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1$NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.179 2008/01/31 11:45:16 tnn Exp $
2AFAIC	as far as I'm concerned
3AFAICR	as far as I can recall
4AFAICT	as far as I can tell
5AFAIK	as far as I know
6AFAIR	as far as I recall
7AFAIU	as far as I understand
8AFD	away from desktop
9AFK	away from keyboard
10AFU	all fucked up
11AFW	away from window
12AIU	as I understand
13AIUI	as I understand it
14AKA	also known as
15ASAIC	as soon as I can
16ASAP	as soon as possible
17ATM	at the moment
18AWOL	absent without official leave
19AYBABTU	all your base are belong to us
20AYT	are you there
21B/C	because
22B/S	bullshit
23B/W	between
24BBIAB	be back in a bit
25BBL	[I'll] be back later
26BBS	be back soon
27BBT	be back tomorrow
28BCNU	be seeing you
29BCNUL8R	be seeing you later
30BFD	big fucking deal
31BIAB	back in a bit
32BIAF	back in a few
33BIALW	back in a little while
34BIAS	back in a second
35BIAW	back in a while
36BOATILAS	bend over and take it like a slut
37BOFH	bastard operator from hell
38BOGAHICA	bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
39BOHICA	bend over here it comes again
40BRB	[I'll] be right back
41BS	bullshit
42BTDT	been there, done that
43BTTH	boot to the head
44BTW	by the way
45CMIIW	correct me if I'm wrong
46CNP	continued [in my] next post
47COB	close of business [day]
48COTS	commercial off-the-shelf
49CYA	see you around
50D/L	download
51DGAS	don't give a shit
52DIY	do it yourself
53DKDC	don't know, don't care
54DRY	don't repeat yourself
55DSTM	don't shoot the messenger
56DTRT	do the right thing
57DTWT	do the wrong thing
58DWIM	do what I mean
59EG	evil grin
60EMSG	email message
61EOB	end of business [day]
62EOD	end of discussion
63EOL	end of life
64ETA	estimated time of arrival
65ETLA	extended three letter acronym
66EWAG	experienced wild-ass guess
67FAQ	frequently asked question
68FCFS	first come first served
69FIGJAM	fuck I'm good, just ask me
70FIIK	fuck[ed] if I know
71FIIR	fuck[ed] if I remember
72FM	fucking magic
73FOAD	{fuck off,fall over} and die
74FOS	full of shit
75FSDO	for some definition of
76FSVO	for some value of
77FTFM	fuck the fuckin' manual!
78FTHOI	for the {heck,hell} of it
79FTL	for the loss
80FTW	for the win
81FUBAR	fucked up beyond all recognition
82FUD	fear, uncertainty and doubt
83FWIW	for what it's worth
84FYI	for your information
85G	grin
86G/C	garbage collect
87GAC	get a clue
88GAL	get a life
89GIGO	garbage in, garbage out
90GMTA	great minds think alike
91GTFO	get the fuck out
92GTG	got to go
93GWS	get well soon
94HAND	have a nice day
95HFIW	HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
96HHIS	hanging head in shame
97HHOS	ha ha, only serious
98HICA	here it comes again
99HNY	happy new year
100HSIW	HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
101HTH	hope this helps
102IAC	in any case
103IANAL	I am not a lawyer
104IC	I see
105ICBW	I could be wrong
106ICCL	I couldn't care less
107IDK	I don't know
108IHAFC	I haven't a fucking clue
109IHBW	I have been wrong
110IHNFC	I have no fucking clue
111IIANM	if I am not mistaken
112IIRC	if I recall correctly
113IIUC	if I understand correctly
114ILU	I love you
115ILY	I love you
116IMAO	in my arrogant opinion
117IMCO	in my considered opinion
118IMHO	in my humble opinion
119IMNSHO	in my not so humble opinion
120IMO	in my opinion
121IOW	in other words
122IRL	in real life
123ISAGN	I see a great need
124ISTM	it seems to me
125ISTR	I seem to recall
126ITYM	I think you mean
127IWBNI	it would be nice if
128IYSS	if you say so
129IYSWIM	if you see what I mean
130J/K	just kidding
131JFW	just fucking works
132JHD	just hit ``delete''
133JIC	just in case
134JK	just kidding
135JMO	just my opinion
136JSYK	just so you know
137JTLYK	just to let you know
138KISS	keep it simple, stupid
139KITA	kick in the ass
140KNF	kernel normal form
141L8R	later
142LART	luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
143LBNL	last but not least
144LGTM	looks good to me
145LJBF	let's just be friends
146LMAO	laughing my ass off
147LMSO	laughing my socks off
148LOL	laughing out loud
149LTNS	long time no see
150MIA	missing in action
