$NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.317 2025/03/28 13:31:13 riastradh Exp $
10Q thank you
10X thanks
1337 elite ("leet")
224 today, tomorrow, forever
31337 elite ("eleet")
4TW for the win
A/S/L age/sex/location
AAMOF as a matter of fact
ABD all but dissertation
AC audible chuckle
ACAB all cats are beautiful
ADD attention deficit disorder
ADHD attention deficit (and) hyperactivity disorder
ADN any day now
ADOS attention deficit ... oh, shiny!
AEAP as early as possible
AFAIAC as far as I am concerned
AFAIC as far as I'm concerned
AFAICR as far as I can {recall,remember}
AFAICS as far as I can see
AFAICT as far as I can tell
AFAIK as far as I know
AFAIR as far as I {recall,remember}
AFAIU as far as I understand
AFD away from desktop
AFK away from keyboard
AFW away from window
AGM annual general meeting
AINEC and it's not even close
AISE as I see it
AIU as I understand
AIUI as I understand it
AKA also known as
ALPR automatic license plate recognition
AM ante meridiem
AMA ask me anything
AMOL a mountain of love
ANPR automatic number plate recognition
APM alternative payment model
ASAIC as soon as I can
ASAP as soon as possible
ASL age/sex/location
ATEOTD at the end of the day
ATM at the moment
ATM {automated,automatic} teller machine
ATW around the world
ABV alcohol by volume
AVI automatic vehicle identification
AWK Aho, Weinberger, [and] Kernighan
AWOL absent without official leave
AYBABTU all your base are belong to us
AYF all your fault
AYOR at your own risk
AYT are you there
B& banned
B/C because
B/W bandwidth
B/W between
BAI goodbye
BAK back at keyboard
BAU business as usual
BBIAB be back in a bit
BBL [I'll] be back later
BBR burnt beyond repair
BBS be back soon
BBT be back tomorrow
BCNU be seeing you
BCNUL8R be seeing you later
BCP best current practice
BDFL benevolent dictator for life
BF best friend
BF boyfriend
BFF best {friend,friends} forever
BIAB back in a bit
BIAF back in a few
BIALW back in a little while
BIAS back in a second
BIAW back in a while
BIDI boy, I did it
BLUF bottom line up front
BNYA burned now you are
BOC but of course
BOFH bastard operator from hell
BOT back on topic
BPM beam propagation method
BPM beats per minute
BRB [I'll] be right back
BSD booze, sex, drugs
BTDT been there, done that
BTFT been there, fixed that
BTTH boot to the head
BTW by the way
BYOB bring your own {beer,booze}
CC credit card
CEO chief executive officer
CFV call for votes
CFY calling for you
CG center of gravity
CHANOPS channel operator status
CIA central intelligence agency
CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
CNP continued [in my] next post
COB close of business [day]
COTS commercial off-the-shelf
CPA cyproterone acetate
CPC cost per click
CPE customer premises equipment
CPR car plate recognition
CRM customer relationship management
CTF capture the flag
CTN can't talk now
CU see you
CUL see you later
CYA see ya
CYA see you around
CYE check your email
D/B/A doing business as
D/L download
DBA doing business as
DBEYR don't believe everything you read
DC Dreamcast
DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion?
DIY do it yourself
DKDC don't know, don't care
DM direct message
DM dungeon master
DME durable medical equipment
DMEPOS durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies
DMZ demilitarized zone
DND do not disturb
DNF did not finish
DNFT do not feed troll
DOA dead on arrival
DOTADIW do one thing and do it well
DRY don't repeat yourself
DS Dual Screen
DSTM don't shoot the messenger
DTRT do the right thing
DTWT do the wrong thing
DW don't worry
DWIM do what I mean
DYAC damn you autocorrect
DYK do you know?
