCNUL8R be seeing you later 70 BCP best current practice 71 BDFL benevolent dictator for life 72 BF best friend 73 BF boyfriend 74 BFF best {friend,friends} forever 75 BIAB back in a bit 76 BIAF back in a few 77 BIALW back in a little while 78 BIAS back in a second 79 BIAW back in a while 80 BIDI boy, I did it 81 BNYA burned now you are 82 BOC but of course 83 BOFH bastard operator from hell 84 BOT back on topic 85 BPM beam propagation method 86 BPM beats per minute 87 BRB [I'll] be right back 88 BSD booze, sex, drugs 89 BTDT been there, done that 90 BTFT been there, fixed that 91 BTTH boot to the head 92 BTW by the way 93 BYOB bring your own {beer,booze} 94 CC credit card 95 CEO chief executive officer 96 CFV call for votes 97 CFY calling for you 98 CG center of gravity 99 CHANOPS channel operator status 100 CIA central intelligence agency 101 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong 102 CNP continued [in my] next post 103 COB close of business [day] 104 COTS commercial off-the-shelf 105 CPA cyproterone acetate 106 CPC cost per click 107 CPE customer premises equipment 108 CPR car plate recognition 109 CRM customer relationship management 110 CTF capture the flag 111 CTN can't talk now 112 CU see you 113 CUL see you later 114 CYA see ya 115 CYA see you around 116 CYE check your email 117 D/B/A doing business as 118 D/L download 119 DBA doing business as 120 DBEYR don't believe everything you read 121 DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion? 122 DIY do it yourself 123 DKDC don't know, don't care 124 DM direct message 125 DM dungeon master 126 DME durable medical equipment 127 DMEPOS durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies 128 DMZ demilitarized zone 129 DND do not disturb 130 DNF did not finish 131 DNFT do not feed troll 132 DOA dead on arrival 133 DOTADIW do one thing and do it well 134 DRY don't repeat yourself 135 DSTM don't shoot the messenger 136 DTRT do the right thing 137 DTWT do the wrong thing 138 DWIM do what I mean 139 DYAC damn you autocorrect 140 DYK do you know? 141 EA early adopter 142 ECR electronic cash register 143 EDS eternal downward spiral 144 EFT electronic funds transfer 145 EG evil grin 146 EIE enough is enough 147 EMSG email message 148 EOB end of business [day] 149 EOD end of {day,discussion} 150 EOL end of life 151 EOM end of message 152 EOS end of story 153 ETA edited to add 154 ETA estimated time of arrival 155 ETLA extended three letter acronym 156 ETR early to rise 157 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess 158 EZ easy 159 EZPZ easy-peasy 160 F9 fine 161 FAQ frequently asked question 162 FBOW for better or worse 163 FCFS first come, first served 164 FCOL for crying out loud 165 FFS free for shipping 166 FITB fill in the blank 167 FNO for nerds only 168 FNO from now on 169 FOC free of charge 170 FPS first person shooter 171 FPS frames per second 172 FQA frequently questioned answer 173 FRAND fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory 174 FSDO for some definition of 175 FSVO for some value of 176 FTBFS fails to build from source 177 FTFY fixed that for you 178 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it 179 FTL faster than light 180 FTL for the loss 181 FTR for the record 182 FTTT from time to time 183 FTW for the win 184 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt 185 FWIW for what it's worth 186 FYEO for your eyes only 187 FYI for your information 188 G grin 189 G/C garbage collect 190 G2G got to go 191 G2K good to know 192 GA go ahead 193 GAC get a clue 194 GAL get a life 195 GBTW get back to work 196 GCD greatest common divisor 197 GCHQ Government Communications Headquarters (UK) 198 GDPR General Data Protection Regulation 199 GF girlfriend 200 GFCI ground-fault circuit interrupter 201 GFU good for you 202 GFY good for you 203 GG good game 204 GGA good game all 205 GGP good game partner 206 GGWP good game, well played 207 GIGO garbage in, garbage out 208 GIYF Google is your friend 209 GJ good job 210 GL good luck 211 GLHF good luck, have fun 212 GLINE global kill line 213 GLWT good luck with that 214 GM game master 215 GMT Greenwich mean time 216 GMTA great minds think alike 217 GOK God only knows 218 GOP Grand Old Party 219 GOWI