151MOTAS	member of the appropriate sex
152MOTOS	member of the opposite sex
153MOTSS	member of the same sex
154MTF	more to follow
155MYOB	mind your own business
156N/M	never mind
157NBD	no big deal
158NFC	no fucking clue
159NFI	no fucking idea
160NFW	no fucking way
161NIFOC	naked in front of computer
162NIH	not invented here
163NMF	not my fault
164NMP	not my problem
165NOYB	none of your business
166NOYFB	none of your fucking business
167NP	no problem
168NRFPT	not ready for prime time
169NRN	no reply necessary
170NSFW	not suitable for work
171OIC	oh, I see
172OMG	oh, my god
173OMW	on my way
174OT	off topic
175OTL	out to lunch
176OTOH	on the other hand
177OTT	over the top
178OTTOMH	off the top of my head
179PDQ	pretty darn quick
180PEBKAC	problem exists between keyboard and chair
181PFO	please fuck off
182PFY	pimply faced youth
183PITA	pain in the ass
184PKSP	pound keys and spew profanity
185PNG	persona non grata
186PNP	plug and pray
187POC	point of contact
188POLA	principle of least astonishment
189POLS	principle of least surprise
190POS	piece of shit
191PPL	pretty please
192PTV	parental tunnel vision
193QED	quod erat demonstrandum
194RFC	request for comments
195RFE	request for enhancements
196RIP	rest in peace
197RL	real life
198RLC	rod length check
199ROFL	rolling on floor laughing
200ROFLMAO	rolling on floor laughing my ass off
201ROTFL	rolling on the floor laughing
202RP	responsible person
203RSN	real soon now
204RSVP	repondez s'il vous plait (please reply)
205RTFB	read the fine/fucking book
206RTFC	read the fine/fucking code
207RTFD	read the fine/fucking documentation
208RTFM	read the fine/fucking manual
209RTFMP	read the fine/fucking man page
210RTFS	read the fine/fucking source
211SCNR	sorry, could not resist
212SEP	someone else's problem
213SFA	sweet fuck all
214SHID	slaps head in disgust
215SIMCA	sitting in my chair amused
216SMLSFB	so many losers, so few bullets
217SMOP	simple matter of programming
218SNAFU	situation normal, all fucked up
219SNERT	snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
220SNMP	sorry, not my problem
221SNR	signal to noise ratio
222SO	significant other
223SOB	son of [a] bitch
224SOL	shit out [of] luck
225SOP	standard operating procedure
226SSIA	subject says it all
227SSTO	single stage to orbit
228STFA	search the fucking archives
229STFU	shut the fuck up
230STFW	search the fucking web
231SUS	stupid user syndrome
232SUX	sucks
233SUX2BU	sucks to be you
234SWAG	silly, wild-assed guess
235SWAHBI	silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
236SWFG	search with fucking google
237SWMBO	she who must be obeyed
238TANSTAAFL	there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
239TBC	to be continued
240TBD	to be {decided,determined,done}
241TBH	to be honest
242TBOMK	the best of my knowledge
243THNX	thanks
244THX	thanks
245TIA	thanks in advance
246TIAVP	this is a volunteer project
247TINC	there is no cabal
248TLA	three letter acronym
249TLC	tender loving care
250TLDR	too long, didn't read
251TMA	too many abbreviations
252TMI	too much information
253TMTOWTDI	there's more than one way to do it
254TNF	The NetBSD Foundation
255TOEFL	test of english as a foreign language
256TPTB	the powers that be
257TRT	the right thing
258TTBOMK	to the best of my knowledge
259TTFN	ta ta for now
260TTYL	talk to you later
261TWIAVBP	the world is a very big place
262TY	thank you
263TYVM	thank you very much
264U/L	upload
265UTSL	use the source, Luke
266VEG	very evil grin
267W/	with
268W/O	without
269WAG	wild-ass guess
270WB	welcome back
271WFH	working from home
272WFM	works for me
273WIBNI	wouldn't it be nice if
274WIP	work in progress
275WOFTAM	waste of fucking time and money
276WOMBAT	waste of money, brain, and time
277WRT	with respect to
278WTF	{what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
279WTFRUD	what the fuck are you doing
280WTH	{what,when,where,who,why} the hell
281WYSIWYG	what you see is what you get
282YALIMO	you are lame, in my opinion
283YHBT	you have been trolled
284YHL	you have lost
285YKWIM	you know what I mean
286YMA	yo momma's ass
287YMMV	your mileage may vary
288YW	you're welcome
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