$NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.111 2002/09/05 15:54:44 jwise Exp $ AFAICR as far as I can recall AFAICT as far as I can tell AFAIK as far as I know AFAIR as far as I recall AFAIU as far as I understand AFD away from desktop AFK away from keyboard AFW away from window AIU as I understand AIUI as I understand it AKA also known as ASAP as soon as possible AWOL absent without official leave AYBABTU all your base are belong to us BBL [I'll] be back later BBS be back soon BBT be back tomorrow BFD big fucking deal 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 BOFH bastard operator from hell BOGAHICA bend over, grab ankles, here it comes again BOHICA bend over here it comes again BRB [I'll] be right back BTDT been there, done that BTTH boot to the head BTW by the way CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong CNP continued [in my] next post COB close of business [day] CYA see you around DKDC don't know, don't care DSTM don't shoot the messenger DTRT do the right thing DTWT do the wrong thing DWIM do what I mean EG evil grin EMSG email message EOB end of business [day] ETLA extended three letter acronym EWAG experienced wild-ass guess FAQ frequently asked question FIIK fuck[ed] if I know FIIR fuck[ed] if I remember FM fucking magic FOAD fall over and die FSDO for some definition of FSVO for some value of FTFM fuck the fuckin' manual! FUBAR fucked up beyond all recognition FUD fear, uncertainty and doubt FWIW for what it's worth FYI for your information G grin GIGO garbage in, garbage out GMTA great minds think alike GTFO get the fuck out HAND have a nice day HHIS hanging head in shame HTH hope this helps IANAL I am not a lawyer IHAFC I haven't a fucking clue IHNFC I have no fucking clue IIANM if I am not mistaken IIRC if I recall correctly IMCO in my considered opinion IMHO in my humble opinion IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion IMO in my opinion IOW in other words IRL in real life ISAGN I see a great need ISTM it seems to me ISTR I seem to recall ITYM I think you mean IYSS If you say so JIC just in case JK just kidding JMO just my opinion JTLYK just to let you know KISS keep it simple, stupid KITA kick in the ass KNF kernel normal form L8R later LART luser attitude readjustment tool (ie, hammer) LJBF let's just be friends LMAO laughing my ass off LMSO laughing my socks off LOL laughing out loud LTNS long time no see MMU memory management unit MOTAS member of the appropriate sex MOTOS member of the opposite sex MOTSS member of the same sex MTF more to follow MYOB mind your own business NBD no big deal NFC no fucking clue NFI no fucking idea NFW no fucking way NIH not invented here NP no problem NRFPT not ready for prime time NRN no reply necessary OIC oh, I see OTL out to lunch OTOH on the other hand OTT over the top OTTOMH off the top of my head PFO please fuck off PFY pimply faced youth PITA pain in the ass PKSP pound keys and spew profanity PNG persona non grata PNP plug and pray POC point of contact POLA principle of least astonishment POS piece of shit PPL pretty please PTV parental tunnel vision QED quod erat demonstrandum RFC request for comments RL real life RLC rod length check ROFL rolling on floor laughing ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing RP responsible person RSN real soon now RTFB read the fine/fucking book RTFM read the fine/fucking manual RTFMP read the fine/fucking man page RTFS read the fine/fucking source SCNR sorry, could not resist SEP someone else's problem SFA sweet fuck all SHID slaps head in disgust SIMCA sitting in my chair amused SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets SMOP simple matter of programming SNAFU situation normal, all fucked up SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager SO significant other SOB son of [a] bitch SOL shit out [of] luck SOP standard operating procedure SSIA subject says it all SUS stupid user syndrome SWAG silly, wild-assed guess SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea SWMBO she who must be obeyed TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch TBD to be {decided,determined,done} TIA thanks in advance TLA three letter acronym TLB translation lookaside buffer TMA too many abbreviations TMI too much information TOEFL test of english as a foreign language TTFN ta ta for now TTYL talk to you later TWIAVBP the world is a very big place TYVM thank you very much UTSL use the source, Luke VEG very evil grin WAG wild-ass guess WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if WOFTAM waste of fucking time and money WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time WRT with respect to WTF {what,where,who,why} the fuck WTH {what,where,who,why} the hell WYSIWYG what you see is what you get YKWIM you know what I mean YMA yo momma's ass YMMV your mileage may vary