Common Acronyms

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You may have seen various acronyms used on the forums and wondered what they stood for. This non-exhaustive list is to clarify their meanings:


IOW - in other words

IMO - in my opinion

IMHO - in my humble/honest opinion

IIRC - if I remember correctly

AFAIK - as far as I know

ATM - at the moment (also "atinymonkey" on this site in particular)

POV - point of view


BTW = By the way

J/K = Just kidding

OTOH = On the other hand

PM = Personal Message

IRC = Internet Relay Chat

LOL = Laughing out loud

ROFL = Rolling on the floor laughing

WTF = Where's THAT from

BRB - Be Right Back

BBIAB - Be Back In A Bit

AFK - Away From Keyboard

AAMOF - As A Matter Of Fact
AFAIC - As Far As I'm Concerned
AFAICT - As Far As I Can Tell
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
BAK - Back At Keyboard
BBL - Be Back Later
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
FYA - For Your Amusement
FYI - For Your Information
GTG - Got To Go
ISP - Internet Service Provider
LMAO - Laughing My Arse Off
L8R - Later
OIC - Oh I See
TTFN - Ta Ta For Now
TY - Thank You
WB - Welcome Back
YW - Your Welcome

FTL = faster than light

Units:
c = speed of light
m = mass
n = newtons (measure of weight)
kg = kilogram (measure of mass)
Δ = delta, change in
e.g it is 10C outside and warms up to 25C, Δtemperature or change in temperature is 15C
G = giga, thousand million
M = mega, 1,000,000,000
m = milli, thousandth
µ = micro, millionth
n = nano, 0.000 000 001
p = pico, 0.000 000 000 001

sr-special relativity
gr-general relativity
bh-black hole
qm-quantum mechanics

GD = General Discussion ;p

RTFM = Read The Freakin Manual
IMM-In My Memory
AP-AzurePhoenix (I think)
YDOAPS-Yourdadonapogos
ISTM= It seems to me
Tanstaafl=There ain't no such thing as a free lunch <---Heinleinism
YEC = Young Earth Creationist.
TE = Theological Evolutionist
OEC = Old earth Creationist
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AFK - Away From Keyboard
AISB - As I Said Before
AKA - Also Known As
BBL - Be Back Later
BCNU - Be Seeing You
BRB - Be Right Back
BTW - By The Way
CUL8R - See You Later
CYA - See Ya/You
FYI - For Your Information
HTH - Hope this Helps
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
LMAO - Laughing my Ass off
LOL - Laugh Out Loud
NP - No Problem
ONNA - Oh No, Not Again
OTOH - On The Other Hand
OTTOMH –Off The Top Of My Head
ROFLMAO - Rolling On Floor Laughing My Ass Off
ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing
IOW - in other words

IMO - in my opinion

IMHO - in my humble/honest opinion

IIRC - if I remember correctly

AFAIK - as far as I know

ATM - at the moment (also "atinymonkey" on this site in particular)

POV - point of view


Please feel free to add relevant acronyms or query the meaning of any I have missed off.