常见的英语缩写
Some English expressions for non-native English readers. Many of these (and far more) may be obtained from the Jargon File:
- AFAIK = As Far As I Know
- AKA = Also Known As
- ASAP = As Soon As Possible
- BTW = By The Way (used to introduce some piece of information or question that is on a different topic but may be of interest)
- COLA = comp.os.linux.announce (newsgroup)
- ETA = Estimated Time of Arrival
- FAQ = Frequently Asked Question
- FUD = Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
- FWIW = For What It’s Worth
- FYI = For Your Information
- IANAL = I Am Not A Lawyer
- IIRC = If I Recall Correctly
- IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
- IMNSHO = In My Not-So-Humble Opinion
- IOW = In Other Words
- LART = Luser Attitude Readjustment Tool (quoting Al Viro: "Anything you use to forcibly implant the clue into the place where luser’s head is")
- LUSER = pronounced "loser", a user who is considered to indeed be a loser (idiot, drongo, wanker, dim-wit, fool, etc.)
- OTOH = On The Other Hand
- PEBKAC = Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair
- ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing
- RSN = Real Soon Now
- RTFM = Read The Fucking Manual (original definition) or Read The Fine Manual (if you want to pretend to be polite)
- TANSTAAFL = There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch (contributed by David Niemi, quoting Robert Heinlein in his science fiction novel ‘The Moon is a Harsh Mistress’)
- THX = Thanks (thank you)
- TIA = Thanks In Advance
- WIP = Work In Progress
- WRT = With Respect To