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$NetBSD: acronyms,v 1.311 2021/09/05 17:29:27 alnsn Exp $
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10Q thank you
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10X thanks
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1337 elite ("leet")
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224 today, tomorrow, forever
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31337 elite ("eleet")
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4TW for the win
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A/S/L age/sex/location
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AAMOF as a matter of fact
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ABD all but dissertation
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AC audible chuckle
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ACAB all cats are beautiful
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ADD attention deficit disorder
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ADHD attention deficit (and) hyperactivity disorder
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ADN any day now
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ADOS attention deficit ... oh, shiny!
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AEAP as early as possible
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AFAIAC as far as I am concerned
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AFAIC as far as I'm concerned
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AFAICR as far as I can {recall,remember}
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AFAICS as far as I can see
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AFAICT as far as I can tell
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AFAIK as far as I know
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AFAIR as far as I {recall,remember}
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AFAIU as far as I understand
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AFD away from desktop
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AFK away from keyboard
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AFW away from window
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AGM annual general meeting
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AINEC and it's not even close
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AISE as I see it
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AIU as I understand
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AIUI as I understand it
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AKA also known as
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ALPR automatic license plate recognition
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AM ante meridiem
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AMA ask me anything
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AMOL a mountain of love
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ANPR automatic number plate recognition
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APM alternative payment model
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ASAIC as soon as I can
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ASAP as soon as possible
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ASL age/sex/location
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ATEOTD at the end of the day
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ATM at the moment
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ATM {automated,automatic} teller machine
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ATW around the world
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ABV alcohol by volume
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AVI automatic vehicle identification
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AWK Aho, Weinberger, [and] Kernighan
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AWOL absent without official leave
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AYBABTU all your base are belong to us
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AYF all your fault
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AYOR at your own risk
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AYT are you there
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B& banned
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B/C because
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B/W bandwidth
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B/W between
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BAI goodbye
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BAK back at keyboard
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BAU business as usual
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BBIAB be back in a bit
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BBL [I'll] be back later
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BBR burnt beyond repair
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BBS be back soon
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BBT be back tomorrow
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BCNU be seeing you
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BCNUL8R be seeing you later
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BCP best current practice
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BDFL benevolent dictator for life
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BF best friend
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BF boyfriend
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BFF best {friend,friends} forever
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BIAB back in a bit
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BIAF back in a few
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BIALW back in a little while
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BIAS back in a second
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BIAW back in a while
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BIDI boy, I did it
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BNYA burned now you are
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BOC but of course
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BOFH bastard operator from hell
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BOT back on topic
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BPM beam propagation method
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BPM beats per minute
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BRB [I'll] be right back
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BSD booze, sex, drugs
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BTDT been there, done that
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BTFT been there, fixed that
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BTTH boot to the head
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BTW by the way
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BYOB bring your own {beer,booze}
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CC credit card
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CEO chief executive officer
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CFV call for votes
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CFY calling for you
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CG center of gravity
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CHANOPS channel operator status
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CIA central intelligence agency
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CMIIW correct me if I'm wrong
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CNP continued [in my] next post
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COB close of business [day]
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COTS commercial off-the-shelf
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CPA cyproterone acetate
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CPC cost per click
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CPE customer premises equipment
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CPR car plate recognition
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CRM customer relationship management
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CTF capture the flag
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CTN can't talk now
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CU see you
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CUL see you later
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CYA see ya
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CYA see you around
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CYE check your email
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D/B/A doing business as
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D/L download
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DBA doing business as
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DBEYR don't believe everything you read
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DC Dreamcast
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DIAFYO did I ask for your opinion?
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DIY do it yourself
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DKDC don't know, don't care
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DM direct message
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DM dungeon master
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DME durable medical equipment
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DMEPOS durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies
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DMZ demilitarized zone
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DND do not disturb
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DNF did not finish
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DNFT do not feed troll
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DOA dead on arrival
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DOTADIW do one thing and do it well
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DRY don't repeat yourself
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DS Dual Screen
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DSTM don't shoot the messenger
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DTRT do the right thing
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DTWT do the wrong thing
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DWIM do what I mean
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DYAC damn you autocorrect
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DYK do you know?
