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Frequently Asked Questions
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 Community/Chat Slang and Abbreviation Glossary:
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A
- AFAICR: As Far As I Can Recall/Remember
- AFAICS: As Far As I Can See
- AFAICT: As Far As I Can Tell
- AFAIK: As Far As I Know
- AFK: Away From Keyboard
- ASL: Age / Sex / Location
- ATM: At The Moment
- AYBABTU: All Your Base Are Belong To Us
B
- B2B: 'Business 2 Business' (Also Known As 'Back 2 Back')
- BBL: Be Back Later
- BBS: Be Back Soon
- BCNU: Be seein' you
- Blog: Weblog
- BOFH: Bastard Operator From Hell
- BOHICA: Bend Over, Here It Comes Again (from military slang)
- Bot: Any type of automated software in chatrooms
- BRB: Be Right Back
- BRT: Be Right There
- BSOD: Blue Screen of Death
- BTDT: Been There Done That
- BTW: By The Way
C
- CU or CYA: See you (later)
- CYA: Cover Your Ass
- Cyberspace: virtual reality, the Internet, the World Wide Web, and other kinds of computer systems
D
- DoS: Denial of Service (a malicious attack on a computer system)
- DDOS: Distributed Denial of Service (a malicious attack on a computer system)
E
- EoL: End of Line
- ETA: Edited To Add
F
- F2F: Face To Face
- FFS: For Frack Sake
- FGSFDS: Has no meaning, is meant to indicate lack of understanding or apathy
- Flamer: one who writes inflammatory posts, also known as an Internet troll
- FOAD: Frack Off And Die
- FOAF: Friend Of A Friend
- FOD: Frack Off And Die
- FPS: First Person Shooter
- FPS: Frames Per Second
- FTL: For The Loss/Lose
- FTW: For The Win
- FUBAR: Fracked Up Beyond All Recognition/Repair (from military slang; pronounced "foo-bar")
- FUD: "fear, uncertainty, and doubt" (the purposeful spread of misinformation)
- FWIW: For What It's Worth
- FYI: For Your Information
G
- G2G: Good To Go
- GG: Good Going/Game
- GMTA: Great Minds Think Alike
- Godwin's Law: dictates that the longer a thread, the more likely someone will post a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler.
- GTG: Got To Go
H
- HAND: Have a Nice Day
- Hit: a request made to the Web server, (noun) the results of an internet search, (verb) loading a Web page. Hits are not equivalent to visitors of a webpage.
- Home: the website's introduction page, starting point, and guide. The technical term is "index"
- HTH: Hope This/That Helps, Happy To Help
I
- IANAL: I Am Not A Lawyer
- IAWTC: I Agree With This Comment
- IDC: I Don't Care
- IDK: I Don't Know
- IIRC: If I Recall/Remember Correctly
- IM: Instant Messaging
- IMHO: In My Humble/Honest Opinion
- IMNSHO: In My Not So Humble Opinion
- IMO: In My Opinion
- IOW: In Other Words
- IRC: Internet Relay Chat
- IRL: In Real Life
- IYKWIM: If You Know What I Mean
J
- Jaggy: aliased computer graphics
- JK: Just kidding
- j/k: Just kidding
K
- KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid
- KTHX : Ok Thanks
L
- Lag: Slang term for slow Internet speeds or high Internet latency; Lag is sometimes due to a server problem, but more frequently due to the connection between client and server. A slow or intermittent connection may often be referred to as laggy.
- Lamer: A know-nothing
- LMAO: laughing my ass off, a variation of the above, with many variations and additional letters in the acronym
- LOL: laughing out loud, laugh out loud, lots of laughter
- Lurker: one who frequents a message board without participating in discussions
M
- Mactel: Macintosh based on Intel Processor
- MOTD: Message Of The Day
- MYOB : Mind Your Own Business
N
- Newbie: an inexperienced user
- Newb: an inexperienced user
- Noob: an inexperienced user
- N00b: an inexperienced user
- NIFOC: Naked in Front of Computer
- NM: (Sometimes written N/M) No Message or No More, used on Internet forums or e-mails to indicate that everything is already said in the subject line. NM is also Internet slang for Not Much.