EA early adopter
ECR electronic cash register
EDS eternal downward spiral
EEE eastern equine encephalitis
EFT electronic funds transfer
EG evil grin
EIE enough is enough
EMSG email message
EOB end of business [day]
EOD end of {day,discussion}
EOL end of life
EOM end of message
EOS end of story
ETA edited to add
ETA estimated time of arrival
ETLA extended three letter acronym
ETR early to rise
EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
EZ easy
EZPZ easy-peasy
F9 fine
FAQ frequently asked question
FBOW for better or worse
FCFS first come, first served
FCOL for crying out loud
FFS free for shipping
FITB fill in the blank
FNO for nerds only
FNO from now on
FOC free of charge
FPS first person shooter
FPS frames per second
FQA frequently questioned answer
FRAND fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory
FSDO for some definition of
FSVO for some value of
FTBFS fails to build from source
FTFY fixed that for you
FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it
FTL faster than light
FTL for the loss
FTR for the record
FTTT from time to time
FTW for the win
FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt
FWIW for what it's worth
FYEO for your eyes only
FYI for your information
FYSA for your situational awareness
G grin
G/C garbage collect
G2G got to go
G2K good to know
GA go ahead
GAC get a clue
GAL get a life
GB Game Boy
GBA Game Boy Advance
GBC Game Boy Color
GBTW get back to work
GC GameCube
GCD greatest common divisor
GCHQ Government Communications Headquarters (UK)
GDPR General Data Protection Regulation
GF girlfriend
GFCI ground-fault circuit interrupter
GFU good for you
GFY good for you
GG good game
GGA good game all
GGP good game partner
GGWP good game, well played
GIGO garbage in, garbage out
GIYF Google is your friend
GJ good job
GL good luck
GLHF good luck, have fun
GLINE global kill line
GLWT good luck with that
GM game master
GMT Greenwich mean time
GMTA great minds think alike
GOK God only knows
GOP Grand Old Party
GOWI get on with it
GPS global positioning system
GR8 great
GTG got to go
GTH go to hell
GTSY {glad,good} to see you
GWS get well soon
H8 hate
HAND have a nice day
HE how embarrassing
HF have fun
HHIS hanging head in shame
HHOS ha ha, only serious
HICA here it comes again
HME home medical equipment
HNY happy new year
HOAS hold on a second
HOPS half-operator status
HTH hope this helps
IAC in any case
IAE in any event
IANAL I am not a lawyer
IAW in another window
IAWTC I agree with this comment
IAWTP I agree with this post
IAY I adore you
IB I'm back
IC I see
ICBW I could be {worse,wrong}
ICCL I couldn't care less
ICUR I see you are
ICYMI in case you missed it
IDC I don't care
IDGI I don't get it
IDGW in a good way
IDI I doubt it
IDIFTL I did it for the lulz
IDK I don't know
IDRC I don't really care
IDTS I don't think so
IDTT I drink to that
IFF if and only if
IFTTT if this then that
IHBW I have been wrong
IIANM if I am not mistaken
IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly
IIUC if I understand correctly
IKR I know, right?
IKWYM I know what you mean
ILU I love you
ILY I love you
IMAO in my arrogant opinion
IMBO in my biased opinion
IMCO in my considered opinion
IME in my experience
IMHO in my humble opinion
IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
IMO in my opinion
INB4 in before
INPO in no particular order
IOW in other words
IPML I pissed myself laughing
IQ intelligence quotient
IRCOP Internet relay chat {operator,operators}
IRCOPS Internet relay chat operator status
IRL in real life
IRT in real time
IRT in regards to
ISAGN I see a great need
ISBN International Standard Book Number
ISTM it seems to me
ISTR I seem to {recall,remember}
ITC in this {channel,chat}
ITT in this thread
ITYM I think you mean
IUD insert usual disclaimers
IUSS if you say so
IW it's worse
IWBNI it would be nice if
IYD in your dreams
IYKWIM if you know what I mean
IYSS if you say so
IYSWIM if you see what I mean
J/K just kidding
JAM just a minute
JAS just a second
JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy
JFTR just for the record
JFYI just for your information
JGI just Google it
JGI just got it
JHD just hit delete
JIC just in case
JJA just joking around
JK just kidding
JMO just my opinion
JSYK just so you know
JTLYK just to let you know
JW just wondering
KISS keep it simple, stupid
KITA kick in the ass
KK okay, okay
KLINE kill line
KMA keep me advised
KMA keep moving ahead
KMA kill me already
KNF kernel normal form
KOS kill on sight
KTHX okay, thanks
KTHXBAI okay, thanks. Goodbye.
