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Hackrónimos
Muchos de los acrónimos hacker refieren a expresiones utilizadas por la comunidad hacker. La mayoría refieren al slang inglés americano y británico.
| Hacrónimo | Acrónimo | Traducción |
|---|---|---|
| 10Q | thank you | Gracias |
| 10X | thanks | “Gracias” |
| 1337 | elite (“leet”) | Hacker super-habilidoso |
| 31337 | elite (“eleet”) | ver arriba |
| 224 | today, tomorrow, forever | “por siempre” |
| 4TW | for the win | “para ganar” |
| A/S/L | age/sex/location | |
| AAMOF | as a matter of fact | “de hecho…” |
| ABD | all but dissertation | |
| AC | audible chuckle | “atragantamiento audible” |
| ADD | attention deficit disorder | Desorden de déficit de atención |
| ADHD | attention deficit (and) hyperactivity disorder | |
| ADN | any day now | “en cualquier momento” |
| ADOS | attention deficit … oh, shiny! | |
| AEAP | as early as possible | “tan temprano como sea posible” |
| AFAIAC | as far as I am concerned | “en lo que que me concierne” |
| AFAIC | as far as I'm concerned | Ver arriba |
| AFAICR | as far as I can {recall,remember} | “según creo…” |
| AFAICS | as far as I can see | “según veo” |
| AFAICT | as far as I can tell | “hasta donde puedo decir” |
| AFAIK | as far as I know | “hasta lo que conozco” |
| AFAIR | as far as I {recall,remember} | “hasta lo que recuerdo” |
| AFAIU | as far as I understand | “según yo entiendo” |
| AFD | away from desktop | “alejado del escritorio” |
| AFK | away from keyboard | “alejado del teclado” |
| AFW | away from window | “alejado de la ventana” |
| AGM | annual general meeting | “reunión anual general” |
| AINEC | and it's not even close | “y ni siquiera está cerca” |
| AISE | as I see it | |
| AIU | as I understand | “según yo lo entiendo” |
| AIUI | as I understand it | ver arriba |
| AKA | also known as | “alias” |
| AM | ante meridiem | |
| AMA | ask me anything | “preguntame todo” |
| AMOL | a mountain of love | “montaña de amor” |
| ASAIC | as soon as I can | “tan pronto como pueda” |
| ASAP | as soon as possible | “tan pronto como sea posible” |
| ASL | age/sex/location | “edad,sexo,dirección” |
| ATEOTD | at the end of the day | “cuando termine el día” |
| ATM | at the moment | “por el momento” |
| ATM | {automated,automatic} teller machine | “cajero automático” |
| ATW | around the world | “alrededor del mundo” |
| AWK | Aho, Weinberger, [and] Kernighan | programadores de awk |
| AWOL | absent without official leave | “ausente sin justificativo” |
| AYBABTU | all your base are belong to us | “toda tu base nos pertenece” |
| AYF | all your fault | “todo es tu culpa” |
| AYOR | at your own risk | “bajo tu propio riesgo” |
| AYT | are you there | “¿estás ahí?” |
| B& | banned | |
| B/C | because | |
| B/W | bandwidth | |
| B/W | between | |
| BAI | goodbye | |
| BAK | back at keyboard | |
| BBIAB | be back in a bit | |
| BBL | [I'll] be back later | |
| BBR | burnt beyond repair | |
| BBS | be back soon | |
| BBT | be back tomorrow | |
| BCNU | be seeing you | |
| BCNUL8R | be seeing you later | |
| BCP | best current practice | |
| BF | best friend | |
| BF | boyfriend | |
| BFF | best {friend,friends} forever | |
| BIAB | back in a bit | |
| BIAF | back in a few | |
| BIALW | back in a little while | |
| BIAS | back in a second | |
| BIAW | back in a while | |
| BIDI | boy, I did it | |
| BNYA | burned now you are | |
| BOC | but of course | |
| BOFH | bastard operator from hell | |
| BOT | back on topic | |
| BPM | beam propagation method | |
| BPM | beats per minute | |
| BRB | [I'll] be right back | |
| BSD | booze, sex, drugs | |
| BTDT | been there, done that | |
| BTFT | been there, fixed that | |
| BTTH | boot to the head | |
| BTW | by the way | |
