| DMG |
Digital Manifold Gauge |
| DDC |
Direct Digital Control [Automated control of a condition or process by a digital device]. |
| A/D |
Analog to Digital |
| AC |
Alternating Current |
| ACH |
Air Changes Per Hour |
| ACM |
Asbestos Containing Materrial |
| ADC |
Analog To Digital Converter |
| ADR |
Adjustable Discharge Regulating |
| AEV |
Automatic Expansion Valve |
| AFUE |
Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency |
| AHU |
Air Handling Unit |
| AI |
Analog Input |
| AL |
Air Leakage |
| AO |
Analog Output |
| ARCNET |
Attached Resource Computer Network |
| ASC |
Auxiliary Side Connector/Auxiliary Side Connector |
| BAS |
Building Automation System |
| ASD |
Application Specific Device |
| ATC |
Automatic Temperature Control |
| AVB |
Atmospheric Vacuum Breaker |
| AWG |
American Wire Gage |
| BFN |
Bye for now |
| (bg) |
with a broad grin |
| BIBI |
bye bye |
| BION |
believe it or not |
| BOT |
Back on topic |
| BRB |
Be right back |
| BTHOM |
Beats the hell outta me! |
| BTSOOM |
Beats the sh*t out of me |
| BTW |
By the way |
| CAA |
Combustion Air Analyzer [Combustion Air Analysis] |
| CFM |
Cubic Feet Per Minute |
| CUL |
See you later |
| CUL8R |
See you later |
| CWYL |
Chat with you later |
| DBDDHKP |
--- |
| DIIK |
Damned if I know |
| DILLIGAD |
Do I look like I give a damn?! |
| DMM |
Digital Multi Meter |
| (eg) |
With an evil grin |
| EGBOK |
Everything's going to be ok |
| EOD |
End of discussion |
| EOF |
End of file |
| EOL |
End of lecture |
| EOT |
End of thread |
| ETLA |
Extended three letter acronym |
| F2F |
Face to face |
| FAQ |
Frequently asked questions |
| FITB |
Fill in the blank |
| FOAD |
F*ck off and die |
| FOAF |
Friend of a friend |
| FTASB |
Faster than a speeding bullet |
| FTL |
Faster than light |
| FUBAR |
F*cked up beyond all repair |
| FUBB |
F*cked up beyond belief |
| FWIW |
For what it's worth |
| FYA |
For your amusement |
| FYEO |
For your eyes only |
| FYI |
For your information |
| (g) |
Grin/grinning |
| (g,d&r) |
Grinning, ducking and running |
| (g,d&rvvf) |
Grinning, ducking and running very very fast |
| GA |
Go ahead |
| (gbh) |
Great big hug |
| (gbh&k) |
Great big hug & kiss |
| (gd&r) |
Grinning, ducking and running |
| GIGO |
Garbage in, garbage out |
| GIWIST |
Gee, I wish I'd said that |
| GMTA |
Great minds think alike |
| GRMBL |
Grumble |
| (h) |
Hug |
| HAK |
Hugs and kisses |
| (hb) |
Hug back |
| (hh) |
Holding hands |
| HHO 1/2 K |
Ha, ha, only half kidding |
| HHOJ |
Ha ha only joking |
| HHOK |
Ha ha only kidding |
| HHOS |
Ha ha only serious |
| HI |
Hi! |
| HIH |
Hope it helps! |
| HIWTH |
Hate it when that happens |
| HTH |
Hope this helps! |
| HUA |
Heads up, ace |
| IAC |
In any case |
| IAE |
In any event |
| IANAL |
I am not a lawyer |
| IBTD |
I beg to differ |
| IC |
I see |
| IDK |
I don't know |
| IDU |
I don't understand |
| IHF |
--- |
| IR [IRT] |
Infrared [Infrared Technology] |
| IITYWIMWYBMAD |
If I tell you what it means will you buy me a drink? |
| IITYWTMWYKM |
If I tell you what this means will you kiss me? |
| IIWM |
If it were me |
| ILSHIBAMF |
I laughed so hard I broke all my furniture! |
| IMCO |
In my considered opinion |
| IMHO |
In my humble/honest opinion |
| IMNSCO |
In my not so considered opinion |
| IMNSHO |
In my not so humble/honest opinion |
| IMO |
In my opinion |
| INPO |
In no particular order |
| IOW |
In other words |
| IRL |
In real life |
| IYKWIM |
If you know what I mean |
| JASE |
Just another system error |
| JAUA |
Just another useless answer |
| JFYI |
Just for your information |
| (jk) |
Just kidding |
| JSNM |
Just stark naked magic |
| (k) |
Kiss |
| (kb) |
Kiss back |
| KISS |
Keep it simple, stupid |
| KOTC |
Kiss on the cheek |
| (l) |
Laughing |
| L8R |
Later |
| LAB&TYD |
Life's a bitch & then you die. |
| LD |
Long distance |
| LLAP |
Live long and prosper |
| LLTA |
Lots and lots of thundering applause |
| LMAO |
Laughing my ass off |
| LOL |
Laughing out loud |
| LTIP |
Laughing til I puke |
| MIP |
Meeting in person |
| MORF |
Male or female? |
| MOTAS |
Members of the appropriate sex |
| MOTOS |
Members of the opposite sex |
| MOTSS |
Members of the same sex |
| MSG |
Message |
| MTBF |
Mean time between failure |
| MTFBWY |
May the force be with you |
| MYOB |
Mind your own business |
| NAA |
Not at all |
| NCV |
Non Contact Voltage [Applied to DMM's] |
| NFW |
No friggin' way |
| NIH |
Not invented here |
| NIMBY |
Not in my back yard |
| NINO |
No input, no output |
| NOM |
No offense meant |
| NPB |
No Problem |