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EA early adopter
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ECR electronic cash register
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EDS eternal downward spiral
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EEE eastern equine encephalitis
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EFT electronic funds transfer
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EG evil grin
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EIE enough is enough
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EMSG email message
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EOB end of business [day]
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EOD end of {day,discussion}
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EOL end of life
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EOM end of message
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EOS end of story
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ETA edited to add
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ETA estimated time of arrival
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ETLA extended three letter acronym
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ETR early to rise
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EWAG experienced wild-ass guess
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EZ easy
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EZPZ easy-peasy
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F9 fine
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FAQ frequently asked question
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FBOW for better or worse
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FCFS first come, first served
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FCOL for crying out loud
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FFS free for shipping
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FITB fill in the blank
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FNO for nerds only
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FNO from now on
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FOC free of charge
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FPS first person shooter
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FPS frames per second
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FQA frequently questioned answer
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FRAND fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory
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FSDO for some definition of
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FSVO for some value of
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FTBFS fails to build from source
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FTFY fixed that for you
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FTHOI for the {heck,hell} of it
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FTL faster than light
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FTL for the loss
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FTR for the record
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FTTT from time to time
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FTW for the win
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FUD fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt
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FWIW for what it's worth
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FYEO for your eyes only
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FYI for your information
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G grin
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G/C garbage collect
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G2G got to go
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G2K good to know
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GA go ahead
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GAC get a clue
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GAL get a life
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GB Game Boy
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GBA Game Boy Advance
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GBC Game Boy Color
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GBTW get back to work
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GC GameCube
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GCD greatest common divisor
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GCHQ Government Communications Headquarters (UK)
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GDPR General Data Protection Regulation
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GF girlfriend
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GFCI ground-fault circuit interrupter
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GFU good for you
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GFY good for you
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GG good game
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GGA good game all
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GGP good game partner
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GGWP good game, well played
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GIGO garbage in, garbage out
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GIYF Google is your friend
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GJ good job
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GL good luck
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GLHF good luck, have fun
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GLINE global kill line
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GLWT good luck with that
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GM game master
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GMT Greenwich mean time
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GMTA great minds think alike
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GOK God only knows
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GOP Grand Old Party
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GOWI get on with it
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GPS global positioning system
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GR8 great
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GTG got to go
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GTH go to hell
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GTSY {glad,good} to see you
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GWS get well soon
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H8 hate
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HAND have a nice day
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HE how embarrassing
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HF have fun
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HHIS hanging head in shame
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HHOS ha ha, only serious
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HICA here it comes again
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HME home medical equipment
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HNY happy new year
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HOAS hold on a second
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HOPS half-operator status
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HTH hope this helps
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IAC in any case
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IAE in any event
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IANAL I am not a lawyer
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IAW in another window
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IAWTC I agree with this comment
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IAWTP I agree with this post
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IAY I adore you
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IB I'm back
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IC I see
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ICBW I could be {worse,wrong}
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ICCL I couldn't care less
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ICUR I see you are
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ICYMI in case you missed it
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IDC I don't care
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IDGI I don't get it
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IDGW in a good way
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IDI I doubt it
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IDIFTL I did it for the lulz
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IDK I don't know
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IDRC I don't really care
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IDTS I don't think so
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IDTT I drink to that
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IFF if and only if
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IFTTT if this then that
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IHBW I have been wrong
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IIANM if I am not mistaken
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IIRC if I {recall,remember} correctly
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IIUC if I understand correctly
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IKR I know, right?
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IKWYM I know what you mean
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ILU I love you
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ILY I love you
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IMAO in my arrogant opinion
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IMBO in my biased opinion
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IMCO in my considered opinion
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IME in my experience
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IMHO in my humble opinion
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IMNSHO in my not so humble opinion
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IMO in my opinion
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INB4 in before
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INPO in no particular order
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IOW in other words
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IPML I pissed myself laughing
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IQ intelligence quotient
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IRCOP Internet relay chat {operator,operators}
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IRCOPS Internet relay chat operator status
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IRL in real life
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IRT in real time
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IRT in regards to
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ISAGN I see a great need
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ISBN International Standard Book Number
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ISTM it seems to me
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ISTR I seem to {recall,remember}
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ITC in this {channel,chat}
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ITT in this thread
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ITYM I think you mean
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IUD insert usual disclaimers
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IUSS if you say so
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IW it's worse
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IWBNI it would be nice if
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IYD in your dreams
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IYKWIM if you know what I mean
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IYSS if you say so
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IYSWIM if you see what I mean
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J/K just kidding
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JAM just a minute
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JAS just a second
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JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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JFTR just for the record
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JFYI just for your information
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JGI just Google it
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JGI just got it
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JHD just hit delete
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JIC just in case
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JJA just joking around
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JK just kidding
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JMO just my opinion
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JSYK just so you know
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JTLYK just to let you know
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JW just wondering
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KISS keep it simple, stupid
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KITA kick in the ass
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KK okay, okay
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KLINE kill line
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KMA keep me advised
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KMA keep moving ahead
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KMA kill me already
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KNF kernel normal form
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KOS kill on sight
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KTHX okay, thanks
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KTHXBAI okay, thanks. Goodbye.