get on with it 220 GPS global positioning system 221 GR8 great 222 GTG got to go 223 GTH go to hell 224 GTSY {glad,good} to see you 225 GWS get well soon 226 H8 hate 227 HAND have a nice day 228 HE how embarrassing 229 HF have fun 230 HHIS hanging head in shame 231 HHOS ha ha, only serious 232 HICA here it comes again 233 HME home medical equipment 234 HNY happy new year 235 HOAS hold on a second 236 HOPS half-operator status 237 HTH hope this helps 238 IAC in any case 239 IAE in any event 240 IANAL I am not a lawyer 241 IAW in another window 242 IAWTC I agree with this comment 243 IAWTP I agree with this post 244 IAY I adore you 245 IB I'm back 246 IC I see 247 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong} 248 ICCL I couldn't care less 249 ICUR I see you are 250 ICYMI in case you missed it 251 IDC I don't care 252 IDGI I don't get it 253 IDGW in a good way 254 IDI I doubt it 255 IDIFTL I did it for the lulz 256 IDK I don't know 257 IDRC I don't really care 258 IDTS I don't think so 259 IDTT I drink to that 260 IFF if and only if 261 IFTTT if this then that 262 IHBW I have been wrong 263 IIANM if I am not mistaken 264 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly 265 IIUC if I understand correctly 266 IKR I know, right? 267 IKWYM I know what you mean 268 ILU I love you 269 ILY I love you 270 IMAO in my arrogant opinion 271 IMBO in my biased opinion 272 IMCO in my considered opinion 273 IME in my experience 274 IMHO in my humble opinion 275 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion 276 IMO in my opinion 277 INB4 in before 278 INPO in no particular order 279 IOW in other words 280 IPML I pissed myself laughing 281 IQ intelligence quotient 282 IRCOP Internet relay chat {operator,operators} 283 IRCOPS Internet relay chat operator status 284 IRL in real life 285 IRT in real time 286 IRT in regards to 287 ISAGN I see a great need 288 ISBN International Standard Book Number 289 ISTM it seems to me 290 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember} 291 ITC in this {channel,chat} 292 ITT in this thread 293 ITYM I think you mean 294 IUD insert usual disclaimers 295 IUSS if you say so 296 IW it's worse 297 IWBNI it would be nice if 298 IYD in your dreams 299 IYKWIM if you know what I mean 300 IYSS if you say so 301 IYSWIM if you see what I mean 302 J/K just kidding 303 JAM just a minute 304 JAS just a second 305 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy 306 JFTR just for the record 307 JFYI just for your information 308 JGI just Google it 309 JGI just got it 310 JHD just hit delete 311 JIC just in case 312 JJA just joking around 313 JK just kidding 314 JMO just my opinion 315 JSYK just so you know 316 JTLYK just to let you know 317 JW just wondering 318 KISS keep it simple, stupid 319 KITA kick in the ass 320 KK okay, okay 321 KLINE kill line 322 KMA keep me advised 323 KMA keep moving ahead 324 KMA kill me already 325 KNF kernel normal form 326 KOS kill on sight 327 KTHX okay, thanks 328 KTHXBAI okay, thanks. Goodbye. 329 KWIM know what I mean? 330 L8 late 331 L8R later 332 LART luser attitude readjustment tool 333 LBNL last but not least 334 LGTM looks good to me 335 LJBF let's just be friends 336 LMAO laughing my ass off 337 LMC let me check 338 LMGTFY let me google that for you 339 LMHO laughing my head off 340 LMK let me know 341 LMNO laughing my nuts off 342 LMSO laughing my socks off 343 LOIC low orbit ion cannon 344 LOL laughing out loud 345 LP long playing [record] 346 LPR license plate recognition 347 LSD lysergic acid diethylamide 348 LTNS long time no see 349 LWYL laugh with you later 350 M&O management & operations 351 M8 mate 352 MAD mutually assured destruction 353 MBA master of business administration 354 MDMA methylenedioxy methamphetamine 355 MFW my face when 356 MIA missing in action 357 MLPR mobile license plate reader 358 MMB message me back 359 MO modus operandi 360 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex 361 MOTOS member of the opposite sex 362 MOTSS member of the same sex 363 MTF more to follow 364 MVP minimum viable product 365 MVP most valuable player 366 MYOB mind your own business 367 N/A not {applicable,available} 368 N/M never mind 369 NAFAIK not as far as I know 370 NB nota