KWIM know what I mean?
L8 late
L8R later
LART luser attitude readjustment tool
LBNL last but not least
LGTM looks good to me
LJBF let's just be friends
LMAO laughing my ass off
LMC let me check
LMGTFY let me google that for you
LMHO laughing my head off
LMK let me know
LMNO laughing my nuts off
LMSO laughing my socks off
LOIC low orbit ion cannon
LOL laughing out loud
LP long playing [record]
LPR license plate recognition
LSD lysergic acid diethylamide
LTNS long time no see
LWYL laugh with you later
M&O management & operations
M8 mate
MAD mutually assured destruction
MBA master of business administration
MD Mega Drive
MDMA methylenedioxy methamphetamine
MFW my face when
MIA missing in action
MLPR mobile license plate reader
MMB message me back
MO modus operandi
MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
MOTOS member of the opposite sex
MOTSS member of the same sex
MTF more to follow
MVP minimum viable product
MVP most valuable player
MYOB mind your own business
N/A not {applicable,available}
N/M never mind
NAFAIK not as far as I know
NB nota bene
NBD no big deal
NE1 anyone
NEDM not even Doom music
NES Nintendo Entertainment System
NFA no flaming allowed
NFC no functional change
NGP Neo Geo Pocket
NGPC Neo Geo Pocket Color
NIFOC naked in front of computer
NIH not invented here
NIMBY not in my backyard
NM never mind
NMF not my fault
NMP not my problem
NMU not much, you?
NOM no offence meant
NOOB newbie
NORP normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person
NOYB none of your business
NP no problem
NPC non-player character
NRFPT not ready for prime time
NRN no reply necessary
NRN not right now
NSFW not suitable for work
NTBF not to be fixed
NTN no thanks needed
NUNP no users, no problems
NVM never mind
NVMM never mind mate
NW no way
NXT next
NYPA not your personal army
O2W off to work
OAO over and out
OBV obviously
OBVS obviously
ODTW others do the work (cf. "otdw source")
OFC of course
OH other half
OIC oh, I see
OMG oh my God
OMW on my way
ONNA oh no, not again
ONNTA oh no, not this again
OOB out of bounds
OOC out of curiosity
OOI out of interest
OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind
OPS operator status
OPS operators
ORITE oh, right
OT off topic
OTL out to lunch
OTOH on the other hand
OTP one true pairing
OTS off the shelf
OTT over the top
OTTOMH off the top of my head
OWTTE or words to that effect
PC player character
PC politically correct
PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s)
PCE PC Engine
PD police department
PDA public display of affection
PDQ pretty darn quick
PDS please don't shout
PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard
PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
PFA please find attached
PFI pay for inclusion
PFY pimply faced youth
PHB pointy haired boss
PIN personal identification number
PITA pain in the ass
PITR {parent,parents} in the room
PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
PM post meridiem
PMFI problem magically fixed itself
PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
PMSL pissing myself laughing
PNG persona non grata
PNP plug and pray
POC point of contact
POC proof of concept
POLA principle of least astonishment
POLS principle of least surprise
POS point of sale
POV point of view
PPL people
PPL pretty please
PPP petty pet peeve
PPS pulse per second (signal)
PR public relations
PSA prostate-specific antigen
PSA public service announcement
PSX PlayStation
PTA parent-teacher association
PTO {paid,personal} time off
PTO parent-teacher organization
PTO please turn over
PTO power takeoff
PTT push-to-talk
PTT post-telephone-telegraph
PTV parental tunnel vision
QED quod erat demonstrandum
QFT quoted for truth
QOI quality of information
RA residential advisor
RAND reasonable and non-discriminatory
RCD residual current device
RFC request for comments
RFD request for discussion
RFE request for enhancements
RFI request for information
RFP request for proposal
RIF reduction in force
RIP rest in peace
RL real life
RLC rod length check
RMS Richard Matthew Stallman
ROFL rolling on floor laughing
ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
ROM rough order of magnitude
ROI return on investment
ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
