# Acronym

Acronym is an abbreviation of a multiple word term by usually appending the starting letters of each word to form a new word.

Here is a list of some acronyms:

- **[AA](aa.md)** (anti [aliasing](aliasing.md))
- **[AC](ac.md)** (alternating current, air conditioning)
- **[AD](ad.md)** (anno domini)
- **[ACID](acid.md)** (atomicity consistency isolation durability)
- **[ACK](ack.md)** (acknowledgement)
- **[ADSL](adsl.md)** (asymmetric digital subscriber line)
- **[AF](af.md)** (as fuck)
- **[AFAIK](afaik.md)** (as far as I know)
- **[AJAX](ajax.md)** (asynchronous [JavaScript](js.md) and [XML](xml.md))
- **[AFK](afk.md)** (away from keyboard)
- **[ALU](alu.md)** (arithmetic logic unit)
- **[AM](am.md)** (amplitude modulation)
- **[ANCAP](ancap.md)** (anarcho capitalist)
- **[ANPAC](anpac.md)** (anarcho pacifist)
- **[ANSI](ansi.md)** (american national standards institute)
- **[AO](ao.md)** (ambient occlusion)
- **[API](api.md)** (application programming interface)
- **[ARM](arm.md)** (advanced [RISC](risc.md) machines)
- **[ARPANET](arpanet.md)** (advanced research projects agency network)
- **[ASAP](asap.md)** (as soon as possible)
- **[ASCII](ascii.md)** (American standard code for information interchange)
- **[ASM](asm.md)** (assembly)
- **[ATM](atm.md)** (at the moment, automated teller machine)
- **[B](b.md)** (byte, bit)
- **[B4](b4.md)** (before)
- **[BAI](bai.md)** (bienvenido a internet)
- **[BASH](bash.md)** (bourne again shell)
- **[BASIC](basic.md)** (beginner all purpose symbolic instruction code)
- **[BBC](bbc.md)** (big black cock)
- **[BBS](bbs.md)** (bulletin board system)
- **[BC](bc.md)** (bytecode, before Christ)
- **[BCD](bcd.md)** (binary coded decimal)
- **[BDFL](bdfl.md)** (benevolent dictator for life)
- **[BDSM](bdsm.md)** (bondage domination sadism masochism)
- **[BF](bf.md)** (brainfuck)
- **[BG](bg.md)** (background, bad game)
- **[BGR](bgr.md)** (blue green red)
- **[BIOS](bios.md)** (basic [input/output](io.md) system)
- **[BJ](bj.md)** (blow job)
- **[BJT](bjt.md)** (bipolar junction transistor)
- **[BS](bs.md)** (bullshit)
- **[BSD](bsd.md)** (Berkeley software distribution)
- **[BTFO](btfo.md)** (blown the fuck out)
- **[CAD](cad.md)** (computer aided design)
- **[CAPTCHA](captcha.md)** (completely automated public Turing test to tell computers and humans apart)
- **[CC](cc.md)** (creative commons, C compiler)
- **[CC0](cc0.md)** (creative commons zero)
- **[CD](cd.md)** (compact disc, change directory)
- **[CEO](ceo.md)** (chief executive officer)
- **[CGI](cgi.md)** (computer generated imagery)
- **[CISC](cisc.md)** (complex instruction set computer)
- **[CLI](cli.md)** (command line interface)
- **[CMOS](cmos.md)** (complementary metal oxide semiconductor)
- **[CMS](cms.md)** (content management system)
- **[CMYK](cmyk.md)** (cyan magenta yellow key)
- **[COMPSCI](compsci.md)** (computer science)
- **[CP](cp.md)** (child porn, copy)
- **[CPU](cpu.md)** (central processing unit)
- **[CRC](crc.md)** (cyclic redundancy check)
- **[CRT](crt.md)** (cathode ray tube)
- **[CSG](csg.md)** (constructive solid geometry)
- **[CSS](css.md)** (cascading style sheet)
- **[CSV](csv.md)** (comma separated values)
- **[DAC](dac.md)** (digital analog converter)
- **[DB](db.md)** (database)
- **[DC](dc.md)** (direct current)
- **[DDOS](ddos.md)** (distributed denial of service)
- **[DDR](ddr.md)** (double data rate)
- **[DE](de.md)** (desktop environment)
- **[DHCP](dhcp.md)** (dynamic host configuration protocol)
