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Common Acronyms
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. |
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