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IOWA

Mr. Logic Pants
AKA - also known as

AFAIK - As far as I know

AKIACS - As far as I can see

AKAIU - As far as I understand

AIR - As I Recall

ATW - Around the web

AYOR - At your own risk

AYPI - And your point is?

BTDT - Been There Done That

BTW - By the way

DIY - Do it yourself

DL - Download

DMCA - The US Digital Millenium Copyright Act, online
content copyright

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

FWIW - For What It's Worth

EOL - End of life

HTH - Hope this helps

IB4TL - In before the lock – post quickly to a thread that is likely to be locked

IDK - I don't know

IIRC - If I recall correctly

IMO - In my opinion

IMHO - In my humble opinion

JIT - Just in time(compiler)

LOL - Laughing out loud

OBEX - Object exchange

OP - Original poster/post - the person who started a thread

OS - Operating System

OTA - Over the air

OT - Off topic – a post that takes the thread off subject, which is unwanted(generally)

OTOH - On The other Hand

PITA - Pain in the Arse

ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing

RTM - Read the Manual

TIA - Thanks In Advance

TIFWIW - Take It For What It's Worth

TPTB - The Powers That Be

WB - Where have you been/Welcome Back

YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary

TTT - To The Top This is used to push a thread back up
to the top of a forum. Also known as BUMP and UP. (When using these please keep in mind that the moderators frown upon this being used too heavily.)

WYSIWYG - What you see is what you get.

Feel free to chime in on any I missed


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