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210Q	thank you
310X	thanks
41337	elite ("leet")
5224	today, tomorrow, forever
631337	elite ("eleet")
74TW	for the win
8AAMOF	as a matter of fact
9ABD	all but dissertation
10AC	audible chuckle
11ADD	attention deficit disorder
12ADHD	attention deficit (and) hyperactivity disorder
13ADN	any day now
14ADOS	attention deficit ... oh, shiny!
15AEAP	as early as possible
16AFAIAC	as far as I am concerned
17AFAIC	as far as I'm concerned
18AFAICR	as far as I can {recall,remember}
19AFAICS	as far as I can see
20AFAICT	as far as I can tell
21AFAIK	as far as I know
22AFAIR	as far as I {recall,remember}
23AFAIU	as far as I understand
24AFD	away from desktop
25AFK	away from keyboard
26AFU	all fucked up
27AFW	away from window
28AGM	annual general meeting
29AINEC	and it's not even close
30AISE	as I see it
31AIU	as I understand
32AIUI	as I understand it
33AKA	also known as
34AM	ante meridiem
35AMOL	a mountain of love
36ASAIC	as soon as I can
37ASAP	as soon as possible
38ATEOTD	at the end of the day
39ATM	at the moment
40ATM	{automated,automatic} teller machine
41ATW	around the world
42AWK	Aho, Weinberger, [and] Kernighan
43AWOL	absent without official leave
44AYBABTU	all your base are belong to us
45AYF	all your fault
46AYOR	at your own risk
47AYT	are you there
48B/C	because
49B/S	bullshit
50B/W	bandwidth
51B/W	between
52BAK	back at keyboard
53BAMF	bad-ass motherfucker
54BBIAB	be back in a bit
55BBL	[I'll] be back later
56BBR	burnt beyond repair
57BBS	be back soon
58BBT	be back tomorrow
59BCNU	be seeing you
60BCNUL8R	be seeing you later
61BCP	best current practice
62BF	best friend
63BF	boyfriend
64BFD	big fucking deal
65BFF	best friend forever
66BFH	big fucking hammer
67BIAB	back in a bit
68BIAF	back in a few
69BIALW	back in a little while
70BIAS	back in a second
71BIAW	back in a while
72BNYA	burned now you are
73BOATILAS	bend over and take it like a slut
74BOC	but of course
75BOFH	bastard operator from hell
76BOGAHICA	bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
77BOHICA	bend over here it comes again
78BOT	back on topic
79BRB	[I'll] be right back
80BS	bullshit
81BSD	booze, sex, drugs
82BTDT	been there, done that
83BTFT	been there, fixed that
84BTTH	boot to the head
85BTW	by the way
86CC	credit card
87CEO	chief executive officer
88CFV	call for votes
89CFY	calling for you
90CG	center of gravity
91CMIIW	correct me if I'm wrong
92CNP	continued [in my] next post
93COB	close of business [day]
94COTS	commercial off-the-shelf
95CPC	cost per click
96CPE	customer premises equipment
97CTN	can't talk now
98CU	see you
99CUL	see you later
100CYA	see you around
101CYE	check your email
102D/B/A	doing business as
103D/L	download
104DBA	doing business as
105DBEYR	don't believe everything you read
106DGAS	don't give a shit
107DIAFYO	did I ask for your opinion?
108DIY	do it yourself
109DKDC	don't know, don't care
110DM	dungeon master
111DMZ	demilitarized zone
112DND	do not disturb
113DOA	dead on arrival
114DRY	don't repeat yourself
115DSTM	don't shoot the messenger
116DTRT	do the right thing
117DTWT	do the wrong thing
118DWIM	do what I mean
119DYK	do you know?
120ECR	electronic cash register
121EDS	eternal downward spiral
122EFT	electronic funds transfer
123EG	evil grin
124EIE	enough is enough
125EMSG	email message
126EOB	end of business [day]
127EOD	end of {day,discussion}
128EOL	end of life
129EOM	end of message
130EOS	end of story
131ETA	edited to add
132ETA	estimated time of arrival
133ETLA	extended three letter acronym
134ETR	early to rise
135EWAG	experienced wild-ass guess
136F9	fine
137FAQ	frequently asked question
138FBOW	for better or worse
139FCFS	first come, first served
140FCOL	for crying out loud
141FFS	for fuck's sake
142FFS	free for shipping
143FIGJAM	fuck I'm good, just ask me
144FIIK	{fuck,fucked} if I know
145FIIR	{fuck,fucked} if I {recall,remember}
146FITB	fill in the blank
147FM	fucking magic
148FML	fuck my life
149FNO	for nerds only
150FNO	from now on
151FOAD	{fall over,fuck off} and die
152FOC	free of charge
153FOS	full of shit
154FPS	first person shooter
155FPS	frames per second
156FSCK	fuck
157FSDO	for some definition of
158FSVO	for some value of
159FTBFS	fails to build from source
160FTFA	from the fucking article
161FTFM	fuck the fuckin' manual!