bene 371 NBD no big deal 372 NE1 anyone 373 NEDM not even Doom music 374 NFA no flaming allowed 375 NFC no functional change 376 NIFOC naked in front of computer 377 NIH not invented here 378 NIMBY not in my backyard 379 NM never mind 380 NMF not my fault 381 NMP not my problem 382 NMU not much, you? 383 NOM no offence meant 384 NOOB newbie 385 NORP normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person 386 NOYB none of your business 387 NP no problem 388 NPC non-player character 389 NRFPT not ready for prime time 390 NRN no reply necessary 391 NRN not right now 392 NSFW not suitable for work 393 NTBF not to be fixed 394 NTN no thanks needed 395 NUNP no users, no problems 396 NVM never mind 397 NVMM never mind mate 398 NW no way 399 NXT next 400 NYPA not your personal army 401 O2W off to work 402 OAO over and out 403 OBV obviously 404 OBVS obviously 405 ODTW others do the work (cf. "otdw source") 406 OFC of course 407 OH other half 408 OIC oh, I see 409 OMG oh my God 410 OMW on my way 411 ONNA oh no, not again 412 ONNTA oh no, not this again 413 OOB out of bounds 414 OOC out of curiosity 415 OOI out of interest 416 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind 417 OPS operator status 418 OPS operators 419 ORITE oh, right 420 OT off topic 421 OTL out to lunch 422 OTOH on the other hand 423 OTP one true pairing 424 OTS off the shelf 425 OTT over the top 426 OTTOMH off the top of my head 427 OWTTE or words to that effect 428 PC player character 429 PC politically correct 430 PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s) 431 PD police department 432 PDA public display of affection 433 PDQ pretty darn quick 434 PDS please don't shout 435 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard 436 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair 437 PFI pay for inclusion 438 PFY pimply faced youth 439 PHB pointy haired boss 440 PIN personal identification number 441 PITA pain in the ass 442 PITR {parent,parents} in the room 443 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity 444 PM post meridiem 445 PMFI problem magically fixed itself 446 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in 447 PMSL pissing myself laughing 448 PNG persona non grata 449 PNP plug and pray 450 POC point of contact 451 POC proof of concept 452 POLA principle of least astonishment 453 POLS principle of least surprise 454 POS point of sale 455 POV point of view 456 PPL people 457 PPL pretty please 458 PPP petty pet peeve 459 PPS pulse per second (signal) 460 PR public relations 461 PSA prostate-specific antigen 462 PSA public service announcement 463 PTA parent-teacher association 464 PTO {paid,personal} time off 465 PTO parent-teacher organization 466 PTO please turn over 467 PTO power takeoff 468 PTT push-to-talk 469 PTT post-telephone-telegraph 470 PTV parental tunnel vision 471 QED quod erat demonstrandum 472 QFT quoted for truth 473 QOI quality of information 474 RA residential advisor 475 RAND reasonable and non-discriminatory 476 RCD residual current device 477 RFC request for comments 478 RFD request for discussion 479 RFE request for enhancements 480 RFI request for information 481 RFP request for proposal 482 RIF reduction in force 483 RIP rest in peace 484 RL real life 485 RLC rod length check 486 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman 487 ROFL rolling on floor laughing 488 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off 489 ROM rough order of magnitude 490 ROI return on investment 491 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing 492 RP responsible person 493 RR railroad 494 RSI repetitive strain injury 495 RSN real soon now 496 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please") 497 S/T self titled 498 SAR search and rescue 499 SAR some assembly required 500 SCNR sorry, could not resist 501 SEP someone else's problem 502 SERP search engine results page 503 SFAICT so far as I can tell 504 SGTM sounds good to me 505 SHID slaps head in disgust 506 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused 507 SITD still in the dark 508 SJW social justice warrior 509 SMAP Soil Moisture Active Passive 510 SMH shaking my head 511 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets 512 