Abbreviations

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0-9

1337
'Leet
31337
Elite

A

Ao0
Apropos of nothing
AFAICT
As far as I can tell
AFAIK
As far as I know
AFK
Away from keyboard
ASAP
As soon as possible
ATM
At the moment
AYBABTU
All your base are belong to us

B

BOFH
Bastard operator from hell
BRB
Be right back
BTDT
Been there, done that
BTW
By the way

C

CYA
Cover your ass

D

DYGANO
Dude, you got a Netscape open? (UMD CSD)

E

ESR
Eric S. Raymond

F

FAQ
Frequently asked questions
FMI
For my information
FOAD
Fuck off and die
FPS
First-person shooter
FUD
Fear, uncertainty, and doubt
FWIW
For what it's worth
FYI
For your information

G

H

HAND
Have a nice day
HTH
Hope this helps

I

IANAL
I am not a lawyer
ICAC
In case anyone cares
ICBW
I could be wrong
ICYC
In case you care
ICYHC
In case you hadn't checked
IIRC
If I remember correctly
IME
In my experience
IMHO
In my humble opinion
IMNSHO
In my not-so-humble opinion
IMO
In my opinion
IP
Intellectual property
ISTR
I seem to remember
ITYM
I Think You Mean...

J

JMS
Joseph Michael Straczynski

K

k5
Kuro5hin

L

LART
Luser attitude readjustment tool

M

MOO
MUD, object-oriented
MUD
Multi-user dungeon

N

NIH
Not invented here

O

OBTW
Oh, by the way

P

PBUH
Praise be unto Him
PFY
Pimply-faced youth

Q

R

RBL
Realtime Blackhole List
RMS
Richard M. Stallman
ROTFL
Rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLMAO
Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
RSN
Real soon now (us. sarcastic)
RTFM
Read the fucking manual

S

SOL
Shit outta luck
Satellite of Love
SOP
Standard operating procedure
STFU
Shut the fuck up
STFW
Search the fine web
STL
St. Louis, Missouri
(C++) Standard Template Library
STR
Spot the reference
SWAG
Scientific wild-ass guess
s///
There's an obvious typo above. We all know what it should say. Sorry.

T

TTFN
Ta-ta for now
TTL
Time to live
Talk to (you) later

U

UI
User interface
Useful information (monastery)

V

W

WAG
Wild-ass guess
WTF
{Who,what,where,...} the fuck?
WTh
{Who,what,where,...} the hell?

X

Y

YA
Yet another
YHTBT
You had to be there
YM
You mean
You misspelled
YMMV
Your mileage may vary

Z

Symbols

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Thinking the same thing
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