1 $NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.240 2015/09/18 13:40:10 wiz Exp $
5 224 today, tomorrow, forever
9 AAMOF as a matter of fact
10 ABD all but dissertation
12 ADD attention deficit disorder
13 ADHD attention deficit (and) hyperactivity disorder
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
26 AFK away from keyboard
28 AGM annual general meeting
29 AINEC and it's not even close
32 AIUI as I understand it
35 AMOL a mountain of love
36 ASAIC as soon as I can
37 ASAP as soon as possible
39 ATEOTD at the end of the day
41 ATM {automated,automatic} teller machine
43 AWK Aho, Weinberger, [and] Kernighan
44 AWOL absent without official leave
45 AYBABTU all your base are belong to us
55 BBIAB be back in a bit
56 BBL [I'll] be back later
57 BBR burnt beyond repair
61 BCNUL8R be seeing you later
62 BCP best current practice
65 BFF best {friend,friends} forever
68 BIALW back in a little while
71 BNYA burned now you are
73 BOFH bastard operator from hell
75 BRB [I'll] be right back
77 BTDT been there, done that
78 BTFT been there, fixed that
81 BYOB bring your own {beer,booze}
83 CEO chief executive officer
87 CHANOPS channel operator status
88 CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
89 CNP continued [in my] next post
90 COB close of business [day]
91 COTS commercial off-the-shelf
93 CPE customer premises equipment
100 D/B/A doing business as
102 DBA doing business as
103 DBEYR don't believe everything you read
104 DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion?
106 DKDC don't know, don't care
108 DMZ demilitarized zone
111 DRY don't repeat yourself
112 DSTM don't shoot the messenger
113 DTRT do the right thing
114 DTWT do the wrong thing
117 ECR electronic cash register
118 EDS eternal downward spiral
119 EFT electronic funds transfer
123 EOB end of business [day]
124 EOD end of {day,discussion}
129 ETA estimated time of arrival
130 ETLA extended three letter acronym
132 EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
136 FAQ frequently asked question
137 FBOW for better or worse
138 FCFS first come, first served
139 FCOL for crying out loud
140 FFS free for shipping
141 FITB fill in the blank
145 FPS first person shooter
146 FPS frames per second
147 FSDO for some definition of
148 FSVO for some value of
149 FTBFS fails to build from source
150 FTFY fixed that for you
151 FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it
152 FTL faster than light
154 FTTT from time to time
156 FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt
157 FWIW for what it's worth
158 FYEO for your eyes only
159 FYI for your information
167 GBTW get back to work
173 GGP good game partner
174 GGWP good game, well played
175 GIGO garbage in, garbage out
176 GIYF Google is your friend
179 GLHF good luck, have fun
180 GLINE global kill line
181 GLWT good luck with that
183 GMT Greenwich mean time
184 GMTA great minds think alike
187 GPS global positioning system
191 GTSY {glad,good} to see you
197 HHIS hanging head in shame
198 HHOS ha ha, only serious
199 HICA here it comes again
201 HOAS hold on a second
202 HOPS half-operator status
206 IANAL I am not a lawyer
207 IAW in another window
208 IAWTC I agree with this comment
209 IAWTP I agree with this post
213 ICBW I could be {worse,wrong}
214 ICCL I couldn't care less
216 ICYMI in case you missed it
221 IDIFTL I did it for the lulz
223 IDRC I don't really care
224 IDTS I don't think so
226 IHBW I have been wrong
227 IIANM if I am not mistaken
228 IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly
229 IIUC if I understand correctly
231 IKWYM I know what you mean
234 IMAO in my arrogant opinion
235 IMBO in my biased opinion
236 IMCO in my considered opinion
237 IMHO in my humble opinion
238 IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
241 INPO in no particular order
243 IPML I pissed myself laughing
244 IQ intelligence quotient
245 IRCOP Internet relay chat {operator,operators}
246 IRCOPS Internet relay chat operator status
250 ISAGN I see a great need
251 ISBN International Standard Book Number
253 ISTR I seem to {recall,remember}
254 ITC in this {channel,chat}
256 ITYM I think you mean
257 IUD insert usual disclaimers
260 IWBNI it would be nice if
262 IYKWIM if you know what I mean
264 IYSWIM if you see what I mean
268 JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy
269 JFTR just for the record
270 JFYI just for your information
275 JJA just joking around
278 JSYK just so you know
279 JTLYK just to let you know
281 KISS keep it simple, stupid
286 KMA keep moving ahead
288 KNF kernel normal form
291 KTHXBAI okay, thanks. Goodbye.
292 KWIM know what I mean?
295 LART luser attitude readjustment tool
296 LBNL last but not least
297 LGTM looks good to me
298 LJBF let's just be friends
299 LMAO laughing my ass off
301 LMGTFY let me google that for you
302 LMHO laughing my head off
304 LMNO laughing my nuts off
305 LMSO laughing my socks off
306 LOIC low orbit ion cannon
307 LOL laughing out loud
308 LP long playing [record]
309 LTNS long time no see
310 LWYL laugh with you later
312 MAD mutually assured destruction
314 MIA missing in action
317 MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
318 MOTOS member of the opposite sex