SMOP simple matter of programming 513 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager 514 SNMP sorry, not my problem 515 SO significant other 516 SOB son of [a] bitch 517 SOP standard operating procedure 518 SRS serious 519 SRSLY seriously 520 SSIA subject says it all 521 SSTO single stage to orbit 522 STW search the web 523 SUS stupid user syndrome 524 SUX sucks 525 SUX2BU sucks to be you 526 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess 527 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea 528 SWMBO she who must be obeyed 529 SWOT strength, weaknesses, opportunities, threats 530 SYS see you soon 531 TA teaching assistant 532 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch 533 TBA to be announced 534 TBC to be continued 535 TBD to be {decided,determined,done} 536 TBH to be honest 537 TBOMK the best of my knowledge 538 TCB taking care of business 539 TCO taken care of 540 TCO total cost of ownership 541 TFOA things falling off aircraft 542 TFW that feeling when 543 TGIF thank goodness it's Friday 544 THNX thanks 545 THX thanks 546 TIA thanks in advance 547 TIAVP this is a volunteer project 548 TIC tongue in cheek 549 TIL today I learned 550 TINC there is no cabal 551 TINLA this is not legal advice 552 TINWIS this is not what I said 553 TJM that's just me 554 TLA three letter acronym 555 TLA true love always 556 TLC tender loving care 557 TLDR too long, didn't read 558 TLDW too long, didn't watch 559 TM trademark 560 TM trust me 561 TMA too many abbreviations 562 TMG too much government 563 TMI too much information 564 TMJ temporomandibular joint 565 TMK to my knowledge 566 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it 567 TNF The NetBSD Foundation 568 TOC table of contents 569 TOCTOU time of check to time of use 570 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language 571 TOFU text over, fullquote under (in email) 572 TOH to other half 573 TP toilet paper 574 TPTB the powers that be 575 TRT the right thing 576 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge 577 TTFN ta ta for now 578 TTM to the moderator 579 TTT thought that too 580 TTTR time-tagged time-resolved 581 TTYL talk to you later 582 TTYS talk to you soon 583 TWAIN thing without an interesting name 584 TWDT the whole damn thing 585 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place 586 TY thank you 587 TYVM thank you very much 588 U/L upload 589 UGT universal greeting time 590 UPC Universal Product Code 591 UR your 592 UR {you're, you are} 593 URM underrepresented minority 594 UTSL use the source, Luke 595 VCR video cassette recorder 596 VEG very evil grin 597 VIP very important person 598 VLA variable length array 599 VLPR vehicle license plate recognition 600 VRI vehicle recognition identification 601 W/ with 602 W/E whatever 603 W/O without 604 W8 wait 605 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time 606 WAG wild-ass guess 607 WB welcome back 608 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong 609 WDYMBT what do you mean by that 610 WELC working effectively with legacy code 611 WFH working from home 612 WFM works for me 613 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if 614 WIP work in progress 615 WLW women-loving women 616 WMNC watch me not care 617 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time 618 WP well played 619 WRR weighted round robin 620 WRT with respect to 621 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy 622 WTF where's the food 623 WTG way to go 624 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell 625 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell 626 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade 627 WWJD what would Jesus do? 628 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it 629 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion 630 YAOTM yet another off-topic message 631 YCTAT you can't troll a troll 632 YGM you got mail 633 YHBT you have been trolled 634 YHL you have lost 635 YKWIM you know what I mean 636 YMMV your mileage may vary 637 YOLO you only live once 638 YW you're welcome 639 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some 640 ZIP zoning improvement plan 641
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