| NRN |
No reply necessary |
| OATUS |
On a totally unrelated subject |
| OAUS |
On an unrelated subject |
| OBTW |
Oh, by the way |
| OHDH |
Old habits die hard |
| OIC |
Oh, I see! |
| ONNA |
Oh no, not again |
| ONNTA |
Oh no, not this again |
| ONNYA |
Oh no, not you again |
| OOTC |
Obligitory on topic comment |
| OTB |
Off to bed |
| OTOH |
On the other hand |
| OTOOH |
On the other other hand |
| OTTH |
On the third hand |
| OTTOMH |
Off the top of my head |
| OWTTE |
Or words to that effect |
| PD |
Public domain |
| PFM |
Pure friggin` magic |
| PITA |
Pain in the arse |
| pm |
post meridiem |
| PM |
Private mail |
| PMFJI |
Pardon me for jumping in |
| PMIGBOM |
Put mind in gear, before opening mouth |
| POTC |
Peck on the cheek |
| POV |
Point of view |
| PTMM |
Please, tell me more |
| RAEBNC |
Read and enjoyed, but no comment |
| Re |
Reply |
| REHI |
Hi, too! |
| REXMAN |
Relax, experiment, and read the manual |
| RFD |
Request for discussion |
| RL |
Real life |
| ROFL |
Rolling on floor laughing |
| ROTFL |
Rolling on the floor laughing |
| ROTFLACGU |
Rolling on the floor laughing and can't get up |
| ROTFLAHMS |
Rolling on the floor laughing and holding my sides |
| ROTFLASTC |
Rolling on the floor laughing and scaring the cat! |
| ROTFLBTC |
Rolling on the floor laughing biting the carpet |
| ROTFLBTCACGU |
Rolling on the floor laughing biting the carpet and can't get up |
| ROTFLBTCASCTC |
Rolling on the floor laughing biting the carpet and scaring the cat |
| ROTFLGO |
Rolling on the floor laughing guts out! |
| ROTFLMFHO |
Rolling on the floor laughing my f*cking head off |
| ROTFLSHIWMP |
Rolling on the floor laughing so hard I wet my pants |
| ROTFLSTCIIHO |
Rolling on the floor laughing scaring the cat if I had one |
| RSN |
Real soon now |
| RTFAQ |
Read the frequently asked questions list |
| RTFM |
Read the 'fine'(=f*cking) manual |
| RTFMA |
Read the 'fine'(=f*cking) manual again |
| RTFOH |
Read the 'fine'(=f*cking) online-help |
| RTM |
Read the manual |
| RTOH |
Read the online-help |
| RTWFQ |
Read the whole f*cking question |
| RYFM |
Read your 'fine'(=f*cking) manual again |
| RYS |
Read your screen |
| (s) |
Smiling |
| (sb) |
Smiling back |
| SCNR |
Sorry could not resist |
| (sic) |
Lat. 'sic' = 'so, ebenso, wirklich so' |
| SICR |
Sorry I couldn't resist |
| SICS |
Sitting in chair snickering |
| SIDU |
Sorry I don't understand |
| SISDU |
Sorry I still don't understand |
| SITD |
Still in the dark |
| SNAFU |
Situation normal: all f*cked up |
| SO |
Significant other |
| SOL |
Sh*t outta luck |
| (sp?) |
Spelling in question |
| SWAG |
Super wild ass guess |
| SYL |
See you later |
| TAFN |
That's all for now |
| TAL |
Thanks a lot |
| TANJ |
There ain't no justice |
| TANSTAAFL |
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch |
| TARFU |
Things are really f*cked up |
| TGAL |
Think globally, act locally |
| TGIF |
Thank god it's friday |
| THANX |
Thanks |
| THX |
Thanks |
| TIA |
Thanks in advance |
| TIC |
Tongue in cheek |
| TINWIM |
That is not what I meant |
| TINWIS |
That is not what I said |
| TLA |
Three letter acronym |
| TNX |
Thanks |
| TNX 10E6 |
Thanks a million |
| TOYM |
Turn on your mind! |
| TPTB |
The powers that be |
| TRDMC |
Tears running down my cheeks |
| TTBOMK |
To the best of my knowledge |
| TTFN |
Ta ta for now |
| TTMS |
Talk/type to me soon |
| TTUL |
Talk to you later |
| TTYAWFN |
Talk to you a while from now |
| TTYL |
Talk/type to you later |
| TTYLA |
Talk/type to you later 'alligator' |
| TXL |
Thanxalot! |
| TYCLO |
Turn your caps lock off |
| URW |
You are welcome |
| (veg) |
Very evil grin |
| (ves) |
Very evil smile |
| VR |
Virtual Reality |
| (vwg) |
Very wicked grin |
| (vws) |
Very wicked smile |
| (w) |
Giving a wink |
| WAG |
Wild ass guess |
| WB |
Welcome back! |
| WDYM |
What do you mean? |
| WDYM |
What do you mean by that? |
| WDYW |
What do you want? |
| (wg) |
Wicked grin |
| WGAS |
Who gives a sh*t?! |
| WNOHGB |
Where no one has gone before |
| WRT |
With respect to |
| WT |
Without thinking |
| WTF |
What/who the f*ck |
| WTH |
What the heck |
| WTHDTM |
What the hell does that mean |
| WTTM |
Without thinking too much |
| WYLABOCTGWTR |
Would you like a bowl of cream to go with that remark? |
| WYSBYGI |
What you see before you get it |
| WYSIWYG |
What you see is what you get |
| WYSIWYNG |
What you see is what you never get |
| YAA |
Yet another acronym |
| YAOTM |
Yet another off-topic message |
| YATLA |
Yet another three letter acronym |
| YMMV |
Your mileage may vary |