RP responsible person
RPG rocket-propelled grenade
RR railroad
RSI repetitive strain injury
RSN real soon now
RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please")
S/T self titled
SAR search and rescue
SAR some assembly required
SCNR sorry, could not resist
SEP someone else's problem
SERP search engine results page
SFAICT so far as I can tell
SGTM sounds good to me
SHID slaps head in disgust
SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
SITD still in the dark
SJW social justice warrior
SMAP Soil Moisture Active Passive
SMH shaking my head
SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
SMOP simple matter of programming
SMS Sega Master System
SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
SNES Super Nintendo Entertainment System
SNMP sorry, not my problem
SO significant other
SOP standard operating procedure
SRS serious
SRSLY seriously
SSIA subject says it all
SSTO single stage to orbit
STW search the web
SUS stupid user syndrome
SUX sucks
SUX2BU sucks to be you
SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
SWMBO she who must be obeyed
SWOT strength, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
SYS see you soon
TA teaching assistant
TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
TBA to be announced
TBC to be continued
TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
TBH to be honest
TBOMK the best of my knowledge
TCB taking care of business
TCO taken care of
TCO total cost of ownership
TFOA things falling off aircraft
TFW that feeling when
TGIF thank goodness it's Friday
THNX thanks
THX thanks
TIA thanks in advance
TIAVP this is a volunteer project
TIC tongue in cheek
TIL today I learned
TINC there is no cabal
TINLA this is not legal advice
TINWIS this is not what I said
TJM that's just me
TLA three letter acronym
TLA true love always
TLC tender loving care
TLDR too long, didn't read
TLDW too long, didn't watch
TM trademark
TM trust me
TMA too many abbreviations
TMG too much government
TMI too much information
TMJ temporomandibular joint
TMK to my knowledge
TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
TNF The NetBSD Foundation
TOC table of contents
TOCTOU time of check to time of use
TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
TOFU text over, fullquote under (in email)
TOH to other half
TP toilet paper
TPTB the powers that be
TRT the right thing
TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
TTFN ta ta for now
TTM to the moderator
TTT thought that too
TTTR time-tagged time-resolved
TTYL talk to you later
TTYS talk to you soon
TWAIN thing without an interesting name
TWDT the whole damn thing
TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
TY thank you
TYVM thank you very much
U/L upload
UGT universal greeting time
UPC Universal Product Code
UR your
UR {you're, you are}
URM underrepresented minority
UTSL use the source, Luke
VCR video cassette recorder
VEG very evil grin
VIP very important person
VLA variable length array
VLPR vehicle license plate recognition
VPS virtual private server
VRI vehicle recognition identification
W/ with
W/E whatever
W/O without
W8 wait
WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time
WAG wild-ass guess
WB welcome back
WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
WDYMBT what do you mean by that
WELC working effectively with legacy code
WFH working from home
WFM works for me
WGACA what goes around comes around
WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
WIP work in progress
WLW women-loving women
WMNC watch me not care
WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
WP well played
WRR weighted round robin
WRT with respect to
WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy
WTF where's the food
WTG way to go
WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell
WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade
WWJD what would Jesus do?
YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
YAOTM yet another off-topic message
YCTAT you can't troll a troll
YGM you got mail
YHBT you have been trolled
YHL you have lost
YKWIM you know what I mean
YMMV your mileage may vary
YMMD you made my day
YOLO you only live once
YW you're welcome
YWSYLS you win some, you lose some
ZIP zoning improvement plan