162FTFY	fixed that for you
163FTHOI	for the {heck,hell} of it
164FTL	faster than light
165FTL	for the loss
166FTMFW	for the motherfucking win
167FTS	fuck that shit
168FTTT	from time to time
169FTW	for the win
170FUBAR	fucked up beyond all recognition
171FUD	fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt
172FWIW	for what it's worth
173FYEO	for your eyes only
174FYI	for your information
175G	grin
176G/C	garbage collect
177G2G	got to go
178G2K	good to know
179GAC	get a clue
180GAL	get a life
181GBTW	get back to work
182GF	girlfriend
183GFU	good for you
184GFY	go fuck yourself
185GFY	good for you
186GG	good game
187GGWP	good game, well played
188GIGO	garbage in, garbage out
189GIYF	Google is your friend
190GJ	good job
191GL	good luck
192GLHF	good luck, have fun
193GLWT	good luck with that
194GM	game master
195GMTA	great minds think alike
196GOK	God only knows
197GOWI	get on with it
198GPS	global positioning system
199GR8	great
200GTFO	get the fuck out
201GTG	got to go
202GTH	go to hell
203GTSY	{glad,good} to see you
204GWS	get well soon
205H8	hate
206HAND	have a nice day
207HE	how embarrasing
208HF	have fun
209HFIW	HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
210HHIS	hanging head in shame
211HHOS	ha ha, only serious
212HICA	here it comes again
213HNY	happy new year
214HOAS	hold on a second
215HSIW	HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
216HTH	hope this helps
217IAC	in any case
218IAE	in any event
219IANAL	I am not a lawyer
220IAW	in another window
221IAWTC	I agree with this comment
222IAY	I adore you
223IB	I'm back
224IC	I see
225ICBW	I could be {worse,wrong}
226ICCL	I couldn't care less
227ICUR	I see you are
228IDC	I don't care
229IDGI	I don't get it
230IDGW	in a good way
231IDI	I doubt it
232IDK	I don't know
233IDRC	I don't really care
234IDTS	I don't think so
235IDTT	I drink to that
236IHAFC	I haven't a fucking clue
237IHBW	I have been wrong
238IHNFC	I have no fucking clue
239IIANM	if I am not mistaken
240IIRC	if I {recall,remember} correctly
241IIUC	if I understand correctly
242IKWYM	I know what you mean
243ILU	I love you
244ILY	I love you
245IMAO	in my arrogant opinion
246IMBO	in my biased opinion
247IMCO	in my considered opinion
248IMHO	in my humble opinion
249IMNSHO	in my not so humble opinion
250IMO	in my opinion
251INPO	in no particular order
252IOW	in other words
253IPML	I pissed myself laughing
254IQ	intelligence quotient
255IRL	in real life
256IRT	in real time
257IRT	in regards to
258ISAGN	I see a great need
259ISBN	International Standard Book Number
260ISTM	it seems to me
261ISTR	I seem to {recall,remember}
262ITYM	I think you mean
263IUD	insert usual disclaimers
264IUSS	if you say so
265IW	it's worse
266IWBNI	it would be nice if
267IYD	in your dreams
268IYKWIM	if you know what I mean
269IYSS	if you say so
270IYSWIM	if you see what I mean
271J/K	just kidding
272JAM	just a minute
273JAS	just a second
274JFGI	just fucking Google it
275JFK	John Fitzgerald Kennedy
276JFTR	just for the record
277JFW	just fucking works
278JFYI	just for your information
279JGI	just Google it
280JGI	just got it
281JHD	just hit delete
282JIC	just in case
283JJA	just joking around
284JK	just kidding
285JMO	just my opinion
286JSYK	just so you know
287JTLYK	just to let you know
288JW	just wondering
289KISS	keep it simple, stupid
290KITA	kick in the ass
291KK	okay, okay
292KMA	keep me advised
293KMA	keep moving ahead
294KMA	kill me already
295KNF	kernel normal form
296KOS	kill on sight
297KTHX	okay, thanks
298KWIM	know what I mean?
