Acronym

   Acronym is an abbreviation of a multiple word term by usually appending
   the starting letters of each word to form a new word.

   Here is a list of some acronyms:

     * [1]AA (anti [2]aliasing)
     * [3]AC (alternating current, air conditioning)
     * [4]AD (anno domini)
     * [5]ACID (atomicity consistency isolation durability)
     * [6]ACK (acknowledgement)
     * [7]ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber line)
     * [8]AF (as fuck)
     * [9]AFAIK (as far as I know)
     * [10]AJAX (asynchronous [11]JavaScript and [12]XML)
     * [13]AFK (away from keyboard)
     * [14]ALU (arithmetic logic unit)
     * [15]AM (amplitude modulation)
     * [16]ANCAP (anarcho capitalist)
     * [17]ANPAC (anarcho pacifist)
     * [18]ANSI (american national standards institute)
     * [19]AO (ambient occlusion)
     * [20]API (application programming interface)
     * [21]ARM (advanced [22]RISC machines)
     * [23]ARPANET (advanced research projects agency network)
     * [24]ASAP (as soon as possible)
     * [25]ASCII (American standard code for information interchange)
     * [26]ASM (assembly)
     * [27]ATM (at the moment, automated teller machine)
     * [28]B (byte, bit)
     * [29]B4 (before)
     * [30]BAI (bienvenido a internet)
     * [31]BASH (bourne again shell)
     * [32]BASIC (beginner all purpose symbolic instruction code)
     * [33]BBC (big black cock)
     * [34]BBS (bulletin board system)
     * [35]BC (bytecode, before Christ)
     * [36]BCD (binary coded decimal)
     * [37]BDFL (benevolent dictator for life)
     * [38]BDSM (bondage domination sadism masochism)
     * [39]BF (brainfuck)
     * [40]BG (background, bad game)
     * [41]BGR (blue green red)
     * [42]BIOS (basic [43]input/output system)
     * [44]BJ (blow job)
     * [45]BJT (bipolar junction transistor)
     * [46]BS (bullshit)
     * [47]BSD (Berkeley software distribution)
     * [48]BTFO (blown the fuck out)
     * [49]CAD (computer aided design)
     * [50]CAPTCHA (completely automated public Turing test to tell computers
       and humans apart)
     * [51]CC (creative commons, C compiler)
     * [52]CC0 (creative commons zero)
     * [53]CD (compact disc, change directory)
     * [54]CEO (chief executive officer)
     * [55]CGI (computer generated imagery)
     * [56]CISC (complex instruction set computer)
     * [57]CLI (command line interface)
     * [58]CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor)
     * [59]CMS (content management system)
     * [60]CMYK (cyan magenta yellow key)
     * [61]COMPSCI (computer science)
     * [62]CP (child porn, copy)
     * [63]CPU (central processing unit)
     * [64]CRC (cyclic redundancy check)
     * [65]CRT (cathode ray tube)
     * [66]CSG (constructive solid geometry)
     * [67]CSS (cascading style sheet)
     * [68]CSV (comma separated values)
     * [69]DAC (digital analog converter)
     * [70]DB (database)
     * [71]DC (direct current)
     * [72]DDOS (distributed denial of service)
     * [73]DDR (double data rate)
     * [74]DE (desktop environment)
     * [75]DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol)
     * [76]DL (download)
     * [77]DMA (direct memory access)
     * [78]DMCA (digital millennium copyright act)
     * [79]DND (dungeons & dragons, do not disturb)
     * [80]DNS (domain name system)
     * [81]DOM (document object model)
     * [82]DOS (disk operating system, denial of service)
     * [83]DOTADIW (do one thing and do it well)
     * [84]DPI (dots per inch)
     * [85]DRAM (dynamic RAM)
     * [86]DRM (digital restrictions management)
     * [87]DRY (don't repeat yourself)
     * [88]DVD (digital versatile disc)
     * [89]ED (Enyclopedia Dramatica)
     * [90]EEPROM (electronically erasable programmable ROM)
     * [91]ELF (executable and linkable format)
     * [92]EMCAS (editor macros)
     * [93]ENIAC (electronic numerical integrator and computer)
     * [94]EOF (end of [95]file)
     * [96]EOL (end of line, end of life)
     * [97]ERP (erotic role play)
     * [98]ESR (Erik Steven Raymond)
     * [99]EULA (end user license agreement)
     * [100]FAQ (frequently asked questions)
     * [101]FE (frontend)
     * [102]FET (field effect transistor)
     * [103]FFS (for fuck's sake)
     * [104]FIFO (first in first out)
     * [105]FLAC (free lossless audio codec)
     * [106]FLOSS (free libre open source software)
     * [107]FM (frequency modulation)
     * [108]FML (fuck my life)
     * [109]FORTRAN (formula translation)
     * [110]FOSH (free and open source hardware)
     * [111]FOSS (free and open source software)
     * [112]FSF ([113]free software foundation)
     * [114]FP ([115]floating point)
     * [116]FPGA (field programmable gate array)
     * [117]FPS (frames per second, first "person" shooter)
     * [118]FQA (frequently questioned answers)
     * [119]FS (file system)
     * [120]FTL (faster than light)
     * [121]FTP (file transfer protocol)
     * [122]FU (fuck you)
     * [123]FXAA (full screen anti aliasing)
     * [124]FYI (for your information)
     * [125]GB ([126]gigabyte/gigabit, GameBoy)
     * [127]GBPS (GB per second)
     * [128]GCC (GNU compiler collection)
     * [129]GDB (GNU debugger)
     * [130]GI (global illumination)
     * [131]GIB (gibibyte)
     * [132]GIF (graphics interchange format)
     * [133]GIGO (garbage in garbage out)
     * [134]GIMP (GNU image manipulation program)
     * [135]GLUT (OpenGL utility toolkit)
     * [136]GNOME (GNU network object model environment)
     * [137]GNG (GNG's Not GNU)
     * [138]GNU (GNU's Not Unix)
     * [139]GOAT (greatest of all time)
     * [140]GPG (GNU privacy guard)
     * [141]GPGPU (general purpose GPU)
     * [142]GPL (GNU General Public License)
     * [143]GPLv2 (GPL version 2)
     * [144]GPLv3 (GPL version 3)
     * [145]GPS (global positioning system)
     * [146]GPU (graphics processing unit)
     * [147]GRUB (grand unified boot loader)
     * [148]GSM (global system for mobile communication)
     * [149]GTK+ (GIMP toolking)
     * [150]GUI (graphical user interface)
     * [151]H8 (hate)
     * [152]HD (high definition)
     * [153]HDD (hard disc drive)
     * [154]HDMI (HD multimedia interface)
     * [155]HW (hardware)
     * [156]HTML ([157]hypertext markup language)
     * [158]HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol)
     * [159]HTTPS (HTTP secure)
     * [160]HURD (hird of unix replacing demons)
     * [161]HQ (high quality)
     * [162]HZ (hertz)
     * [163]IANA (internet assigned number authority)
     * [164]IANAL (I am not a lawyer)
     * [165]ICMP (internet control message protocol)
     * [166]IDC (I don't care)
     * [167]IDE (integrated development environment)
     * [168]IEEE (institute for electrical and electronic
     * [169]IM (instant messaging)
     * [170]IMAP (internet message access protocol)
     * [171]IMHO (in my honest opinion)
     * [172]IMO (in my opinion)
     * [173]INB4 (in before)
     * [174]IO (input/output)
     * [175]IOT (internet of things)
     * [176]IPS (instructions per second)
     * [177]IP (internet protocol, intellectual property)
     * [178]IPV4 (IP version 4)
     * [179]IPV6 (IP version 6)
     * [180]IRC (internet relay chat)
     * [181]IRL (in real life)
     * [182]ISA (instruction set architecture)
     * [183]ISO (international organization for standardization)
     * [184]ISP (internet service provider)
     * [185]ISS (international space station)
     * [186]IS (information system)
     * [187]IT (information technology)
     * [188]J2ME (java 2 micro edition)
     * [189]JB ([190]jailbait)
     * [191]JDK (java development kit)
     * [192]JIT (just in time)
     * [193]JK (just kidding)
     * [194]JPEG/JPG (joint photographic expert group)
     * [195]JS (JavaScript)
     * [196]JSON (JavaScript object notation)
     * [197]K&R (Kernighan and Ritchie)
     * [198]KB ([199]kilobyte/kilobit)
     * [200]KBPS (KB per second)
     * [201]KDE (K desktop environment)
     * [202]KEK (a meme version of [203]LOL coming from World Of Warcraft)
     * [204]KHZ (kilohertz)
     * [205]KIB (kibibyte)
     * [206]KILL (keep it [207]Linux loser)
     * [208]KISS (keep it simple stupid)
     * [209]KISP (keep it simple perfect)
     * [210]KLOC (kilo LOC)
     * [211]KKK (ku klux klan)
     * [212]KYS ([213]kill yourself)
     * [214]LAMP (linux apache mysql php)
     * [215]LARP (live action role play)
     * [216]LAN (local area network)
     * [217]LCD (liquid crystal display)
     * [218]LED (light emitting diode)
     * [219]LER (light emitting resistor)
     * [220]LGBT (lesbian gay bisexual trans)
     * [221]LGBTQ (lesbian gay bisexual trans queer)
     * [222]LGPL (lesser GPL)
     * [223]LIFO (last in first out)
     * [224]LISP (list processing)
     * [225]LMAO (laughing my ass off)
     * [226]LOC (lines of code)
     * [227]LOL (laughing out loud)
     * [228]LQ (low quality)
     * [229]LRS (less retarded software/society)
     * [230]LSB (least significant bit)
     * [231]LUT (lookup table)
     * [232]MBR (master boot record)
     * [233]MHZ (megahertz)
     * [234]MIB (mebibyte)
     * [235]MIME (multipurpose internet mail extension)
     * [236]MIP (multum in parvo)
     * [237]MIPS (millions of instructions per second)
     * [238]MBPS (MB per second)
     * [239]MCU (microcontroller unit)
     * [240]MD (markdown)
     * [241]MFW (my face when)
     * [242]MMO (massively multiplayer online)
     * [243]MMX (multimedia extension)
     * [244]MMORPG (MMO RPG)
     * [245]MOSFET (metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor)
     * [246]MOTD (message of the day)
     * [247]MPEG (motion pictures experts group)
     * [248]MR (merge request)
     * [249]MS/M$ (Micro$oft)
     * [250]MSB (most significant bit)
     * [251]MSC (master of science)
     * [252]MSG (message)
     * [253]MUD (multi user dungeon)
     * [254]NAN (not a number)
     * [255]NASA (national aeronautic and space administration)
     * [256]NAT (network address translation)
     * [257]NC (non commercial)
     * [258]NEET (not in education, employment or training)
     * [259]NFT (non-fungible token)
     * [260]NGL (not gonna lie)
     * [261]NOP (no operation)
     * [262]NP (nondeterministic polynomial)
     * [263]NTFS (NT file system)
     * [264]OEM (original equipment manufacturers)
     * [265]OGL (OpenGL)
     * [266]OMG (oh my god)
     * [267]OO (object oriented, object obsessed, object obfuscated)
     * [268]OOP (object oriented/obsessed programming)
     * [269]OS (operating system, open source)
     * [270]OSS (open source software)
     * [271]OSI ([272]open source initiative)
     * [273]P2P (peer to peer)
     * [274]PB (petabyte, petabit, personal best)
     * [275]PBR (physically based rendering)
     * [276]PC (personal computer, political correctness)
     * [277]PD ([278]public domain)
     * [279]PDF (portable document format)
     * [280]PCM (pulse code modulation)
     * [281]PGP (pretty good privacy)
     * [282]PHD (doctor of philosophy)
     * [283]PID (process ID)
     * [284]PIN (personal identification number)
     * [285]PNG (portable network graphics)
     * [286]POP3 (post office protocol version 3)
     * [287]POSIX (portable operating system interface)
     * [288]PPC (power PC)
     * [289]PR (pull request)
     * [290]PS ([291]Photoshop, [292]Postscript, [293]PlayStation)
     * [294]PS2 (personal system 2)
     * [295]PTHC (preteen hardcore)
     * [296]QOS (quality of service)
     * [297]RAID (redundant array of inexpensive discs)
     * [298]RAM (random access [299]memory)
     * [300]RC (release candidate)
     * [301]RCL (raycastlib)
     * [302]REGEX (regular expression)
     * [303]RFC (request for comments)
     * [304]RGB (red green blue)
     * [305]RGBA (red green blue alpha)
     * [306]RISC (reduced instruction set computer)
     * [307]RIP (rest in piece)
     * [308]RLE (run length encoding)
     * [309]RMS (Richard Matthew Stallman)