| BYOB | bring your own {beer,booze} | |
| CC | credit card | |
| CEO | chief executive officer | |
| CFV | call for votes | |
| CFY | calling for you | |
| CG | center of gravity | |
| CHANOPS | channel operator status | |
| CMIIW | correct me if I'm wrong | |
| CNP | continued [in my] next post | |
| COB | close of business [day] | |
| COTS | commercial off-the-shelf | |
| CPC | cost per click | |
| CPE | customer premises equipment | |
| CRM | customer relationship management | |
| CTN | can't talk now | |
| CU | see you | |
| CUL | see you later | |
| CYA | see ya | |
| CYA | see you around | |
| CYE | check your email | |
| D/B/A | doing business as | |
| D/L | download | |
| DBA | doing business as | |
| DBEYR | don't believe everything you read | |
| DIAFYO | did I ask for your opinion? | |
| DIY | do it yourself | |
| DKDC | don't know, don't care | |
| DM | direct message | |
| DM | dungeon master | |
| DME | durable medical equipment | |
| DMEPOS | durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies | |
| DMZ | demilitarized zone | |
| DND | do not disturb | |
| DNF | did not finish | |
| DNFT | do not feed troll | |
| DOA | dead on arrival | |
| DRY | don't repeat yourself | |
| DSTM | don't shoot the messenger | |
| DTRT | do the right thing | |
| DTWT | do the wrong thing | |
| DWIM | do what I mean | |
| DYK | do you know? | |
| EA | early adopter | |
| ECR | electronic cash register | |
| EDS | eternal downward spiral | |
| EFT | electronic funds transfer | |
| EG | evil grin | |
| EIE | enough is enough | |
| EMSG | email message | |
| EOB | end of business [day] | |
| EOD | end of {day,discussion} | |
| EOL | end of life | |
| EOM | end of message | |
| EOS | end of story | |
| ETA | edited to add | |
| ETA | estimated time of arrival | |
| ETLA | extended three letter acronym | |
| ETR | early to rise | |
| EWAG | experienced wild-ass guess | |
| EZ | easy | |
| EZPZ | easy-peasy | |
| F9 | fine | |
| FAQ | frequently asked question | |
| FBOW | for better or worse | |
| FCFS | first come, first served | |
| FCOL | for crying out loud | |
| FFS | free for shipping | |
| FITB | fill in the blank | |
| FNO | for nerds only | |
| FNO | from now on | |
| FOC | free of charge | |
| FPS | first person shooter | |
| FPS | frames per second | |
| FSDO | for some definition of | |
| FSVO | for some value of | |
| FTBFS | fails to build from source | |
| FTFY | fixed that for you | |
| FTHOI | for the {heck,hell} of it | |
| FTL | faster than light | |
| FTL | for the loss | |
| FTR | for the record | |
| FTTT | from time to time | |
| FTW | for the win | |
| FUD | fear, uncertainty, [and] doubt | |
| FWIW | for what it's worth | |
| FYEO | for your eyes only | |
| FYI | for your information | |
| G | grin | |
| G/C | garbage collect | |
| G2G | got to go | |
| G2K | good to know | |
| GA | go ahead | |
| GAC | get a clue | |
| GAL | get a life | |
| GBTW | get back to work | |
| GF | girlfriend | |
| GFU | good for you | |
| GFY | good for you | |
| GG | good game | |
| GGA | good game all | |
| GGP | good game partner | |
| GGWP | good game, well played | |
| GIGO | garbage in, garbage out | |
| GIYF | Google is your friend | |
| GJ | good job | “buen trabajo” |
| GL | good luck | “buena suerte” |
| GLHF | good luck, have fun | “buena suerte, divertite” |
| GLINE | global kill line | “borrar todas las líneas” |
| GLWT | good luck with that | “suerte con eso” |
| GM | game master | “Maestro del Juengo” (de mazmorras) |
| GMT | Greenwich mean time | “tiempo de greenwich” |
| GMTA | great minds think alike | “grandes mentes piensan lo mismo” |
| GOK | God only knows | “dios sabe porqué” |
| GOP | Grand Old Party | “tirar la casa por la ventana” |
| GOWI | get on with it | “seguí con eso como está” |
| GPS | global positioning system | “sistema de posicionamiento global” |
| GR8 | great | “buenísimo” |
| GTG | got to go | “tengo que ir (al baño)” |
| GTH | go to hell | “andate al carajo” |
| GTSY | {glad,good} to see you | “contento en verte” |
| GWS | get well soon | “que se mejore pronto” |
| H8 | hate | “odio” |
| HAND | have a nice day | “tenga un buen día” |
| HE | how embarrasing | “¡que vergüenza!” |
| HF | have fun | “divertite” |
| HHIS | hanging head in shame | “avergonzado” |
| HHOS | ha ha, only serious | “jaja, sólo serio” |
| HICA | here it comes again | “otra vez de nuevo” |
| HME | home medical equipment | “equipamiento médico casero” |
| HNY | happy new year | “feliz año nuevo” |
| HOAS | hold on a second | “esperen un segundo” |
| HOPS | half-operator status | “status de semi-operador” |
| HTH | hope this helps | “espero ayude” |
| IAC | in any case | “en cualquier caso” |
| IAE | in any event | ver arriba |
| IANAL | I am not a lawyer | “no soy abogado” |
| IAW | in another window | “en otra ventana” |
| IAWTC | I agree with this comment | “estoy de acuerdo con el comentario” |
| IAWTP | I agree with this post | “estoy de acuerdo con el post” |
| IAY | I adore you | “te adoro” |
| IB | I'm back | “retorné” |
| IC | I see | “ya veo” |
| ICBW | I could be {worse,wrong} | “podría ser peor” |
| ICCL | I couldn't care less | “no me podría importar menos” |
| ICUR | I see you are | “veo que eres…” |
| ICYMI | in case you missed it | “por si te lo perdiste” |
| IDC | I don't care | “no me importa” |
| IDGI | I don't get it | “no lo entiendo” |
| IDGW | in a good way | “de buena onda” |
| IDI | I doubt it | “lo dudo” |
| IDIFTL | I did it for the lulz | “lo hice por la emoción” |
| IDK | I don't know | “no sé” |
| IDRC | I don't really care | “me importa un pomo” |
| IDTS | I don't think so | “no lo creo” |
| IDTT | I drink to that | “brindo por ello” |
| IFF | if and only if | “si y solo si” |
| IFTTT | if this then that | “si esto, entonces aquello” |
| IHBW | I have been wrong | “he estado equivocado” |
| IIANM | if I am not mistaken | “si no me equivoco” |
| IIRC | if I {recall,remember} correctly | “si entiendo/recuerdo correctamente” |
| IIUC | if I understand correctly | “si entiendo correctamente” |
| IKR | I know, right? | “ya lo sé, ¿sabés?” |
| IKWYM | I know what you mean | “ya sé lo que decís” |
| ILU | I love you | “te amo” |
| ILY | I love you | ver arriba |
| IMAO | in my arrogant opinion | “en mi arrogante opinión” |
| IMBO | in my biased opinion | “en mi desviada opinión” |
| IMCO | in my considered opinion | “en mi considerada opinión” |
| IME | in my experience | “por experiencia” |
| IMHO | in my humble opinion | “en mi humilde opinión” |
| IMNSHO | in my not so humble opinion | “es mi humilde opinión” |
| IMO | in my opinion | “en mi opinión” |
| INB4 | in before | “como … antes” |
| INPO | in no particular order | “sin orden particular” |
| IOW | in other words | “en otras palabras…” |
| IPML | I pissed myself laughing | “me meé de la risa” |
| IQ | intelligence quotient | |
| IRCOP | Internet relay chat {operator,operators} | |
| IRCOPS | Internet relay chat operator status | “status del operador del irc” |
| IRL | in real life | “en la vida real” |
| IRT | in real time | “en tiempo real” |
| IRT | in regards to | “en lo que refiere a…” |
| ISAGN | I see a great need | “tengo una enorme necesidad de…” |
| ISBN | International Standard Book Number | |
| ISTM | it seems to me | “a mi me parece” |
| ISTR | I seem to {recall,remember} | “creo recordar” |
| ITC | in this {channel,chat} | “en este chat” |
| ITT | in this thread | “en este hilo” |
| ITYM | I think you mean | “creo que querés decir” |
