An Anandtech terminology crash course...

[kranky]

Here's one for the AT old-timers:
IGCYFTO!

 

[Optimus]

Kranky - don't forget another "old timer" one:

WMC - Wounded Monitor Children

 

[edblor]

what about:

• ttyl = talk to you later,
• ttfn = ta ta for now,
• mp = my pleasure,
• dsi = don't sweat it (I made that one up...hehe),
• np = no problem,
• ty = thank you,
• ..........

You get the point and it's early for me!!!

Lates all,


Edblor

 

[Yeeny]

Yeeny - Girl Friday

Hey, I made the list of Anandtech terminology, now I just feel all warm inside. Thanks Optimus

d00d, which I guess is a guy, and according to Killbat, I am not one.

 

[Daniel]

wtt = wanted to trade
wttf = wanted to trade for

 

[Digobick]

AFAIK - as far as I know
AFK - away from keyboard
BAK - back at keyboard
BBL - be back later
BRB - be right back
BFD - big f***ing deal
BTW - by the way
BCNU - be seeing you
BFN - bye for now
BTSOOM - beats the s**t out of me
CUL8R - see you later
F2F - face to face
FYI - for your information
FYA - for your amusement
FWIW - for what it's worth
FUBAR - f***ed up beyond all recognition
GBIA - good bye in advance
GMTA - great minds think alike
HAGO - have a good one
HTH - hope that helps
IAE - in any event
IMO - in my opinion
IOW - in other words
IRL - in real life
LOL - laughing out loud
LTNS - long time no see
M/F - male or female
MHOTY - my hat's off to you
NFW - no f***ing way
MFAGT - my fingers are getting tired
MTFBWY - may the force be with you
NRN - no reply necessary
NTH - nothing
OIC - oh, I see
OOTB - out of the blue
OTOH - on the other hand
PIMP - pissin' in my pants
POV - point of view
PMFJI - pardon me for jumping in
RI&W - read it and weep
ROTFL - rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLMAO - rolling on the floor laughing my a*s off
ROTFLWTIME - rolling on the floor with tears in my eyes
RSN - real soon now
RTM - read the manual
RTFM - read the f**king manual
SITD - still in the dark
S/G - straight or gay
SOL - s**t out of luck
STFU - shut the f**k up
TIA - thanks in advance
TIC - tongue in cheek
TYVM - thank you very much
TTFN - ta ta for now
TTYL - talk to you later
TMTT - to much to type
WAG - wild a*s guess
WB - welcome back
WEG - wicked evil grin
WTF - what the f**k
WTG - way to go
WYSIWYG - what you see is what you get
YMMV - your mileage may vary

 

[perry]

Go through the thread and add them all to the first post, LOB. Alphbetical order of course. Then we can periodically bump the thread to get it someplace near the top for a couple of minutes.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Jollyroger: RAMBUS doesn't make RDRAM, they made the "standard" and are attempting to force people to use it.

 

[glenn1]

hax0r = hacker (software improvement technologist)
warez = pirated (*ahem* copies of) software
modded = improvement to hardware forgotten to be made by the original manufacturer
troll = dishonest person or trader
untested = broken (sales terminology)
only taken out of box to inspect contents = only used for 6 months, and dusted off before selling it to you
lightly used = beat to hell, but still works somehow
AOHell = crap
pr0n = art

 

[silverspear]

these are mostly used in chat rooms...........



Abbreviation - Meaning

ADN Any day now
AFAIK As far as I know
AFK Away from keyboard
ARE Acronym-rich environment
A/S/L Age/sex/location?
B4N Bye for now
BAK Back at the keyboard
BBIAB Be back in a bit
BBL Be back later
BEG Big evil grin
BFN Bye for now
BG Big grin
BL Belly laughing
BOTEC Back-of-the-envelope calculation
BRB Be right back
BTA But then again...
BTW By the way
CU See you
CUL See you later
CYO See you online
DBA Doing business as
DL Dead link
DIKU Do I know you?
DQMOT Don't quote me on this
EG Evil grin
EMFBI Excuse me for butting in
EOM End of message
EOT End of thread (meaning: end of discussion)
F2F Face to face
FAQ Frequently-ask question(s)
FISH First in, still here
FLA Four-letter acronym
FOCL Falling off chair laughing
FUBAR Fouled up beyond all repair or recognition
FUD Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt
FWIW For what it's worth
FYI For your information
G Grin
GA Go ahead
GAL Get a life
GD&R Grinning, ducking, and running
GMTA Great minds think alike
GOL Giggling out loud
GTRM Going to read mail
HTH Hope this helps
IAC In any case
IANAL I am not a lawyer (but)
IC I see
IHA I hate acronyms
IIRC If I recall/remember/recollect correctly
ILU I love you
ILY I love you
IM Immediate message
IMHO In my humble opinion
IMing Chatting with someone online in a private message box
IMNSHO In my not so humble opinion
IMO In my opinion
IOW In other words
IRL In real life (that is, when not chatting)
JBOD Just a bunch of disks (like redundant array of independent disks,
etc.)
JIC Just in case
JK Just kidding
KOTC Kiss on the cheek
KWIM? Know what I mean?
L8R Later
LD Later, dude
LDR Long-distance relationship
LLTA Lots and lots of thunderous applause
LOL Laughing out loud
LTM Laugh to myself
LTR Long-term relationship
LULAB Love you like a brother
LULAS Love you like a sister
MorF Male or female
MOSS Member of the same sex
MOTOS Member of the opposite sex
MUSM Miss you so much
NP No problem
NRN No response necessary
OIC Oh, I see
OLL Online love
OTF Off the floor
OTOH On the other hand
PANS Pretty awesome new stuff (as opposed to "POTS&quot
PDA Public display of affection
PEBCAK Problem exists between chair and keyboard
PIBKAC Problem is between keyboard and chair
PMFJIB Pardon me for jumping in but...
:OOF:: Goodbye (leaving the room)
POTS Plain old telephone service
PU That stinks!
RL Real life (that is, when not chatting)
ROR Raffing out roud (Engrish for "laughing out loud&quot
ROTFL Rolling on the floor laughing
RPG Role-playing games
RSN Real soon now
RYO Roll your own (write your own program)
S4L Spam for life
SHCOON Shoot hot coffee out of nose
SF Surfer-friendly (low-graphics Web site)
SNAFU Situation normal, all fouled up
SO Significant other
SOMY Sick of me yet?
STW Search the Web
TAFN That's all for now
TGIF Thank God it's Friday
THX Thanks
TIA Thanks in advance
TLA Three-letter acronym
TL8R Talk later
TMI Too much information
TOPCA Til our paths cross again (early Celtic chat term)
TPTB The powers that be
TTFN Ta-Ta for now
TTT Thought that, too (when someone types in what you were about to
type)
TTYL Talk to you later
TU Thank you
UW You're welcome
VBG Very big grin
WFM Works for me
WIBNI Wouldn't it be nice if
WT? What/who the ?
WTG Way to go!
WTGP? Want to go private?
WU? What's up?
WUF? Where are you from?
WYSIWYG What you see is what you get
YMMV Your mileage may vary.

 

[Cyberian]

For newer folks who visit the "Hot Deals" Forum, these may also be useful:


B&M - Brick & Mortar(A real, physical store that go into - not online)
BB - Best Buy
CC - Circuit City
OD - Office Depot
OM - Office Max
PM - Price Match

 

[virtuamike]

LMK - let me know

 

[Valhalla1]

pm in hot deals is pricematch, everywhere else its private message

 

[vi edit]

Ahhh...nobody listed FOAD!