319 MOTSS member of the same sex
321 MYOB mind your own business
322 N/A not {applicable,available}
324 NAFAIK not as far as I know
327 NEDM not even Doom music
328 NFA no flaming allowed
329 NIFOC naked in front of computer
330 NIH not invented here
331 NIMBY not in my backyard
338 NORP normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person
339 NOYB none of your business
341 NPC non-player character
342 NRFPT not ready for prime time
343 NRN no reply necessary
345 NSFW not suitable for work
347 NUNP no users, no problems
351 NYPA not your personal army
356 ODTW others do the work (cf. "otdw source")
362 ONNA oh no, not again
363 ONNTA oh no, not this again
367 OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind
373 OTOH on the other hand
377 OTTOMH off the top of my head
378 OWTTE or words to that effect
380 PC politically correct
381 PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s)
383 PDA public display of affection
384 PDQ pretty darn quick
385 PDS please don't shout
386 PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard
387 PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
388 PFI pay for inclusion
389 PFY pimply faced youth
390 PHB pointy haired boss
391 PIN personal identification number
393 PITR {parent,parents} in the room
394 PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
396 PMFI problem magically fixed itself
397 PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
398 PMSL pissing myself laughing
399 PNG persona non grata
403 POLA principle of least astonishment
404 POLS principle of least surprise
411 PTV parental tunnel vision
412 QED quod erat demonstrandum
414 RA residential advisor
415 RFC request for comments
416 RFD request for discussion
417 RFE request for enhancements
421 RMS Richard Matthew Stallman
422 ROFL rolling on floor laughing
423 ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
424 ROI return on investment
425 ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
426 RP responsible person
428 RSI repetitive strain injury
430 RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please")
432 SAR search and rescue
433 SAR some assembly required
434 SCNR sorry, could not resist
435 SEP someone else's problem
436 SERP search engine results page
437 SFAICT so far as I can tell
438 SHID slaps head in disgust
439 SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
440 SITD still in the dark
442 SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
443 SMOP simple matter of programming
444 SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
445 SNMP sorry, not my problem
448 SOP standard operating procedure
451 SSIA subject says it all
452 SSTO single stage to orbit
454 SUS stupid user syndrome
456 SUX2BU sucks to be you
457 SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
458 SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
459 SWMBO she who must be obeyed
461 TA teaching assistant
462 TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
465 TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
467 TBOMK the best of my knowledge
468 TCB taking care of business
470 TCO total cost of ownership
471 TFOA things falling off aircraft
472 TGIF thank goodness it's Friday
475 TIA thanks in advance
476 TIAVP this is a volunteer project
479 TINC there is no cabal
480 TINLA this is not legal advice
481 TINWIS this is not what I said
483 TLA three letter acronym
485 TLC tender loving care
486 TLDR too long, didn't read
489 TMA too many abbreviations
490 TMG too much government
491 TMI too much information
492 TMJ temporomandibular joint
494 TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
495 TNF The NetBSD Foundation
496 TOC table of contents
497 TOCTOU time of check to time of use
498 TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
501 TPTB the powers that be
503 TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
507 TTYL talk to you later
508 TTYS talk to you soon
509 TWAIN thing without an interesting name
510 TWDT the whole damn thing
511 TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
513 TYVM thank you very much
515 UGT universal greeting time
518 UTSL use the source, Luke
519 VCR video cassette recorder
521 VIP very important person
526 WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time
529 WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
530 WDYMBT what do you mean by that
531 WELC working effectively with legacy code
532 WFH working from home
534 WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
536 WMNC watch me not care
537 WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
539 WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy
542 WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
543 WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell
544 WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade
545 WWJD what would Jesus do?
546 YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
547 YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
548 YAOTM yet another off-topic message
549 YCTAT you can't troll a troll
551 YHBT you have been trolled
553 YKWIM you know what I mean
554 YMMV your mileage may vary
555 YOLO you only live once
557 YWSYLS you win some, you lose some