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| AFAIK:: - As far as I know AFAI(C)R::- As far as I (can) remember AICMFP:: - And I claim my five pounds AIUI:: - As I understand it (B)BIAB:: - (Be) back in a bit BTDTGTT:: - Been there, done that, got the t-shirt DTRT:: - Do the right thing DWIM:: - Do what I mean EBW:: - Evil [and] Bad [and] Wrong EOT:: - End of thread FOAD:: - Fuck off and die FOAF:: - Friend of a friend FUBAR:: - Fucked up beyond all recognition FSVO:: - For some value of FWIW:: - For what it's worth GDR:: - Grinning, ducking and running HAND:: - Have a nice day HTH:: - Hope this/that helps IHNJ, IJLS:: - I have no joke, I just like saying IIRC:: - If I remember correctly IM(H)O:: - In my (humble) opinion ISTR:: - I seem to remember ITYM:: - I think you mean IYSWIM:: - If you see what I mean JOOI:: - Just out of interest LART:: - Luser attitude re-adjustment tool MCIBTY:: - My computer is better than yours MOTAS:: - Member of the appropriate sex MOTOS:: - Member of the other sex MOTSS:: - Member of the same sex OIC:: - Oh I see (not an acronym, but I don't have a better word for it) OTOH:: - On the other hand OTTOMH:: - Off the top of my head PEBKAC:: - Problem exists between keyboard and chair PITA:: - Pain in the arse PMFJI:: - Pardon me for jumping in ROTFL:: - Rolling on the floor laughing (lots of variants) RTFM:: - Read the fucking manual RTFS:: - Read the fucking source |
AFAIK:: As far as I know AFAI(C)R:: As far as I (can) remember AICMFP:: And I claim my five pounds AIUI:: As I understand it (B)BIAB:: (Be) back in a bit BTDTGTT:: Been there, done that, got the t-shirt DTRT:: Do the right thing DWIM:: Do what I mean EBW:: Evil [and] Bad [and] Wrong EOT:: End of thread FOAD:: Fuck off and die FOAF:: Friend of a friend FUBAR:: Fucked up beyond all recognition FSVO:: For some value of FWIW:: For what it's worth GDR:: Grinning, ducking and running HAND:: Have a nice day HTH:: Hope this/that helps IHNJ, IJLS:: I have no joke, I just like saying IIRC:: If I remember correctly IM(H)O:: In my (humble) opinion ISTR:: I seem to remember ITYM:: I think you mean IYSWIM:: If you see what I mean JOOI:: Just out of interest LART:: Luser attitude re-adjustment tool MCIBTY:: My computer is better than yours MOTAS:: Member of the appropriate sex MOTOS:: Member of the other sex MOTSS:: Member of the same sex OIC:: Oh I see (not an acronym, but I don't have a better word for it) OTOH:: On the other hand OTTOMH:: Off the top of my head PEBKAC:: Problem exists between keyboard and chair PITA:: Pain in the arse PMFJI:: Pardon me for jumping in ROTFL:: Rolling on the floor laughing (lots of variants) RTFM:: Read the fucking manual RTFS:: Read the fucking source |
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| SNAFU:: - Situation normal, all fucked up STFW:: - Search the fucking web TANSTAAFL:: - There ain't no such thing as a free lunch (Robert Heinlein) TMBSSNMOTW foo OWIWNPA:: - This must be some strange new meaning of the word "foo" of which I was not previously aware TTBOMK:: - To the best of my knowledge UTSL:: - Use The Source, Luke WTF:: - What/Who/Where/Why the fuck YA...:: - Yet another ... YHBT:: - You have been trolled YKYBHTLW:: - You know you've been hacking too long when |
SNAFU:: Situation normal, all fucked up STFW:: Search the fucking web TANSTAAFL:: There ain't no such thing as a free lunch (Robert Heinlein) TMBSSNMOTW foo OWIWNPA:: This must be some strange new meaning of the word "foo" of which I was not previously aware TTBOMK:: To the best of my knowledge UTSL:: Use The Source, Luke WTF:: What/Who/Where/Why the fuck YA...:: Yet another ... YHBT:: You have been trolled YKYBHTLW:: You know you've been hacking too long when |
This is a page of acronyms and what they expand to. I will probably try to find a list elsewhere and paste in in here, in the meantime, I hope these few will encourage poeple to contribute.
Add any you don't understand at the very end without a meaning and someone will try to find one for you.
- AFAIK
- As far as I know
- AFAI(C)R
- As far as I (can) remember
- AICMFP
- And I claim my five pounds
- AIUI
- As I understand it
- (B)BIAB
- (Be) back in a bit
- BTDTGTT
- Been there, done that, got the t-shirt
- DTRT
- Do the right thing
- DWIM
- Do what I mean
- EBW
- Evil [and] Bad [and] Wrong
- EOT
- End of thread
- FOAD
- Fuck off and die
- FOAF
- Friend of a friend
- FUBAR
- Fucked up beyond all recognition
- FSVO
- For some value of
- FWIW
- For what it's worth
- GDR
- Grinning, ducking and running
- HAND
- Have a nice day
- HTH
- Hope this/that helps
- IHNJ, IJLS
- I have no joke, I just like saying
- IIRC
- If I remember correctly
- IM(H)O
- In my (humble) opinion
- ISTR
- I seem to remember
- ITYM
- I think you mean
- IYSWIM
- If you see what I mean
- JOOI
- Just out of interest
- LART
- Luser attitude re-adjustment tool
- MCIBTY
- My computer is better than yours
- MOTAS
- Member of the appropriate sex
- MOTOS
- Member of the other sex
- MOTSS
- Member of the same sex
- OIC
- Oh I see (not an acronym, but I don't have a better word for it)
- OTOH
- On the other hand
- OTTOMH
- Off the top of my head
- PEBKAC
- Problem exists between keyboard and chair
- PITA
- Pain in the arse
- PMFJI
- Pardon me for jumping in
- ROTFL
- Rolling on the floor laughing (lots of variants)
- RTFM
- Read the fucking manual
- RTFS
- Read the fucking source
- SKS
- Some Kind Soul
- SNAFU
- Situation normal, all fucked up
- STFW
- Search the fucking web
- TANSTAAFL
- There ain't no such thing as a free lunch (Robert Heinlein)
- TMBSSNMOTW foo OWIWNPA
- This must be some strange new meaning of the word "foo" of which I was not previously aware
- TTBOMK
- To the best of my knowledge
- UTSL
- Use The Source, Luke
- WTF
- What/Who/Where/Why the fuck
- YA...
- Yet another ...
- YHBT
- You have been trolled
- YKYBHTLW
- You know you've been hacking too long when
Add any acronyms you don't understand and want SKS to explain below this line: