Acronyms

[Ndreare]

I often see things like IIRC and LMAO. Is their a master list some where some one could point me to find all these meanings?

I am not new to messages boards but I have never really cared before.

[Lord Liaden]

I'm not sure if there is a "master list" of commonly-used abbreviations on the Web - there isn't one on this site (other than Hero-related ones, which you can find via the Faq link.) I'll list the ones I can remember offhand:

IIRC = If I Remember Correctly

LOL = Laugh Out Loud

ROFL = Roll On Floor Laughing. Often combined with

LMAO = Laughing My A$$ Off

AFAIK = As Far As I Know

OTOH = On The Other Hand

BTW = By The Way

IMO = In My Opinion. Common variant is

IMHO = In My Humble Opinion

YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary

I'm sure someone will be along with others I've forgotten. :)

[Xandarr]

IMNSHO = In my not so humble opinion

IDHMBIFOM = I don't have my book in front of me

IOW = In other words (took me forever to figure this one out for some reason).

Can't think of any others offhand.

Helpfully,
Steve

[TheEmerged]

NFBSK -- Not For British School Kids. Another way of saying "censored" or "warning".

[TaxiMan]

ICPHICNRTSAA - insert cool phrase here, I can never remember those stupid acronyms anyway.

[lemming]

For common Jargon (http://info.astrian.net/jargon)
Emoticons (http://www.won.nl/dsp/usr/mvketel/Internet/emoticon.html)
Acronym List (http://netforbeginners.about.com/library/101/acronyms/bl-acronyms101.htm)
Lookup service (http://www.pconsulting.com.au/netspeak/)

That should cover it. Thought they probably don't have TMTOWTDI.

[Ndreare]

Thanks for all the help guys.

I feel so enlightened now. I can return to my regular day of starring at the magic box with writing on it.

[Insaniac99]

PCMCIA People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms

[Blue Angel]

Originally posted by Insaniac99
PCMCIA People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms


PCMCIA People Can Modify Computer Industry Acronyms

[Lord Mhoram]

Just have to throw an interesting gaming related one. I am on the d20 & ODL mailing lists. The traffic there is mostly about the legalities of using the licences and stuff, so a lot of legal discussion comes up... so
IANAL (I am not a lawyer)- used before someone gives thier opinion about legalities, to say "Don't nessisarily trust this".

[lemming]

Then there's TLA for Three Letter Acronym

[Blue Angel]

Originally posted by Lord Mhoram
Just have to throw an interesting gaming related one. I am on the d20 & ODL mailing lists. The traffic there is mostly about the legalities of using the licences and stuff, so a lot of legal discussion comes up... so
IANAL (I am not a lawyer)- used before someone gives thier opinion about legalities, to say "Don't nessisarily trust this".

Could have the oposite meaning. For rules lawers its:

IANAL = I'm Anal



Ok that's not an acronym.

[Ndreare]

Originally posted by lemming
Then there's TLA for Three Letter Acronym


There is something inherently wrong about this. :D

[Blue Angel]

Originally posted by Ndreare
There is something inherently wrong about this. :D


You mean TISIWAT

[TheEmerged]

Originally posted by lemming
Then there's TLA for Three Letter Acronym

I thought it was TRI -- three random initials :D

[Kid Chaos]

of course you also have

FLGS - Friendly Local Game Store

[PhilFleischmann]

One of my favorites is:

FOWTOSF - Figure Out What This One Stands For.

The other problem is that most of these are not acronyms; they're abbreviations. Those aren't the same thing.

Also, you can check AcronymFinder.com. They've got lot's-o-stuff from many walks of life.

[Christougher]

Originally posted by TheEmerged
I thought it was TRI -- three random initials :D

In a future setting, the successors to CLOWN rechristened themselves with that exact name...

[Jeff T.]

FWIW = for what it's worth