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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
 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

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Add any acronyms you don't understand and want SKS to explain below this line:
 AFAIK::

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

TheEarthWiki: AcronymExpansions (last edited 2010-10-06 09:19:42 by wwwcache2)