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KWIM know what I mean?
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L8 late
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L8R later
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LART luser attitude readjustment tool
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LBNL last but not least
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LGTM looks good to me
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LJBF let's just be friends
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LMAO laughing my ass off
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LMC let me check
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LMGTFY let me google that for you
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LMHO laughing my head off
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LMK let me know
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LMNO laughing my nuts off
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LMSO laughing my socks off
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LOIC low orbit ion cannon
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LOL laughing out loud
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LP long playing [record]
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LPR license plate recognition
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LSD lysergic acid diethylamide
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LTNS long time no see
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LWYL laugh with you later
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M&O management & operations
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M8 mate
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MAD mutually assured destruction
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MBA master of business administration
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MD Mega Drive
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MDMA methylenedioxy methamphetamine
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MFW my face when
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MIA missing in action
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MLPR mobile license plate reader
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MMB message me back
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MO modus operandi
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MOTAS member of the appropriate sex
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MOTOS member of the opposite sex
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MOTSS member of the same sex
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MTF more to follow
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MVP minimum viable product
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MVP most valuable player
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MYOB mind your own business
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N/A not {applicable,available}
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N/M never mind
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NAFAIK not as far as I know
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NB nota bene
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NBD no big deal
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NE1 anyone
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NEDM not even Doom music
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NES Nintendo Entertainment System
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NFA no flaming allowed
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NFC no functional change
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NGP Neo Geo Pocket
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NGPC Neo Geo Pocket Color
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NIFOC naked in front of computer
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NIH not invented here
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NIMBY not in my backyard
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NM never mind
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NMF not my fault
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NMP not my problem
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NMU not much, you?
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NOM no offence meant
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NOOB newbie
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NORP normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person
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NOYB none of your business
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NP no problem
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NPC non-player character
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NRFPT not ready for prime time
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NRN no reply necessary
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NRN not right now
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NSFW not suitable for work
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NTBF not to be fixed
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NTN no thanks needed
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NUNP no users, no problems
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NVM never mind
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NVMM never mind mate
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NW no way
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NXT next
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NYPA not your personal army
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O2W off to work
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OAO over and out
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OBV obviously
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OBVS obviously
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ODTW others do the work (cf. "otdw source")
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OFC of course
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OH other half
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OIC oh, I see
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OMG oh my God
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OMW on my way
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ONNA oh no, not again
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ONNTA oh no, not this again
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OOB out of bounds
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OOC out of curiosity
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OOI out of interest
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OOSOOM out of sight, out of mind
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OPS operator status
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OPS operators
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ORITE oh, right
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OT off topic
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OTL out to lunch
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OTOH on the other hand
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OTP one true pairing
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OTS off the shelf
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OTT over the top
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OTTOMH off the top of my head
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OWTTE or words to that effect
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PC player character
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PC politically correct
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PCB polychlorinated biphenyl(s)
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PCE PC Engine
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PD police department
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PDA public display of affection
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PDQ pretty darn quick
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PDS please don't shout
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PEBCAK problem exists between chair and keyboard
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PEBKAC problem exists between keyboard and chair
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PFI pay for inclusion
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PFY pimply faced youth
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PHB pointy haired boss
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PIN personal identification number
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PITA pain in the ass
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PITR {parent,parents} in the room
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PKSP pound keys and spew profanity
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PM post meridiem
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PMFI problem magically fixed itself
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PMFJI pardon me for jumping in
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PMSL pissing myself laughing
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PNG persona non grata
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PNP plug and pray
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POC point of contact
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POC proof of concept
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POLA principle of least astonishment
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POLS principle of least surprise
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POS point of sale
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POV point of view
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PPL people
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PPL pretty please
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PPP petty pet peeve
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PPS pulse per second (signal)
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PR public relations
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PSA prostate-specific antigen
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PSA public service announcement
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PSX PlayStation
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PTA parent-teacher association
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PTO {paid,personal} time off
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PTO parent-teacher organization
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PTO please turn over
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PTO power takeoff
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PTT push-to-talk
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PTT post-telephone-telegraph
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PTV parental tunnel vision
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QED quod erat demonstrandum
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QFT quoted for truth
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QOI quality of information
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RA residential advisor
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RAND reasonable and non-discriminatory
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RCD residual current device
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RFC request for comments
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RFD request for discussion
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RFE request for enhancements
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RFI request for information
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RFP request for proposal
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RIF reduction in force
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RIP rest in peace
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RL real life
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RLC rod length check
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RMS Richard Matthew Stallman
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ROFL rolling on floor laughing
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ROFLMAO rolling on floor laughing my ass off
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ROM rough order of magnitude
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ROI return on investment
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ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing
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RP responsible person
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RPG rocket-propelled grenade
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RR railroad
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RSI repetitive strain injury
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RSN real soon now
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RSVP respondez s'il vous plait ("reply please")
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S/T self titled
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SAR search and rescue
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SAR some assembly required
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SCNR sorry, could not resist
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SEP someone else's problem
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SERP search engine results page
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SFAICT so far as I can tell
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SGTM sounds good to me
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SHID slaps head in disgust
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SIMCA sitting in my chair amused
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SITD still in the dark
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SJW social justice warrior
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SMAP Soil Moisture Active Passive
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SMH shaking my head
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SMLSFB so many losers, so few bullets
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SMOP simple matter of programming
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SMS Sega Master System
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SNERT snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager
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SNES Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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SNMP sorry, not my problem
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SO significant other
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SOP standard operating procedure
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SRS serious
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SRSLY seriously
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SSIA subject says it all
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SSTO single stage to orbit
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STW search the web
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SUS stupid user syndrome
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SUX sucks
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SUX2BU sucks to be you
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SWAG silly, wild-assed guess
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SWAHBI silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea
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SWMBO she who must be obeyed
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SWOT strength, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
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SYS see you soon
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TA teaching assistant
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TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
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TBA to be announced
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TBC to be continued
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TBD to be {decided,determined,done}
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TBH to be honest
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TBOMK the best of my knowledge
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TCB taking care of business
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TCO taken care of
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TCO total cost of ownership
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TFOA things falling off aircraft
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TFW that feeling when
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TGIF thank goodness it's Friday
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THNX thanks
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THX thanks
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TIA thanks in advance
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TIAVP this is a volunteer project
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TIC tongue in cheek
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TIL today I learned
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TINC there is no cabal
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TINLA this is not legal advice
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TINWIS this is not what I said
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TJM that's just me
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TLA three letter acronym
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TLA true love always
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TLC tender loving care
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TLDR too long, didn't read
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TLDW too long, didn't watch
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TM trademark
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TM trust me
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TMA too many abbreviations
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TMG too much government
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TMI too much information
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TMJ temporomandibular joint
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TMK to my knowledge
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TMTOWTDI there's more than one way to do it
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TNF The NetBSD Foundation
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TOC table of contents
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TOCTOU time of check to time of use
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TOEFL test of english as a foreign language
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TOFU text over, fullquote under (in email)
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TOH to other half
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TP toilet paper
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TPTB the powers that be
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TRT the right thing
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TTBOMK to the best of my knowledge
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TTFN ta ta for now
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TTM to the moderator
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TTT thought that too
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TTTR time-tagged time-resolved
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TTYL talk to you later
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TTYS talk to you soon
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TWAIN thing without an interesting name
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TWDT the whole damn thing
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TWIAVBP the world is a very big place
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TY thank you
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TYVM thank you very much
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U/L upload
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UGT universal greeting time
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UPC Universal Product Code
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UR your
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UR {you're, you are}
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URM underrepresented minority
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UTSL use the source, Luke
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VCR video cassette recorder
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VEG very evil grin
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VIP very important person
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VLA variable length array
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VLPR vehicle license plate recognition
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VRI vehicle recognition identification
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W/ with
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W/E whatever
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W/O without
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W8 wait
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WAFWOT what a foolish waste of time
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WAG wild-ass guess
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WB welcome back
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WCPGW what could possibly go wrong
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WDYMBT what do you mean by that
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WELC working effectively with legacy code
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WFH working from home
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WFM works for me
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WGACA what goes around comes around
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WIBNI wouldn't it be nice if
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WIP work in progress
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WLW women-loving women
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WMNC watch me not care
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WOMBAT waste of money, brain, and time
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WP well played
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WRR weighted round robin
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WRT with respect to
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WTB {waiting,want,willing} to buy
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WTF where's the food
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WTG way to go
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WTH {what,when,where,who,why} the hell
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WTS {waiting,want,willing} to sell
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WTT {waiting,want,willing} to trade
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WWJD what would Jesus do?
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YAGNI you ain't gonna need it
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YALIMO you are lame, in my opinion
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YAOTM yet another off-topic message
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YCTAT you can't troll a troll
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YGM you got mail
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YHBT you have been trolled
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YHL you have lost
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YKWIM you know what I mean
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YMMV your mileage may vary
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YOLO you only live once
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YW you're welcome
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YWSYLS you win some, you lose some
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ZIP zoning improvement plan
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