     * [310]RN (right now)
     * [311]ROFL (rolling on floor laughing)
     * [312]ROM ([313]read-only memory)
     * [314]RPG (role playing game)
     * [315]RPI (Raspberry Pi)
     * [316]RT (real time)
     * [317]RTFM (read the fucking manual)
     * [318]RTOS (real time operating system)
     * [319]S3L (small3dlib)
     * [320]SAAS (software as a service)
     * [321]SAASS (service as a software substitute)
     * [322]SAF (smallabstractfish)
     * [323]SBC (single board computer)
     * [324]SCL (smallchesslib)
     * [325]SD (standard definition, secure digital)
     * [326]SDF (signed distance function)
     * [327]SDK (software development kit)
     * [328]SDL (simple directmedia layer)
     * [329]SED (smoke emitting diode)
     * [330]SEO (search engine optimization)
     * [331]SFX (sound effects)
     * [332]SGML (standard generalized markup language)
     * [333]SHA (secure hash algorithm)
     * [334]SIG (special interest group)
     * [335]SIM (subscriber identity module)
     * [336]SIMD (single [337]instruction multiple [338]data)
     * [339]SLOC (source lines of code)
     * [340]SMS (short message service)
     * [341]SMTP (simple mail transfer protocol)
     * [342]SNTP (simple network time protocol)
     * [343]SOC (system on a chip)
     * [344]SQL (structured query language)
     * [345]SRAM (static RAM)
     * [346]SSAO (screen space ambient occlusion)
     * [347]SSD (solid state drive)
     * [348]SSH (secure shell)
     * [349]SSL (secure socket layer)
     * [350]STFU (shut the fuck up)
     * [351]SVG (scalable vector graphics)
     * [352]SW (software)
     * [353]TAS (tool assisted speedrun)
     * [354]TB (terabyte, terabit)
     * [355]TCC (tiny [356]C compiler)
     * [357]TCP (transmission control protocol)
     * [358]TFT (thin filter transistor)
     * [359]TFW (that face when)
     * [360]TLA (three letter acronym)
     * [361]TM ([362]trademark, [363]Turing machine)
     * [364]TOS (terms of service)
     * [365]TTY (teletype)
     * [366]TUI (text user interface)
     * [367]UBI (universal basic income)
     * [368]UDP (user datagram protocol)
     * [369]UI (user interface)
     * [370]UML (unified modeling language)
     * [371]URI (uniform resource identifier)
     * [372]URL (uniform resource locator)
     * [373]USA (united states of america)
     * [374]USB (universal serial bus)
     * [375]UTC (coordinated universal time)
     * [376]UTF (unicode transformation format)
     * [377]UX (user experience)
     * [378]VCS (version control system)
     * [379]VOD (video on demand)
     * [380]VHS (video home system)
     * [381]VIM ([382]vi improved)
     * [383]VFX (visual effects)
     * [384]VLAN (virtual LAN)
     * [385]VLIW (very long instruction word)
     * [386]VM (virtual machine)
     * [387]VPN (virtual private network)
     * [388]VPS (virtual private server)
     * [389]VRAM (video RAM)
     * [390]W3C (world wide web consortium)
     * [391]WAN (wide area network)
     * [392]WAP (wireless application protocol)
     * [393]WIFI (wireless fidelity)
     * [394]WOW (World Of Warcraft)
     * [395]WPA (WIFI protected access)
     * [396]WTF (what the fuck)
     * [397]WTFPL (do what the fuck you want to public [398]license)
     * [399]WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get)
     * [400]WM (window manager)
     * [401]WWW (world wide web)
     * [402]XAML (extensible application markup language)
     * [403]XHTML (extensible HTML)
     * [404]XML (extensible markup language)
     * [405]YOLO (you only live once)
     * [406]ZOMG (when you want to write OMG but accidentally also hit Z)

See Also

     * [407]LRS dictionary

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321. saass.md
322. saf.md
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341. smtp.md
342. sntp.md
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363. turing_machine.md
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405. yolo.md
406. zomg.md
407. lrs_dictionary.md