1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.209 2011/11/19 17:40:19 mbalmer Exp $
5 224 today, tomorrow, forever
8 AAMOF as a matter of fact
11 AEAP as early as possible
12 AFAIAC as far as I am concerned
13 AFAIC as far as I'm concerned
14 AFAICR as far as I can recall
15 AFAICS as far as I can see
16 AFAICT as far as I can tell
17 AFAIK as far as I know
18 AFAIR as far as I {recall, remember}
19 AFAIU as far as I understand
21 AFK away from keyboard
24 AGM annual general meeting
25 AINEC and it's not even close
28 AIUI as I understand it
30 AMOL a mountain of love
31 ASAIC as soon as I can
32 ASAP as soon as possible
33 ATEOTD at the end of the day
35 ATM automatic teller machine
37 AWK Aho Weinberger Kernighan
38 AWOL absent without official leave
39 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us
48 BBIAB be back in a bit
49 BBL [I'll] be back later
50 BBR burnt beyond repair
54 BCNUL8R be seeing you later
57 BCP best current practice
59 BFF best friend forever
60 BFH big fucking hammer
63 BIALW back in a little while
66 BNYA burned now you are
67 BOATILAS bend over and take it like a slut
69 BOFH bastard operator from hell
70 BOGAHICA bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again
71 BOHICA bend over here it comes again
73 BRB [I'll] be right back
76 BTDT been there, done that
77 BTFT been there, fixed that
84 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
85 CNP continued [in my] next post
86 COB close of business [day]
87 COTS commercial off-the-shelf
94 DBEYR don't believe everything you read
95 DGAS don't give a shit
96 DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion?
98 DKDC don't know, don't care
99 DMZ demilitarized zone
102 DRY don't repeat yourself
103 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
104 DTRT do the right thing
105 DTWT do the wrong thing
108 ECR electronic cash register
109 EDS eternal downward spiral
110 EFT electronic funds transfer
114 EOB end of business [day]
115 EOD end of {day, discussion}
119 ETA estimated time of arrival
121 ETLA extended three letter acronym
123 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
125 FAQ frequently asked question
126 FBOW for better or worse
127 FCOL for crying out loud
128 FCFS first come first served
130 FFS free for shipping
131 FIGJAM fuck I'm good, just ask me
132 FIIK fuck[ed] if I know
133 FIIR fuck[ed] if I remember
134 FITB fill in the blank
139 FOAD {fuck off,fall over} and die
142 FPS first person shooter
144 FSDO for some definition of
145 FSVO for some value of
146 FTBFS fails to build from source
147 FTFA from the fucking article
148 FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual!
149 FTFY fixed that for you
150 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it
152 FTMFW for the motherfucking win
154 FTTT from time to time
156 FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition
157 FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt
158 FWIW for what it's worth
159 FYEO for your eyes only
160 FYI for your information
167 GBTW get back to work
173 GGWP good game, well played
174 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
175 GIYF google is your friend
178 GLHF good luck, have fun
179 GLWT good luck with that
180 GMTA great minds think alike
183 GPS global positioning system
185 GTFO get the fuck out
188 GTSY {good, glad} to see you
194 HFIW HOLY FUCK IT WORKS
195 HHIS hanging head in shame
196 HHOS ha ha, only serious
197 HICA here it comes again
199 HOAS hold on a second
200 HSIW HOLY SHIT IT WORKS
204 IANAL I am not a lawyer
205 IAW in another window
206 IAWTC I agree with this comment
210 ICBW I could be {wrong, worse}
211 ICCL I couldn't care less
218 IDRC I don't really care
219 IDTS I don't think so
221 IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue
222 IHBW I have been wrong
223 IHNFC I have no fucking clue
224 IIANM if I am not mistaken
225 IIRC if I recall correctly
226 IIUC if I understand correctly
227 IKWYM I know what you mean
230 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
231 IMBO in my biased opinion
232 IMCO in my considered opinion
233 IMHO in my humble opinion
234 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
236 INPO in no particular order
238 IQ intelligence quotient
239 IPML I pissed myself laughing
243 ISAGN I see a great need
244 ISBN international standard book number
246 ISTR I seem to recall
247 ITYM I think you mean
248 IUD insert usual disclaimers
251 IWBNI it would be nice if
253 IYKWIM if you know what I mean
255 IYSWIM if you see what I mean
259 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy
260 JFTR just for the record
261 JFW just fucking works
264 JHD just hit ``delete''
266 JJA just joking around
269 JSYK just so you know
270 JTLYK just to let you know
272 KISS keep it simple, stupid
275 KMA keep moving ahead
278 KNF kernel normal form
281 KWIM know what I mean?
284 LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer)
285 LBNL last but not least
286 LGTM looks good to me
287 LJBF let's just be friends
288 LMAO laughing my ass off
291 LMFAO laughing my fucking ass off
292 LMHO laughing my head off
294 LMNO laughing my nuts off
295 LMSO laughing my socks off
296 LOL laughing out loud
297 LP long playing (record)
298 LTNS long time no see
299 LWYL laugh with you later
301 MAD mutually assured destruction
302 MIA missing in action