299L8	late
300L8R	later
301LART	luser attitude readjustment tool
302LBNL	last but not least
303LGTM	looks good to me
304LJBF	let's just be friends
305LMAO	laughing my ass off
306LMB	lick my balls
307LMC	let me check
308LMFAO	laughing my fucking ass off
309LMHO	laughing my head off
310LMK	let me know
311LMNO	laughing my nuts off
312LMSO	laughing my socks off
313LOL	laughing out loud
314LP	long playing [record]
315LTNS	long time no see
316LWYL	laugh with you later
317M8	mate
318MAD	mutually assured destruction
319MIA	missing in action
320MMB	message me back
321MO	modus operandi
322MOTAS	member of the appropriate sex
323MOTOS	member of the opposite sex
324MOTSS	member of the same sex
325MTF	more to follow
326MYOB	mind your own business
327N/A	not {applicable,available}
328N/M	never mind
329NAFAIK	not as far as I know
330NBD	no big deal
331NE1	anyone
332NFA	no flaming allowed
333NFC	no fucking clue
334NFI	no fucking idea
335NFW	no fucking way
336NIFOC	naked in front of computer
337NIH	not invented here
338NIMBY	not in my backyard
339NM	never mind
340NMF	not my fault
341NMP	not my problem
342NOM	no offence meant
343NOOB	newbie
344NOYB	none of your business
345NOYFB	none of your fucking business
346NP	no problem
347NPC	non-player character
348NRFPT	not ready for prime time
349NRN	no reply necessary
350NRN	not right now
351NSFW	not suitable for work
352NTN	no thanks needed
353NUNP	no users, no problems
354NVM	never mind
355NW	no way
356NXT	next
357O2W	off to work
358OAO	over and out
359OH	other half
360OIC	oh, I see
361OMFG	oh my fucking God
362OMG	oh my God
363OMW	on my way
364ONNA	oh no, not again
365ONNTA	oh no, not this again
366OOB	out of bounds
367OOC	out of curiosity
368OOI	out of interest
369OOSOOM	out of sight, out of mind
370OT	off topic
371OTL	out to lunch
372OTOH	on the other hand
373OTP	one true pairing
374OTS	off the shelf
375OTT	over the top
376OTTOMH	off the top of my head
377OWTTE	or words to that effect
378PC	player character
379PC	politically correct
380PCB	polychlorinated biphenyl(s)
381PD	police department
382PDA	public display of affection
383PDQ	pretty darn quick
384PDS	please don't shout
385PEBCAK	problem exists between chair and keyboard
386PEBKAC	problem exists between keyboard and chair
387PFI	pay for inclusion
388PFO	please fuck off
389PFY	pimply faced youth
390PHB	pointy haired boss
391PIN	personal identification number
392PITA	pain in the ass
393PKSP	pound keys and spew profanity
394PM	post meridiem
395PMFI	problem magically fixed itself
396PMFJI	pardon me for jumping in
397PMSL	pissing myself laughing
398PNG	persona non grata
399PNP	plug and pray
400POC	point of contact
401POC	proof of concept
402POLA	principle of least astonishment
403POLS	principle of least surprise
404POS	piece of shit
405POS	point of sale
406POV	point of view
407PPL	people
408PPL	pretty please
409PPP	petty pet peeve
410PR	public relations
411PTV	parental tunnel vision
412QED	quod erat demonstrandum
413QFT	quoted for truth
414RA	residential advisor
415REMF	rear echelon motherfucker
416RFC	request for comments
417RFD	request for discussion
418RFE	request for enhancements
419RIP	rest in peace
420RL	real life
421RLC	rod length check
422RMS	Richard Matthew Stallman
423ROFL	rolling on floor laughing
424ROFLMAO	rolling on floor laughing my ass off
425ROI	return on investment
426ROTFL	rolling on the floor laughing
427RP	responsible person
428RR	railroad
429RSI	repetitive strain injury
430RSN	real soon now
431RSVP	respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please")
432RTFB	read the {fine,fucking} book
433RTFC	read the {fine,fucking} code
434RTFD	read the {fine,fucking} documentation
435RTFM	read the {fine,fucking} manual
436RTFMP	read the {fine,fucking} man page
437RTFS	read the {fine,fucking} source
438S/T	self titled
439SAR	search and rescue
