What do BTW,IMHO,IMO, RTFM, and other acronyms mean?

by scorpion21 on Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:10 pm

First topic message reminder :

Hi guys,
I remember minsan may isang member na nagtanong,,"anu po ibig sabihin ng IMHO"?...
Kaya tuloy naisipan kong i share itong natisod ko sa net!...dagdagan nyo nalang guys kung may kulang..

HTH....cheers!

These are all abbreviations for specific phrases commonly used in informal written computer correspondence, online forums and boards, and online gaming. Following are some common acronyms and their meanings:

AFAIC As far as I'm concerned
AFAIK As far as I know
AFK Away from keyboard
BRB Be right back
BTDT Been there, done that
BTW By the way
BUAG Butt-ugly ASCII graphic
C/C Comments and criticism
EOM End of message
FAQ Frequently Asked Question(s).
FTFY Fixed that for you; often accompanied by a correction
FTW For the win
FWIW For what it's worth
FYI For your information
HTH Hope this helps
IANAL I am not a lawyer
IIRC If I recall correctly
IMHO In my humble opinion
IMNSHO In my not so humble opinion
IMO In my opinion
IOW In other words
LFG Looking for group, usually used in MMORPGs
LMAO Laughing my butt off
LOL Laughing out loud
MMORPG Massive multiplayer online role-playing game
MOTAS Member of the appropriate sex
MOTOS Member of the opposite sex
MOTSS Member of the same sex
NG Newsgroup
n00b From "newbie", meaning a newcomer not yet familiar with the rules
NT No text; usually in the subject line of a message with no body
OMG Oh my God
OTOH On the other hand
PWN Usage of the term "own", as in "I PWNed you!"
QQ Cry more, noob (representation of eyes crying, often found in MMORPGs)
RL Real life, as opposed to the Internet
ROFL Rolling on the floor laughing
ROFLMAO Rolling on the floor laughing my butt off
RTFM Read the fine manual.
SO Significant other; used to refer to someone's romantic partner
TBH To be honest
TLA Three letter acronym
TTFN Ta ta for now
TTYL Talk to you later
W/E Whatever
w00t An expression of joy
WFN Wrong forum, noob
WTF What the heck
WYSIWYG What you see is what you get, pronounced as "wizzywig".
YMMH You might mean here
YMMV Your mileage may vary
{g} Grin
{BG} Big grin