| IUD | insert usual disclaimers | “inserte disclaimers de todo tipo” |
| IUSS | if you say so | “si tú lo dices” |
| IW | it's worse | “es peór aún” |
| IWBNI | it would be nice if | “sería bueno que…” |
| IYD | in your dreams | “en tus sueños” |
| IYKWIM | if you know what I mean | “si sabés lo que digo…” |
| IYSS | if you say so | “si vos lo decís…” |
| IYSWIM | if you see what I mean | “¡entendés lo que digo?” |
| J/K | just kidding | “es una broma” |
| JAM | just a minute | “un minuto” |
| JAS | just a second | “un segundo” |
| JFK | John Fitzgerald Kennedy | presidente/aeropuerto yanqui |
| JFTR | just for the record | “sólo para que quede registro” |
| JFYI | just for your information | “sólo para que lo sepas” |
| JGI | just Google it | “sólo gugleálo” |
| JGI | just got it | “recién me avivo” |
| JHD | just hit delete | “solo apretá Suprimir” |
| JIC | just in case | “por las dudas” |
| JJA | just joking around | “sólo pelotudeaba” |
| JK | just kidding | “sólo bromeaba” |
| JMO | just my opinion | “sólo mi opinión” |
| JSYK | just so you know | “sólo para que lo sepas” |
| JTLYK | just to let you know | “sólo dejame decirte” |
| JW | just wondering | “sólo me preguntaba” |
| KISS | keep it simple, stupid | “dejalo simple, estupido” |
| KITA | kick in the ass | “patada en el orto” |
| KK | okay, okay | “ok, ok” |
| KLINE | kill line | “borrar línea” |
| KMA | keep me advised | “mantemente avisado” |
| KMA | keep moving ahead | “seguí avanzando” |
| KMA | kill me already | “ya matame” |
| KNF | kernel normal form | “froma normal de kernel” |
| KOS | kill on sight | “matar al verlo” |
| KTHX | okay, thanks | “ok, gracias” |
| KTHXBAI | okay, thanks. Goodbye. | “ok, gracias, chau” |
| KWIM | know what I mean? | “¿te das cuenta lo que digo?” |
| L8 | late | “tarde” |
| L8R | later | “luego” |
| LART | luser attitude readjustment tool | “herramienta de reajuste de actidud de luser” |
| LBNL | last but not least | “lo siguiente pero no último” |
| LGTM | looks good to me | “me parece bien” |
| LJBF | let's just be friends | “seamos amigos” |
| LMAO | laughing my ass off | “me cago de risa” |
| LMC | let me check | “dejame ver” |
| LMGTFY | let me google that for you | “te lo gugleo” |
| LMHO | laughing my head off | “se me salió la cabeza de reirme” |
| LMK | let me know | “hazme saber” |
| LMNO | laughing my nuts off | “se me rien las bolas” |
| LMSO | laughing my socks off | “se me ríen las medias” |
| LOIC | low orbit ion cannon | |
 | laughing out loud | “risotada” |
| LP | long playing [record] | |
| LTNS | long time no see | “largo tiempo sin verte” |
| LWYL | laugh with you later | |
| M8 | mate | “amigo” |
| MAD | mutually assured destruction | |
| MBA | master of business administration | “” |
| MFW | my face when | “mira cara cuando…” |
| MIA | missing in action | “desaparecido en acción” |
| MMB | message me back | “mandame un mensaje” |
| MO | modus operandi | |
| MOTAS | member of the appropriate sex | |
| MOTOS | member of the opposite sex | |
| MOTSS | member of the same sex | |
| MTF | more to follow | |
| MVP | minimum viable product | |
| MVP | most valuable player | |
| MYOB | mind your own business | |
| N/A | not {applicable,available} | |
| N/M | never mind | |
| NAFAIK | not as far as I know | |
| NB | nota bene | |
| NBD | no big deal | |
| NE1 | anyone | |
| NEDM | not even Doom music | |
| NFA | no flaming allowed | |
| NFC | no functional change | |
| NIFOC | naked in front of computer | |
| NIH | not invented here | |
| NIMBY | not in my backyard | |
| NM | never mind | |
| NMF | not my fault | |
| NMP | not my problem | |
| NMU | not much, you? | |
| NOM | no offence meant | |
| NOOB | newbie | |
| NORP | normal ordinary {respectable,responsible} person | |