- N/M: No Message or No More, used on Internet forums or e-mails to indicate that everything is already said in the subject line. Also Internet slang for Not Much.
- NP: No Problem
- NSFW: Not Safe For Work (indicates that one should avoid accessing the labeled link from a workplace due to the presence of pornography or other unsuitable content)
- NVM: Nevermind
- NWS: Not Work Safe
O
- O RLY: Oh really?
- OIC: Oh, I See
- OMG: Oh My God/Gosh
- OMFG: Oh My Fracking God
- OOT: Out Of Topic
- Op: Operator / Moderator (also SysOp)
- OP: Original Post or Original Poster"
- OS: "Operating System"
- OT: Off Topic
- OTOH: On The Other Hand
- OYATM: One Year Ago This Month
P
- P2P: peer-to-peer, person to person, player to player, programmer to programmer
- PEBKAC: Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair.
- PEBCAK: Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard.
- PIMF: Preview Is My Friend (used by someone who, having failed to preview, has just posted a comment with an embarrassing typo)
- Ping: Are you there?
- PITA: Pain In The Ass
- PIYF: Preview Is Your Friend (used to make fun of someone who has failed to preview their post and posted a comment with an embarrassing typo)
- PLMK: Please Let Me Know
- PM : Personal/Private Message
- PPOR: Post Proof Or Recant
- PWN: A typo-deliberate version of "own or owned (past tense)," a slang term often used to express superiority over others
- PWNED: A typo-deliberate version of "own or owned (past tense)," a slang term often used to express superiority over others
Q
- QFE: Quoted For Emphasis
- QFT: Quit Feeding Trolls/Quit Fracking Trolling/Quoted For Truth/Quit Fracking talking
- QWP: Quoted With Permission
R
- REHI: hello again
- RL: Real Life
- ROFL: Rolling On (The) Floor Laughing
- ROFLMAO: Rolling On Floor Laughing My Ass Off
- RSN: Real Soon Now (used sarcastically)
- RTFA: Read The Fucking Article
- RTFM: Read The Fracking Manual
- RTFP: Read The Fucking Post
S
- SCNR: Sorry, Could Not Resist
- SFW: Safe For Work (material that may safely be viewed in one's office)
- Smiley: emoticon
- SNAFU: situation normal, all Fracked up (from military slang)
- Snail Mail: normal paper mail service
- Spam: junk email
- Spider: the program behind a search engine
- SSIA: Subject Says It All
- STFU: Shut The Frack Up
T
- TBH: to be honest
- TH(N)X: Thanks
- TIA: Thanks In Advance
- TINC: There Is No Cabal (a term discouraging conspiracy theories)
- TINWOP: Thread Is Nothing Without Pictures
- TL;DR: Too Long; Didn't Read
- TLDR: Too Long, Didn't Read
- TOS: terms of service
- TTBOMK: To The Best Of My Knowledge
- TTFN: Ta Ta For Now
- TTT: To The Top (a reply used to ressurect a thread to the top of the list)
- TTYL: Talk To You Later
- Tweedler: computer geek or someone who plays with themselves at the computer
- TY: Thank you
- TYT: Take Your Time
- TYVM: Thank You Very Much
U
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W
- W/: with, also W/O meaning without
- W8: Wait
- WB: Welcome Back/Write Back
- WOMBAT: Waste Of Money, Brains, And Time
- WRT: With Respect/Regards To
- WTF: What The Frack
- WTH: What The Heck/Hell?
- WYSIWYG: What You See Is What You Get
X
Y
- YA RLY: Yeah really (see O RLY)
- YHBT: You have been trolled
- YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary
- YW: You're Welcome
Z
- ZOMG: An escalated way to say "Oh My God"
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