- **[DL](dl.md)** (download)
- **[DMA](dma.md)** (direct memory access)
- **[DMCA](dmca.md)** (digital millennium copyright act)
- **[DND](dnd.md)** (dungeons & dragons, do not disturb)
- **[DNS](dns.md)** (domain name system)
- **[DOM](dom.md)** (document object model)
- **[DOS](dos.md)** (disk operating system, denial of service)
- **[DOTADIW](dotadiw.md)** (do one thing and do it well)
- **[DPI](dpi.md)** (dots per inch)
- **[DRAM](dram.md)** (dynamic RAM)
- **[DRM](drm.md)** (digital restrictions management)
- **[DRY](dry.md)** (don't repeat yourself)
- **[DVD](dvd.md)** (digital versatile disc)
- **[ED](ed.md)** (Enyclopedia Dramatica)
- **[EEPROM](eeprom.md)** (electronically erasable programmable ROM)
- **[ELF](elf.md)** (executable and linkable format)
- **[EMCAS](emacs.md)** (editor macros)
- **[ENIAC](eniac.md)** (electronic numerical integrator and computer)
- **[EOF](eof.md)** (end of [file](file.md))
- **[EOL](eol.md)** (end of line, end of life)
- **[ERP](erp.md)** (erotic role play)
- **[ESR](esr.md)** (Erik Steven Raymond)
- **[EULA](eula.md)** (end user license agreement)
- **[FAQ](faq.md)** (frequently asked questions)
- **[FE](fe.md)** (frontend)
- **[FET](fet.md)** (field effect transistor)
- **[FFS](ffs.md)** (for fuck's sake)
- **[FIFO](fifo.md)** (first in first out)
- **[FLAC](flac.md)** (free lossless audio codec)
- **[FLOSS](floss.md)** (free libre open source software)
- **[FM](fm.md)** (frequency modulation)
- **[FML](fml.md)** (fuck my life)
- **[FORTRAN](fortran.md)** (formula translation)
- **[FOSH](fosh.md)** (free and open source hardware)
- **[FOSS](foss.md)** (free and open source software)
- **[FSF](fsf.md)** ([free software](free_software.md) foundation)
- **[FP](fp.md)** ([floating point](float.md))
- **[FPGA](fpga.md)** (field programmable gate array)
- **[FPS](fps.md)** (frames per second, first "person" shooter)
- **[FQA](fqa.md)** (frequently questioned answers)
- **[FS](fs.md)** (file system)
- **[FTL](ftl.md)** (faster than light)
- **[FTP](ftp.md)** (file transfer protocol)
- **[FU](fu.md)** (fuck you)
- **[FXAA](fxaa.md)** (full screen anti aliasing)
- **[FYI](fyi.md)** (for your information)
- **[GB](gb.md)** ([gigabyte/gigabit](memory_unit.md), GameBoy)
- **[GBPS](gbps.md)** (GB per second)
- **[GCC](gcc.md)** (GNU compiler collection)
- **[GDB](gdb.md)** (GNU debugger)
- **[GI](gi.md)** (global illumination)
- **[GIB](gib.md)** (gibibyte)
- **[GIF](gif.md)** (graphics interchange format)
- **[GIGO](gigo.md)** (garbage in garbage out)
- **[GIMP](gimp.md)** (GNU image manipulation program)
- **[GLUT](glut.md)** (OpenGL utility toolkit)
- **[GNOME](gnome.md)** (GNU network object model environment)
- **[GNG](gng.md)** (GNG's Not GNU)
- **[GNU](gnu.md)** (GNU's Not Unix)
- **[GOAT](goat.md)** (greatest of all time)
- **[GPG](gpg.md)** (GNU privacy guard)
- **[GPGPU](gpgpu.md)** (general purpose GPU)
- **[GPL](gpl.md)** (GNU General Public License)
- **[GPLv2](gpl.md)** (GPL version 2)
- **[GPLv3](gpl.md)** (GPL version 3)
- **[GPS](gps.md)** (global positioning system)
- **[GPU](gpl.md)** (graphics processing unit)
- **[GRUB](grub.md)** (grand unified boot loader)
- **[GSM](gsm.md)** (global system for mobile communication)
- **[GTK+](gtk_plus.md)** (GIMP toolking)
- **[GUI](gui.md)** (graphical user interface)
- **[H8](hate.md)** (hate)
- **[HD](hd.md)** (high definition)
- **[HDD](hdd.md)** (hard disc drive)
- **[HDMI](hdmi.md)** (HD multimedia interface)
- **[HW](hw.md)** (hardware)