305 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
306 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
307 MOTSS member of the same sex
309 MYOB mind your own business
311 NAFAIK not as far as I know
314 NFA no flaming allowed
318 NIFOC naked in front of computer
319 NIH not invented here
320 NIMBY not in my backyard
326 NOYB none of your business
327 NOYFB none of your fucking business
329 NRFPT not ready for prime time
331 NRN no reply necessary
332 NSFW not suitable for work
334 NUNP no users, no problems
341 OMFG oh my fucking god
344 ONNA oh no, not again
345 ONNTA oh no, not this again
350 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind
353 OTOH on the other hand
356 OTTOMH off the top of my head
357 OWTTE or words to that effect
358 PDQ pretty darn quick
359 PDS please don't shout
360 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
361 PFI pay for inclusion
363 PFY pimply faced youth
364 PHB pointy haired boss
365 PIN personal identification number
367 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
369 PMFI problem magically fixed itself
370 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
371 PMSL pissing myself laughing
372 PNG persona non grata
376 POLA principle of least astonishment
377 POLS principle of least surprise
385 PTV parental tunnel vision
386 QED quod erat demonstrandum
388 RA residential advisor
389 RFC request for comments
390 RFD request for discussion
391 RFE request for enhancements
395 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman
396 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
397 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
398 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
399 ROI return on investment
400 RP responsible person
402 RSI repetitive strain injury
404 RSVP repondez s'il vous plait (please reply)
405 RTFB read the fine/fucking book
406 RTFC read the fine/fucking code
407 RTFD read the fine/fucking documentation
408 RTFM read the fine/fucking manual
409 RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page
410 RTFS read the fine/fucking source
411 SAR some assembly required
412 SCNR sorry, could not resist
413 SEP someone else's problem
414 SERP search engine results page
416 SFAICT so far as I can tell
417 SHID slaps head in disgust
418 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
419 SITD still in the dark
421 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
422 SMOP simple matter of programming
423 SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up
424 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
425 SNMP sorry, not my problem
426 SNR signal to noise ratio
429 SOL shit out [of] luck
430 SOP standard operating procedure
431 SSIA subject says it all
432 SSTO single stage to orbit
433 STFA search the fucking archives
434 STFU shut the fuck up
435 STFW search the fucking web
437 SUS stupid user syndrome
439 SUX2BU sucks to be you
440 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
441 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
442 SWFG search with fucking google
443 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
445 TA teaching assistant
446 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
449 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
451 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
452 TCB taking care of business
456 TIA thanks in advance
457 TIAVP this is a volunteer project
460 TINC there is no cabal
461 TINLA this is not legal advice
462 TINWIS this is not what I said
464 TLA three letter acronym
465 TLC tender loving care
466 TLDR too long, didn't read
469 TMA too many abbreviations
470 TMG too much government
471 TMI too much information
472 TMJ temporomandibular joint
474 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
475 TNF The NetBSD Foundation
476 TOC table of contents
477 TOCTOU time of check to time of use
478 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
480 TPTB the powers that be
482 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
486 TTYL talk to you later
487 TTYS talk to you soon
488 TWAIN thing without an interesting name
489 TWDT the whole damn thing
490 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
492 TYVM thank you very much
494 UTSL use the source, Luke
495 VCR video cassette recorder
497 VIP very important person
501 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time
504 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
505 WDYMBT what do you mean by that
506 WELC working effectively with legacy code
507 WFH working from home
509 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
511 WMNC watch me not care
512 WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money
513 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
515 WTB {want,willing,waiting} to buy
516 WTF {what,when,where,who,why} the fuck
517 WTFRUD what the fuck are you doing
519 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
520 WTS {want,willing,waiting} to sell
521 WTT {want,willing,waiting} to trade
522 WYSIWYG what you see is what you get
523 WWJD what would Jesus do?
524 YAOTM yet another off-topic message
525 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
526 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
528 YHBT you have been trolled
530 YKWIM you know what I mean
532 YMMV your mileage may vary
534 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some