Computer Acronyms

 @X00@X4F                                   ACRONYMS                                    @X0F

Multiple Letter Acronym's are to be found throughout the electronic

mail/forum world to the eternal confusion of novices!


They are not designed to confuse you, merely a necessity for busy people 

with 'hunt and peck' typing skills.


             @X0EB4N             @X0ABye for Now

             @X03BAD             @X09Broken as Designed

             @X0EBAMF            @X0ABad Assed Mother F.......

             @X03BBS             @X09Bulletin Board System

             @X0EBRB             @X0ABe right back

             @X03BBR             @X09Burnt Beyond Repair

             @X0EBRS             @X0ABig Red Switch

             @X03BTA             @X09But then Again (in response to IOW)

             @X0EBTW             @X0ABy the way

             @X03BWQ             @X09Buzz Word Quotient

             @X0ECIS             @X0ACompuserve Information System <tm>

             @X03CU              @X09See you

             @X0ECUL8R           @X0ASee you later

             @X03DL or D/L       @X09Download, transmit to you

             @X0EDTRT            @X0ADo The Right Thing

             @X03DWIMC           @X09Do What I Mean, Correctly

             @X0EETLA            @X0AExtended Three Letter Acronym

             @X03ESAD            @X09Eat S... and Die

             @X0EFFRD            @X0AFlying F... in a rolling donut

                             (I don't give a FF in a RD)

             @X03FISH            @X09First In, Still Here

             @X0EFOAF            @X0AFriend of A Friend

             @X03FRED            @X09F...... Ridiculous Electronic Device

             @X0EFUBAR           @X0A"Fixed" up beyond all recognition

             @X03FURTB           @X09Full up ready to burst (about hard disk drives!)

             @X0EFWIW            @X0AFor what it's worth

             @X03FYI             @X09For your information

             @X0EGDW             @X0AGrin, Duck and Weave

             @X03GFR             @X09Grim File Reaper (pervasive data destroyer)

             @X0EGIGO            @X0AGarbage in, Garbage Out

             @X03GIGO            @X09Garbage In, Gospel Out

                             (people accepting blindly what the computer says)

             @X0EGLGH            @X0AGood Luck and Good Hunting

             @X03GR&D            @X09Grinning, running, and ducking

             @X0EIAE             @X0AIn any event

             @X03IMAO            @X09In My Arrogant Opinion

             @X0EIMHO            @X0AIn my humble opinion

             @X03IMO             @X09In my opinion

             @X0EIOW             @X0AIn other words

             @X03IWBNI           @X09If would Be Nice If

             @X0EIYFEG           @X0AInsert Your Favourite Ethnic Group

             @X03MLA             @X09Multiple Letter Acronym

             @X0EMOTAS           @X0AMember of the Appropriate Sex

             @X03MOTOS           @X09Member of the Opposite Sex

             @X0EMOTSS           @X0AMember of the Same Sex

             @X03NFW             @X09No F...ing Way

             @X0ENSS             @X0ANo S..., Shylock

             @X03OIC             @X09Oh, I see

             @X0EOTOH            @X0AOn the other hand

             @X03PITA            @X09Pain in the ...

             @X0EPLOKTA          @X0APress Lots of keys to abort

             @X03POSSLQ          @X09Person of Opposite Sex sharing living quarters

             @X0EPMFBI           @X0APardon Me for butting in

             @X03ROF,L           @X09Rolling on floor, laughing

             @X0ERPG             @X0ARole Playing Games

             @X03RSN             @X09Real soon now

             @X0ERTFM            @X0ARead the f...ing manual (or message)

             @X03SFLA            @X09Stupid Four Letter Acronym

             @X0ESMOP            @X0ASmall Matter of Programming

             @X03SNAFU           @X09Situation normal, all "fixed" up

             @X0ESO              @X0ASignificant Other

             @X03SWMBO           @X09She who must be obeyed

             @X0ETAFN            @X0AThats all for Now

             @X03TDM             @X09Too Damn Many

             @X0ETGIF            @X0AThank God Its Friday

             @X03TIA             @X09Thanks in advance

             @X0ETLA             @X0AThree Letter Acronym (now surpassed by MLA)

             @X03TTL4N           @X09Thats the lot for now

             @X0ETTFN            @X0ATa Ta For Now

             @X03UL or U/L       @X09Upload, send to the BBS

             @X0EWIMP            @X0AWindows, Icons, Mouse, Pointing

                             (to describe Windows & other similar interfaces)

             @X03WOFTAM          @X09Waste of Flaming time and money

             @X0EWYGIWYPF        @X0AWhat you get is what you pay for

             @X03WYSBYGI         @X09What you see before you get it

             @X0EWYSIWYG         @X0AWhat you see is what you get

             @X03YABA            @X09Yet Another Bloody Acronym


             @X0ESysop           @X0ASystem Operator, person who runs the BBS/Forum



@X4F                            SPECIALISED ACRONYMS                               @X0F

There are specialised ones for particular echos/forums,  I'm sure you'll 

get the idea from the list below from the Star Trek forums that use the

following.....


    @X03ST-TOS          @X09Star Trek, The Original Series

    @X0EST-TNG          @X0AStar Trek, The Next Generation

    @X03STI/ST-TMP      @X09Star Trek, first movie/The Motion Picture

    @X0ESTII/ST-WOK     @X0AStar Trek, second movie/'Wrath of Khan'

    @X03STIII/ST-SFS    @X09Star Trek, third movie/'Search for Spock'

    @X0ESTIV/ST-TVH     @X0AStar Trek, fourth movie/'The Voyage Home'

    @X03STV/ST-TFF      @X09Star Trek, fifth movie/'The Final Frontier'

    @X0ESTVI/ST-TUC     @X0AStar Trek, sixth movie/'The Undiscovered Country'


@X4F                                  EMOTICONS                                    @X0F

Emoticons are symbols to denote emotions.  Sometimes it is just a word 

inside < > brackets for example...


     @X0E<g>@X0F or @X0E<grin>@X0F   To mark a joke or sarcastic comment

     @X03<sigh>@X0F


A very popular emoticon is:

                @X0E:)              @X09a smile@X0F


These emoticons are particularly used by the Japanese but there is no 

reason why they should not get worldwide use.....


                @X0E^^              @X0Ahappiness

                @X03^^;             @X09embarrasment

                @X0E;;              @X0Asadness

                @X03--              @X09when it's the occasion to bow


@X07Compiled by Peter Deegan (CIS 100033,141) as part of an article for the

Sydney PC User Group in Australia.

@XFF


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