| NOYB | none of your business | |
| NP | no problem | |
| NPC | non-player character | |
| NRFPT | not ready for prime time | |
| NRN | no reply necessary | |
| NRN | not right now | |
| NSFW | not suitable for work | |
| NTN | no thanks needed | |
| NUNP | no users, no problems | |
| NVM | never mind | |
| NW | no way | |
| NXT | ||
| NYPA | not your personal army | |
| O2W | off to work | |
| OAO | over and out | |
| OBV | obviously | |
| OBVS | obviously | |
| ODTW | others do the work (cf. “otdw source”) | |
| OFC | of course | |
| OH | other half | |
| OIC | oh, I see | |
| OMG | oh my God | |
| OMW | on my way | |
| ONNA | oh no, not again | |
| ONNTA | oh no, not this again | |
| OOB | out of bounds | |
| OOC | out of curiosity | |
| OOI | out of interest | |
| OOSOOM | out of sight, out of mind | |
| OPS | operator status | |
| OPS | operators | |
| ORITE | oh, right | |
| OT | off topic | |
| OTL | out to lunch | |
| OTOH | on the other hand | |
| OTP | one true pairing | |
| OTS | off the shelf | |
| OTT | over the top | |
| OTTOMH | off the top of my head | |
| OWTTE | or words to that effect | |
| PC | player character | |
| PC | politically correct | |
| PCB | polychlorinated biphenyl(s) | |
| PD | police department | |
| PDA | public display of affection | |
| PDQ | pretty darn quick | |
| PDS | please don't shout | |
| PEBCAK | problem exists between chair and keyboard | |
| PEBKAC | problem exists between keyboard and chair | |
| PFI | pay for inclusion | |
| PFY | pimply faced youth | |
| PHB | pointy haired boss | |
| PIN | personal identification number | |
| PITA | pain in the ass | |
| PITR | {parent,parents} in the room | |
| PKSP | pound keys and spew profanity | |
| PM | post meridiem | |
| PMFI | problem magically fixed itself | |
| PMFJI | pardon me for jumping in | |
| PMSL | pissing myself laughing | |
| PNG | persona non grata | |
| PNP | plug and pray | |
| POC | point of contact | |
| POC | proof of concept | |
| POLA | principle of least astonishment | |
| POLS | principle of least surprise | |
| POS | point of sale | |
| POV | point of view | |
| PPL | people | |
| PPL | pretty please | |
| PPP | petty pet peeve | |
| PPS | pulse per second (signal) | |
| PR | public relations | |
| PSA | prostate-specific antigen | |
| PSA | public service announcement | |
| PTA | parent-teacher association | |
| PTO | {paid,personal} time off | |
| PTO | parent-teacher organization | |
| PTO | please turn over | |
| PTO | power takeoff | |
| PTV | parental tunnel vision | |
| QED | quod erat demonstrandum | |
| QFT | quoted for truth | |
| RA | residential advisor | |
| RFC | request for comments | |
| RFD | request for discussion | |
| RFE | request for enhancements | |
| RIP | rest in peace | |
| RL | real life | |
| RLC | rod length check | |
| RMS | Richard Matthew Stallman | |
| ROFL | rolling on floor laughing | |
| ROFLMAO | rolling on floor laughing my ass off | |
| ROI | return on investment | |
| ROTFL | rolling on the floor laughing | |
| RP | responsible person | |
| RR | railroad | |
| RSI | repetitive strain injury | |
| RSN | real soon now | |
| RSVP | respondez s'il vous plait (“reply please”) | |
| S/T | self titled | |
| SAR | search and rescue | |
| SAR | some assembly required | |
| SCNR | sorry, could not resist | |
| SEP | someone else's problem | |
| SERP | search engine results page | |
| SFAICT | so far as I can tell | |
| SHID | slaps head in disgust | |
| SIMCA | sitting in my chair amused | |
| SITD | still in the dark | |
| SMAP | Soil Moisture Active Passive | |
| SMH | shaking my head | |
| SMLSFB | so many losers, so few bullets | |
| SMOP | simple matter of programming | |
| SNERT | snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager | |
| SNMP | sorry, not my problem | |
| SO | significant other | |
| SOB | son of [a] bitch | |
| SOP | standard operating procedure | |
| SRS | serious | |
| SRSLY | seriously | |
| SSIA | subject says it all | |
| SSTO | single stage to orbit | |
| STW | search the web | |
| SUS | stupid user syndrome | |
| SUX | sucks | |
| SUX2BU | sucks to be you | |
| SWAG | silly, wild-assed guess | |
| SWAHBI | silly, wild-assed hare-brained idea | |
| SWMBO | she who must be obeyed | |
| SYS | see you soon | |
| TA | teaching assistant | |
| TANSTAAFL | there ain't no such thing as a free lunch | |
| TBA | to be announced | |
| TBC | to be continued | |
| TBD | to be {decided,determined,done} | |
| TBH | to be honest | |
| TBOMK | the best of my knowledge | |
| TCB | taking care of business | |
| TCO | taken care of | |
| TCO | total cost of ownership | |
| TFOA | things falling off aircraft | |
| TFW | that feeling when | |
| TGIF | thank goodness it's Friday | |
| THNX | thanks | |
| THX | thanks | |
| TIA | thanks in advance | |
| TIAVP | this is a volunteer project | |
| TIC | tonque in cheek | |
| TIL | today I learned | |
| TINC | there is no cabal | |
| TINLA | this is not legal advice | |
| TINWIS | this is not what I said | |
| TJM | that's just me | |
| TLA | three letter acronym | |
| TLA | true love always | |
| TLC | tender loving care | |
| TLDR | too long, didn't read | |
| TM | trademark | |
| TM | trust me | |
| TMA | too many abbreviations | |
| TMG | too much government | |
| TMI | too much information | |
| TMJ | temporomandibular joint | |
| TMK | to my knowledge | |
| TMTOWTDI | there's more than one way to do it | |
| TNF | The NetBSD Foundation | |
| TOC | table of contents | |
| TOCTOU | time of check to time of use | |
| TOEFL | test of english as a foreign language | |
| TOH | to other half | |
| TP | toilet paper | |
| TPTB | the powers that be | |
| TRT | the right thing | |
| TTBOMK | ||
| TTFN | ta ta for now | |
| TTM | to the moderator | |
| TTT | thought that too | |
| TTYL | talk to you later | |
| TTYS | talk to you soon | |
| TWAIN | thing without an interesting name | |
| TWDT | the whole damn thing | |
| TWIAVBP | the world is a very big place | |
| TY | thank you | |
| TYVM | thank you very much | |
| U/L | upload | |
| UGT | universal greeting time | |
| UR | your | |
| UR | {you're, you are} | |
| UTSL | use the source, Luke | |
| VCR | video cassette recorder | |
| VEG | very evil grin | |
| VIP | very important person | |
| W/ | with | |
| W/E | whatever | |
| W/O | without | |
| W8 | wait | |
| WAFWOT | what a foolish waste of time | |
| WAG | wild-ass guess | |
| WB | welcome back | |
| WCPGW | what could possibly go wrong | |
| WDYMBT | what do you mean by that | |
| WELC | working effectively with legacy code | |
| WFH | working from home | |
| WFM | works for me | |
| WIBNI | wouldn't it be nice if | |
| WIP | work in progress | |
| WMNC | watch me not care | |
| WOMBAT | waste of money, brain, and time | |
| WRT | with respect to | |
| WTB | {waiting,want,willing} to buy | |
| WTF | where's the food | |
| WTG | way to go | |
| WTH | {what,when,where,who,why} the hell | |
| WTS | {waiting,want,willing} to sell | |
| WTT | {waiting,want,willing} to trade | |
| WWJD | what would Jesus do? | |
| YAGNI | you ain't gonna need it | |
| YALIMO | you are lame, in my opinion | |
| YAOTM | yet another off-topic message | |
| YCTAT | you can't troll a troll | |
| YGM | you got mail | |
| YHBT | you have been trolled | |
| YHL | you have lost | |
| YKWIM | you know what I mean | |
| YMMV | your mileage may vary | |
| YOLO | you only live once | |
| YW | you're welcome | |
| YWSYLS | you win some, you lose some | |
| ZIP | zoning improvement plan |