Commonly Used Abbreviations

BBIAF = Be Back In A Few minutes

BBIAB = Be Back In A Bit

BFN = Bye For Now

(bg) = Big grin

(g) or (G) = Grin

BRB = Be Right Back

BTW By the way

CC = Carbon Copy

EMOK: Email OK. Readers are free to send private mail.

FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions

FTP = File Transfer Protocol (Used to retrieve files/programs)

FUBAR: Fouled up beyond all recognition.

FWIW = For What Its Worth

FYI = For Your Information

F2F: Face to Face.

GD&R: Grinning, ducking, and running. Wits who make really bad puns feel compelled to flee the listener's imaginary punch. If the pun is atrocious, they start GD&R,VVF (very very fast).

GMTA: Great minds think alike.

IANAL: I am not a lawyer. Writers remind readers that on-line opinions are personal, not legal.

IMHO = In my humble opinion

IMNSHO = In my not so humble opinion

IMX: In my experience. (Also: IME)

IOW = In other words

IRC = Internet Relay Chat

IRL = In real life

ITRW = In the real world

LOL = Laugh Out Loud

MorF? = Male or Female?

MSG = Message

(nt) = No Text (usually found in the title of a message, indicating there's no need to click, as that's all there is to the message)

OIC = Oh I see

IOW: In other words.

ISO = In Search Of

OTF = On the floor (laughing)

OTOH = On The Other Hand

PIQ: The party (or person) in question

PITA: Not a Middle Eastern bread, but a pain in the ass.

PMS: It's the same in any language.

POV: Point of view.

PTB: Powers that be. Usually refers to network management or any governing authority.

R = Are

RFC = Request For Comment

ROFL = Rolling On the Floor Laughing

RSN = Real Soon Now A direct descendent of "the check is in the mail.

RTFM = Read the f***ing manual (said in response to a stupid question)

SFETE = Smiling From Ear To Ear

SITD = Still In The Dark

SO = Significant Other

TLA = Three Letter Acronym

3-D: Three dimensional, i.e., real life.

TBH: To be honest.

TIA: Thanks in advance.

TIC: Tongue in cheek.

TIC: Tongue in cheek.

TPTB: The powers that be. A nice way of referring to those damned authorities.

2-D: Two dimensional: refers to cyber reality.

SO = Significant Other

SYSOP: System operator, the chief administrator of a message board. May be known as SIGOP (signal operator) or WIZOP

TLA = Three Letter Acronym

TTFN = Ta Ta For Now

TTYL = Talk To You Later

VBG: Very big grin.

U = You

WEG: Wide evil grin.

WRT With regard to

WYSIWYG: What you see is what you get.

YMMV Your mileage may vary

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