- **[HTML](html.md)** ([hypertext](hypertext.md) markup language)
- **[HTTP](http.md)** (hypertext transfer protocol)
- **[HTTPS](https.md)** (HTTP secure)
- **[HURD](hurd.md)** (hird of unix replacing demons)
- **[HQ](hq.md)** (high quality)
- **[HZ](hz.md)** (hertz)
- **[IANA](iana.md)** (internet assigned number authority)
- **[IANAL](ianal.md)** (I am not a lawyer)
- **[ICMP](icmp.md)** (internet control message protocol)
- **[IDC](idc.md)** (I don't care)
- **[IDE](ide.md)** (integrated development environment)
- **[IEEE](ieee.md)** (institute for electrical and electronic 
- **[IM](im.md)** (instant messaging)
- **[IMAP](imap.md)** (internet message access protocol)
- **[IMHO](imho.md)** (in my honest opinion)
- **[IMO](imo.md)** (in my opinion)
- **[INB4](inb4.md)** (in before)
- **[IO](io.md)** (input/output)
- **[IOT](iot.md)** (internet of things)
- **[IPS](ips.md)** (instructions per second)
- **[IP](ip.md)** (internet protocol, intellectual property)
- **[IPV4](ipv4.md)** (IP version 4)
- **[IPV6](ipv6.md)** (IP version 6)
- **[IRC](irc.md)** (internet relay chat)
- **[IRL](irl.md)** (in real life)
- **[ISA](isa.md)** (instruction set architecture)
- **[ISO](iso.md)** (international organization for standardization)
- **[ISP](isp.md)** (internet service provider)
- **[ISS](iss.md)** (international space station)
- **[IS](is.md)** (information system)
- **[IT](it.md)** (information technology)
- **[J2ME](j2me.md)** (java 2 micro edition)
- **[JB](jb.md)** ([jailbait](jailbait.md))
- **[JDK](jdk.md)** (java development kit)
- **[JIT](jit.md)** (just in time)
- **[JK](jk.md)** (just kidding)
- **[JPEG/JPG](jpg.md)** (joint photographic expert group)
- **[JS](js.md)** (JavaScript)
- **[JSON](json.md)** (JavaScript object notation)
- **[K&R](k_and_r.md)** (Kernighan and Ritchie)
- **[KB](kb.md)** ([kilobyte/kilobit](memory_unit.md))
- **[KBPS](kbps.md)** (KB per second)
- **[KDE](kde.md)** (K desktop environment)
- **[KEK](kek.md)** (a meme version of [LOL](lol.md) coming from World Of Warcraft)
- **[KHZ](khz.md)** (kilohertz)
- **[KIB](kib.md)** (kibibyte)
- **[KILL](kill.md)** (keep it [Linux](linux.md) loser)
- **[KISS](kiss.md)** (keep it simple stupid)
- **[KISP](kisp.md)** (keep it simple perfect)
- **[KLOC](kloc.md)** (kilo LOC)
- **[KKK](kkk.md)** (ku klux klan)
- **[KYS](kys.md)** ([kill yourself](suicide.md))
- **[LAMP](lamp.md)** (linux apache mysql php)
- **[LARP](larp.md)** (live action role play)
- **[LAN](lan.md)** (local area network)
- **[LCD](lcd.md)** (liquid crystal display)
- **[LED](led.md)** (light emitting diode)
- **[LER](ler.md)** (light emitting resistor)
- **[LGBT](lgbt.md)** (lesbian gay bisexual trans)
- **[LGBTQ](lgbt.md)** (lesbian gay bisexual trans queer)
- **[LGPL](lgpl.md)** (lesser GPL)
- **[LIFO](lifo.md)** (last in first out)
- **[LISP](lisp.md)** (list processing)
- **[LMAO](lmao.md)** (laughing my ass off)
- **[LOC](loc.md)** (lines of code)
- **[LOL](lol.md)** (laughing out loud)
- **[LQ](lq.md)** (low quality)
- **[LRS](lrs.md)** (less retarded software/society)
- **[LSB](lsb.md)** (least significant bit)
- **[LUT](lut.md)** (lookup table)
- **[MBR](mbr.md)** (master boot record)
- **[MHZ](mhz.md)** (megahertz)
- **[MIB](mib.md)** (mebibyte)
- **[MIME](mime.md)** (multipurpose internet mail extension)
- **[MIP](mip.md)** (multum in parvo)
- **[MIPS](mips.md)** (millions of instructions per second)
- **[MBPS](mpbs.md)** (MB per second)
- **[MCU](mcu.md)** (microcontroller unit)
- **[MD](md.md)** (markdown)
- **[MFW](mfw.md)** (my face when)