440SAR	some assembly required
441SCNR	sorry, could not resist
442SEP	someone else's problem
443SERP	search engine results page
444SFA	sweet fuck all
445SFAICT	so far as I can tell
446SHID	slaps head in disgust
447SIMCA	sitting in my chair amused
448SITD	still in the dark
449SMH	shaking my head
450SMLSFB	so many losers, so few bullets
451SMOP	simple matter of programming
452SNAFU	situation normal, all fucked up
453SNERT	snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
454SNMP	sorry, not my problem
455SO	significant other
456SOB	son of [a] bitch
457SOL	shit out [of] luck
458SOP	standard operating procedure
459SSIA	subject says it all
460SSTO	single stage to orbit
461STFA	search the fucking archives
462STFU	shut the fuck up
463STFW	search the fucking web
464STW	search the web
465SUS	stupid user syndrome
466SUX	sucks
467SUX2BU	sucks to be you
468SWAG	silly, wild-assed guess
469SWAHBI	silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
470SWFG	search with fucking Google
471SWMBO	she who must be obeyed
472SYS	see you soon
473TA	teaching assistant
474TANSTAAFL	there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
475TBA	to be announced
476TBC	to be continued
477TBD	to be {decided,determined,done}
478TBH	to be honest
479TBOMK	the best of my knowledge
480TCB	taking care of business
481TCO	taken care of
482TCO	total cost of ownership
483TFOA	things falling off aircraft
484THNX	thanks
485THX	thanks
486TIA	thanks in advance
487TIAVP	this is a volunteer project
488TIC	tonque in cheek
489TIL	today I learned
490TINC	there is no cabal
491TINLA	this is not legal advice
492TINWIS	this is not what I said
493TJM	that's just me
494TLA	three letter acronym
495TLC	tender loving care
496TLDR	too long, didn't read
497TM	trademark
498TM	trust me
499TMA	too many abbreviations
500TMG	too much government
501TMI	too much information
502TMJ	temporomandibular joint
503TMK	to my knowledge
504TMTOWTDI	there's more than one way to do it
505TNF	The NetBSD Foundation
506TOC	table of contents
507TOCTOU	time of check to time of use
508TOEFL	test of english as a foreign language
509TOH	to other half
510TP	toilet paper
511TPTB	the powers that be
512TRT	the right thing
513TTBOMK	to the best of my knowledge
514TTFN	ta ta for now
515TTM	to the moderator
516TTT	thought that too
517TTYL	talk to you later
518TTYS	talk to you soon
519TWAIN	thing without an interesting name
520TWDT	the whole damn thing
521TWIAVBP	the world is a very big place
522TY	thank you
523TYVM	thank you very much
524U/L	upload
525UGT	universal greeting time
526UTSL	use the source, Luke
527VCR	video cassette recorder
528VEG	very evil grin
529VIP	very important person
530W/	with
531W/O	without
532W8	wait
533WAFWOT	what a foolish waste of time
534WAG	wild-ass guess
535WB	welcome back
536WCPGW	what could possibly go wrong
537WDYMBT	what do you mean by that
538WELC	working effectively with legacy code
539WFH	working from home
540WFM	works for me
541WIBNI	wouldn't it be nice if
542WIP	work in progress
543WMNC	watch me not care
544WOFTAM	waste of fucking time and money
545WOMBAT	waste of money, brain, and time
546WRT	with respect to
547WTB	{waiting,want,willing} to buy
548WTF	{what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
549WTFRUD	what the fuck are you doing
550WTG	way to go
551WTH	{what,when,where,who,why} the hell
552WTS	{waiting,want,willing} to sell
553WTT	{waiting,want,willing} to trade
554WWJD	what would Jesus do?
555YAGNI	you ain't gonna need it
556YALIMO	you are lame, in my opinion
557YAOTM	yet another off-topic message
558YGM	you got mail
559YHBT	you have been trolled
560YHL	you have lost
561YKWIM	you know what I mean
562YMA	yo momma's ass
563YMMV	your mileage may vary
564YOLO	you only live once
565YTF	why the fuck
566YW	you're welcome
567YWSYLS	you win some, you lose some
568