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| 1337 | leet | Hacker/geek/elite | Wikipedia |
| ABM | American Bashing Mode | (Coined by a colleague from the United States) | |
| AFAICT | As Far As I Can Tell | "I'm not so sure about this, but from what I've seen so far..." | |
| AFAIK | As Far As I Know | "Don't quote me on this" | |
| ASAP | As Soon As Possible | "I want to get it done but I have other things on my plate." | |
| BFF | Best Friend Forever | | |
| BTW | By The Way | As an aside, "while we're at it," "speaking of which" | |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Question | Section for questions and answers, regardless of how frequent the questions have been asked | |
| FLOSS | Free/Libre/Open Source Software | | Wikipedia |
| FTW | For the Win! | Enthusiastic response | |
| FUD | Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt | | Wikipedia |
| FWIW | For What It’s Worth | "I offer this as a modest contribution to the debate" | |
| GNoCS | Glocal Network of City-States | | Disparate |
| GTD | Getting Things Done | A system to simplify time- and task-management | David Allen |
| IANA | I am Not A… | | |
| IANAC | I Am Not a Coder | | |
| IANAC | I Am Not a Crook | | |
| IANAL | I Am Not A Lawyer | | |
| IIRC | If I remember correctly | "My memory may fail but I seem to remember that..." | |
| IMHO | In My Humble Opinion | Used as a way to qualify what is said as being a personal opinion. | |
| IMVHAWISHIMVVVHO | In My Very Humble (And When I Say “Humble,” I Mean “Very, Very, Very Humble”) Opinion | Don't say I'm being "immodest" or that I force my opinion on you. | |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider | | |
| IWTBF | Information Wants to Be Free | | Roger Clarke |
| OIC | Oh, I see! | "Now I get it!" | |
| OTOH | On the Other Hand | | |
| PTR | Promotion, Tenure, Reappointment | (in universities in colleges, especially) | |
| RDF | Reality Distortion Field | | Wikipedia |
| RERO | Release Early, Release Often | | Cathedral and the Bazaar |
| RSN | Real Soon Now | | |
| RTFA | Read The Fine Article | | |
| SBM | Slightly Better Muffin | | New York Times |
| SEO | Search Engine Optimization | | Wikipedia |
| SWMBO | She Who Must Be Obeyed | | Craftbrewer |
| TBC | To Be Continued | | |
| TIMTOWTDI | There Is More Than One Way To Do It | | Wikipedia |
| YMMV | Your Mileage May Vary | "You may get different results even if you do what I say I did." | |