- **[MMO](mmo.md)** (massively multiplayer online)
- **[MMX](mmx.md)** (multimedia extension)
- **[MMORPG](mmorpg)** (MMO RPG)
- **[MOSFET](mosfet.md)** (metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor)
- **[MOTD](motd.md)** (message of the day)
- **[MPEG](mpeg.md)** (motion pictures experts group)
- **[MR](mr.md)** (merge request)
- **[MS/M$](ms.md)** (Micro$oft)
- **[MSB](msb.md)** (most significant bit)
- **[MSC](msc.md)** (master of science)
- **[MSG](msg.md)** (message)
- **[MUD](mud.mf)** (multi user dungeon)
- **[NAN](nan.md)** (not a number)
- **[NASA](nasa.md)** (national aeronautic and space administration)
- **[NAT](nat.md)** (network address translation)
- **[NC](nc.md)** (non commercial)
- **[NEET](neet.md)** (not in education, employment or training)
- **[NFT](nft.md)** (non-fungible token)
- **[NGL](ngl.md)** (not gonna lie)
- **[NOP](nop.md)** (no operation)
- **[NP](np.md)** (nondeterministic polynomial)
- **[NTFS](ntfs.md)** (NT file system)
- **[OEM](oem.md)** (original equipment manufacturers)
- **[OGL](ogl.md)** (OpenGL)
- **[OMG](omg.md)** (oh my god)
- **[OO](oo.md)** (object oriented, object obsessed, object obfuscated)
- **[OOP](oop.md)** (object oriented/obsessed programming)
- **[OS](os.md)** (operating system, open source)
- **[OSS](oss.md)** (open source software)
- **[OSI](osi.md)** ([open source](open_source.md) initiative)
- **[P2P](p2p.md)** (peer to peer)
- **[PB](pb.md)** (petabyte, petabit, personal best)
- **[PBR](pbr.md)** (physically based rendering)
- **[PC](pc.md)** (personal computer, political correctness)
- **[PD](pd.md)** ([public domain](public_domain.md))
- **[PDF](pdf.md)** (portable document format)
- **[PCM](pcm.md)** (pulse code modulation)
- **[PGP](pgp.md)** (pretty good privacy)
- **[PHD](phd.md)** (doctor of philosophy)
- **[PID](pid.md)** (process ID)
- **[PIN](pin.md)** (personal identification number)
- **[PNG](png.md)** (portable network graphics)
- **[POP3](pop3.md)** (post office protocol version 3)
- **[POSIX](posix.md)** (portable operating system interface)
- **[PPC](ppc.md)** (power PC)
- **[PR](pr.md)** (pull request)
- **[PS](ps.md)** ([Photoshop](photoshop.md), [Postscript](postscript.md), [PlayStation](playstation.md))
- **[PS2](ps2.md)** (personal system 2)
- **[PTHC](pthc.md)** (preteen hardcore)
- **[QOS](qos.md)** (quality of service)
- **[RAID](raid.md)** (redundant array of inexpensive discs)
- **[RAM](ram.md)** (random access [memory](memory.md))
- **[RC](rc.md)** (release candidate)
- **[RCL](raycastlib.md)** (raycastlib)
- **[REGEX](regex.md)** (regular expression)
- **[RFC](rfc.md)** (request for comments)
- **[RGB](rgb.md)** (red green blue)
- **[RGBA](rgba.md)** (red green blue alpha)
- **[RISC](risc.md)** (reduced instruction set computer)
- **[RIP](rip.md)** (rest in piece)
- **[RLE](rle.md)** (run length encoding)
- **[RMS](rms.md)** (Richard Matthew Stallman)
- **[RN](rn.md)** (right now)
- **[ROFL](rofl.md)** (rolling on floor laughing)
- **[ROM](rom.md)** ([read-only](read_only.md) memory)
- **[RPG](rpg.md)** (role playing game)
- **[RPI](rpi.md)** (Raspberry Pi)
- **[RT](rt.md)** (real time)
- **[RTFM](rtfm.md)** (read the fucking manual)
- **[RTOS](rtos.md)** (real time operating system)
- **[S3L](small3dlib.md)** (small3dlib)
- **[SAAS](saas.md)** (software as a service)
- **[SAASS](saass.md)** (service as a software substitute)
- **[SAF](saf.md)** (smallabstractfish)
- **[SBC](sbc.md)** (single board computer)
- **[SCL](smallchesslib)** (smallchesslib)
