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      <font color="<<COLOR__C>>" size="+1"><b>Usual
        Abbreviations</b></font>

      <p>
        &nbsp;Here you can read about the abbreviations that are used often in
        the net (usenet, irc, muds or usual computer jargon) - and what they
        stand for, of cause <b>;)</b>:
      </p>
        
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        <tr>
          <td align="right">ACK</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>ack</b>nowledge</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">AFAICS</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>a</b>s <b>f</b>ar <b>a</b>s <b>I</b> <b>c</b>an
            <b>s</b>ee</td>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">AFAIK</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td>
            <b>a</b>s <b>f</b>ar <b>a</b>s <b>I</b> <b>k</b>now<br>
            <b>a</b>lfie <b>f</b>rom <b>a</b>ustria <b>i</b>s <b>k</b>ewl
            (by <link rkoenig>Rainer König</link>)
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">ASAP</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>a</b>s <b>s</b>oon <b>a</b>s <b>p</b>ossible</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">BOFH</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>b</b>astard <b>o</b>perator <b>f</b>rom <b>h</b>ell</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">BTDT</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>b</b>een <b>t</b>here, <b>d</b>one <b>t</b>hat</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">BTW</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>b</b>y <b>t</b>he <b>w</b>ay</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">CfV</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>c</b>all <b>f</b>or <b>v</b>ote</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">DAU</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>d</b>umbest <b>a</b>ssumable <b>u</b>ser</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">IANAL</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>I</b> <b>a</b>m <b>n</b>ot <b>a</b> <b>l</b>awyer</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">IIRC</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>i</b>f <b>I</b> <b>r</b>emember <b>c</b>orrectly</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">IOW</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>i</b>n <b>o</b>ther <b>w</b>ords</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">IRL</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>i</b>n <b>r</b>eal <b>l</b>ife</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">FAQ</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>f</b>requently <b>a</b>sked <b>q</b>uestions</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">FWIW</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>f</b>or <b>w</b>hat <b>i</b>t's <b>w</b>orth</td>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">FYI</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>f</b>or <b>y</b>our <b>i</b>nformation</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">GMTA</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>g</b>reat <b>m</b>inds <b>t</b>hink <b>a</b>like</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">HAND</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>h</b>ave <b>a</b> <b>n</b>ice <b>d</b>ay</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">HTH</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>h</b>ope <b>t</b>hat <b>h</b>elps</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">IMHO</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>i</b>n <b>m</b>y <b>h</b>umble <b>o</b>pinion</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">KISS</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>k</b>eep <b>i</b>t <b>s</b>mall and <b>s</b>imple</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">LART</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>l</b>user <b>a</b>ttitude <b>r</b>eadjustment
            <b>t</b>ool</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">LOL</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>l</b>aughing <b>o</b>ut <b>l</b>oud</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">MUA</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>m</b>ailing <b>u</b>ser <b>a</b>gent</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">MCSE</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td>
            <link uf-msce><b>m</b>inesweeper <b>c</b>onsultant and
            <b>s</b>olitair <b>e</b>xpert</link>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">NAK</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>n</b>ot <b>a</b>c<b>k</b>nowledged</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">OTOH</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>o</b>n <b>t</b>he <b>o</b>ther <b>h</b>and</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">PEBKAC</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>p</b>roblem <b>e</b>xist <b>b</b>etween <b>k</b>eyboard
            <b>a</b>nd <b>c</b>hair</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">RfD</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>r</b>equest <b>f</b>or <b>d</b>iscussion</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">ROTFLMAOBTC</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td>
            <b>r</b>olling <b>o</b>n <b>t</b>he <b>f</b>loor <b>l</b>aughing
            <b>m</b>y <b>a</b>ss <b>o</b>ff &amp; <b>b</b>iting <b>t</b>he
            <b>c</b>arpet</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">RSN</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>r</b>eally <b>s</b>oon <b>n</b>ow</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">RTFM</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>r</b>ead <b>t</b>he <b>f</b>riendly <b>m</b>anual</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">SCNR</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>s</b>orry, <b>c</b>ould <b>n</b>ot <b>r</b>esist</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">SEP</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>s</b>omeone <b>e</b>lse's <b>p</b>roblem</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">TIA</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>t</b>hanks <b>i</b>n <b>a</b>dvance</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">UTSL</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>U</b>se <b>t</b>he <b>s</b>ource, <b>L</b>uke!</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">WYSIWYG</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>w</b>hat <b>y</b>ou <b>s</b>ee <b>i</b>s <b>w</b>hat
            <b>y</b>ou <b>g</b>et</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">YBMBM</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>y</b>our <b>b</b>rain <b>m</b>ight <b>b</b>e
            <b>m</b>issing</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">YMMV</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>y</b>our <b>m</b>ileage <b>m</b>ay <b>v</b>ary</td>
        </tr>
      </table>

      <p>
        &nbsp;I know that this list isn't complete - it can't really be. If you
        know some abbreviations that you think should be in this list, please
        <link disclaimer>let me know</link>!
      </p>

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      <p>
        &nbsp;There are also some german-language abbreviations that I want to
        put up here. I don't want them to mix with the english-language abb's
        so I put them down here:
      </p>

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        <tr>
          <td align="right">DAU</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>D</b>ümmster <b>a</b>nzunehmender <b>U</b>ser</td>
        </tr>
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          <td align="right">TOFU</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>T</b>ext <b>o</b>ben, <b>F</b>ullquote <b>u</b>nten</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">IRL</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>i</b>m <b>r</b>ichtigen <b>L</b>eben</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td align="right">OHAP</td>
          <td>=</td>
          <td><b>o</b>ft <b>h</b>ost <b>a</b> <b>P</b>ech</td>
        </tr>
      </table>