- **[SD](sd.md)** (standard definition, secure digital)
- **[SDF](sdf.md)** (signed distance function)
- **[SDK](sdk.md)** (software development kit)
- **[SDL](sdl.md)** (simple directmedia layer)
- **[SED](sed.md)** (smoke emitting diode)
- **[SEO](seo.md)** (search engine optimization)
- **[SFX](sfx.md)** (sound effects)
- **[SGML](sgml.md)** (standard generalized markup language)
- **[SHA](sha.md)** (secure hash algorithm)
- **[SIG](sig.md)** (special interest group)
- **[SIM](sim.md)** (subscriber identity module)
- **[SIMD](simd.md)** (single [instruction](instruction.md) multiple [data](data.md))
- **[SLOC](sloc.md)** (source lines of code)
- **[SMS](sms.md)** (short message service)
- **[SMTP](smtp.md)** (simple mail transfer protocol)
- **[SNTP](sntp.md)** (simple network time protocol)
- **[SOC](soc.md)** (system on a chip)
- **[SQL](sql.md)** (structured query language)
- **[SRAM](sram.md)** (static RAM)
- **[SSAO](ssao.md)** (screen space ambient occlusion)
- **[SSD](ssd.md)** (solid state drive)
- **[SSH](ssh.md)** (secure shell)
- **[SSL](ssl.md)** (secure socket layer)
- **[STFU](stfu.md)** (shut the fuck up)
- **[SVG](svg.md)** (scalable vector graphics)
- **[SW](software.md)** (software)
- **[TAS](tas.md)** (tool assisted speedrun)
- **[TB](tb.md)** (terabyte, terabit)
- **[TCC](tcc.md)** (tiny [C](c.md) compiler)
- **[TCP](tcp.md)** (transmission control protocol)
- **[TFT](tft.md)** (thin filter transistor)
- **[TFW](tfw.md)** (that face when)
- **[TLA](tla.md)** (three letter acronym)
- **[TM](tm.md)** ([trademark](trademark.md), [Turing machine](turing_machine.md))
- **[TOS](tos.md)** (terms of service)
- **[TTY](tty.md)** (teletype)
- **[TUI](tui.md)** (text user interface)
- **[UBI](ubi.md)** (universal basic income)
- **[UDP](udp.md)** (user datagram protocol)
- **[UI](ui.md)** (user interface)
- **[UML](uml.md)** (unified modeling language)
- **[URI](uri.md)** (uniform resource identifier)
- **[URL](url.md)** (uniform resource locator)
- **[USA](usa.md)** (united states of america)
- **[USB](usb.md)** (universal serial bus)
- **[UTC](utc.md)** (coordinated universal time)
- **[UTF](utf.md)** (unicode transformation format)
- **[UX](ux.md)** (user experience)
- **[VCS](vcs.md)** (version control system)
- **[VOD](vod.md)** (video on demand)
- **[VHS](vhs.md)** (video home system)
- **[VIM](vim.md)** ([vi](vi.md) improved)
- **[VFX](vfx.md)** (visual effects)
- **[VLAN](vlan.md)** (virtual LAN)
- **[VLIW](vliw.md)** (very long instruction word)
- **[VM](vm.md)** (virtual machine)
- **[VPN](vpn.md)** (virtual private network)
- **[VPS](vps.md)** (virtual private server)
- **[VRAM](vram.md)** (video RAM)
- **[W3C](w3c.md)** (world wide web consortium)
- **[WAN](wan.md)** (wide area network)
- **[WAP](wap.md)** (wireless application protocol)
- **[WIFI](wifi.md)** (wireless fidelity)
- **[WOW](wow.md)** (World Of Warcraft)
- **[WPA](wpa.md)** (WIFI protected access)
- **[WTF](wtf.md)** (what the fuck)
- **[WTFPL](wtfpl)** (do what the fuck you want to public [license](license.md))
- **[WYSIWYG](wysiwyg.md)** (what you see is what you get)
- **[WM](wm.md)** (window manager)
- **[WWW](www.md)** (world wide web)
- **[XAML](xaml.md)** (extensible application markup language)
- **[XHTML](xhtml.md)** (extensible HTML)
- **[XML](xml.md)** (extensible markup language)
- **[YOLO](yolo.md)** (you only live once)
- **[ZOMG](zomg.md)** (when you want to write OMG but accidentally also hit Z)

## See Also

- [LRS dictionary](lrs_dictionary.md)