ACRONYM	Abbreviated Coded Rendition Of Name Yielding Meaning
AFAIC	As Far As I'm Concerned
AFAIK	As Far As I Know
AFAIR	As Far As I Recall
APPS	Application Packaging Problems & Solutions.  As opposed to bug reports. Inspired by Gerrit P. Haase as a mnemonic for the purpose of the cygwin-apps mailing list
ATM	At The Moment
BSOD	Blue Screen Of Death.  Not Cygwin's fault!
BTW	By The Way
BWAM	Because We Are Mean(tm). The Cygwin slogan. A variation of WJM used in answering the "Why isn't something working the way I think it should be?" type of question. First used on the list by Sam Edge
CGF	Computer-Generated Forms...  J/K!  This one's not really an acronym, but rather the initials of the Cygwin project manager, Christopher Faylor.  He's the best.  It's here for all those people reading the list and wondering "WTF is CGF?". See also RCM and IDD
CKOA	Cygwin Keeper of Acronyms (yours truly). Coined by Christopher Faylor
CLI	Clearly Less Intimidating.  Also "Command Line Interface".
CTDW	Cygwin Technical Documentation Writer. *Ubersexy*
CYGWIN	Multiple variants have been suggested, take your pick:                  - Coolness You Get Where Initially None (mine)                                  - Can You Guess What's Implemented Next (mine)                                  - Cramming Your Gut With Indispensable Necessities (Gary R. Van Sickle)         - Cygwin: Your Greatest Winner In Necessities (Ronald Landheer-Cieslak)         - Can't You Get With It, Ninnies? (Christopher Faylor)
CYNUX	CYgwin's Not UniX.  Pronounced "cynics". First suggested by Cliff Hones; resurfaced in its present form in a post by Linda Walsh.  Pronounciation suggested by, well, me, and don't you dare dispute it!
FAQ	Frequently Asked Questions.  When written as "The FAQ", refers to the Cygwin FAQ
FTR	For The Record.  Should be found in the Cygwin mailing list archives. Introduced by Corinna Vinschen
FUCS	Fast User Context Switching.  A feature of Windows XP that fouled up the older versions of the cygipc unofficial package. Introduced by Frank Seesink
FWICS	From What I Can See... First used on the list by Earnie Boyd
FWIW	For What It's Worth
FYI	For Your Information. Also "Fix Yourself It" (for all the Star Wars fans out there)
GPL	Go Play Lawyer.  Also General Public License. Subject of a lot of misinterpretations and discussions on the list recently. Could become the next swear word. Also CGF's favorite topic. Be sure to discuss it on the Cygwin mailing list...
HTH	Hope This Helps
IAFNAB	It's A Feature, Not A Bug. Coined by Shankar Unni
IANACE	I Am Not A Cygwin Expert. Usually an admission on the part of a person who is well on the way to becoming one. Coined by David Rothenberger
IANAL	I Am Not A Lawyer.  Appears often in GPL discussions. You may safely ignore anyone making this statement (YANALATEYHSMBSI)
IDD	Insulting, Demeaning, Domineering. Used by Gary R. Van Sickle to describe CGF's manner of communication.  Adopted by CGF. See also RCM
IIRC	If I Recall Correctly
IIUC	If I Understand Correctly
IMHO	In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO	In My Not So Humble Opinion.  Usually reserved for people who actually know what they are doing
IMO	In My Opinion
IOW	In Other Words
ITIYM	I Take It You Mean... First used on the list by Michel Bardiaux
ITP	Inten[d|t] To Package. Used on the cygwin-apps mailing list to indicate the intent to provide a package.  Usually followed by the package name
IWFM	It Works For Me.  Also WFM. Corinna, you want credit for this one?
J/K	Just Kidding.  Also implied by the ;-) () or :-) () emoticons. Frankly, I thought it was universal, but then Gareth complained that it wasn't in the OLOCA, so here it is.  Enjoy!
JAT	Just A Thought. First used on the list by Ronald Landheer-Cieslak. See also JTYMLTK
JTYMLTK	Just Thought You Might Like To Know. First used on the list by Ronald Landheer-Cieslak. See also JAT
LOL	Laughing Out Loud.  A rare treat, mostly in OT messages.
NNTR	No Need To Reply
OLOCA	Official List of Cygwin Acronyms.  This document. Coined by yours truly. Guess we're stuck with it now...
OT	Off-Topic.  Anything not belonging on the list according to the Cygwin mailing lists description, like non-Cygwin software, jokes or discussing acronyms.  Hey, wait a minute!..
OTOH	On The Other Hand
PGA	Patches Gratefully Accepted.  The old Cygwin catchphrase.  Apparently replaced by PTC (maybe for the better)
PPAST	Please Provide a Simple Testcase. Suggested by yours truly. Don't think this one will ever take off, though... *Sigh*... See also STC
PTC	Patches Thoughtfully Considered.  The new Cygwin catchphrase. Apparently replaces PGA.  The catchphrase was introduced by Christopher Faylor. The acronym was introduced...  Well, never mind, you get the picture...
RCM	Ruler, Czar, and Monarch (of Cygwin).  How CGF signs his e-mails.  Started out as "Really Crappy Maintainer", but make your own judgement, eh?  Kinda similar to WJM. See also IDD
RSN	Real Soon Now...  See TPIBA.
RTFM	Read The Manual.  Used to gently guide a newbie user to the manual page for the tool he's trying to use.  The "F" is historical, and was initially added for emphasis.  Nowadays it's just plain necessary.
SCNR	Sorry, Could Not Resist
STC	Simple Test Case. First used on the list by Ronald Landheer-Cieslak. See also PPAST
STFW	Search The Web.  A younger cousin of RTFM. The usual answer to "What's blah?".  Most often refers to the Google search engine. The "F" means the same as in RTFM.
TANSTAAFL	There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.  An old principle, popularized by Robert Anson Heinlein in "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress"
TLA	Three Letter Acronym.  Not necessarily three letters long
TPIBA	The Problem is Being Addressed.  Kind of like "The check is in the mail", but more honest, or at least verifiable. Introduced by Christopher Faylor
TTBOMK	To The Best Of My Knowledge. First used on the list by Soren Andersen
TTTT	To Tell The Truth.  I got dibs on that one (the acronym, that is)!
UG	User's Guide.  Most often refers to the Cygwin User's Guide.
WAG	Wild-Assed Guess.  Usually correct for certain people
WCTYBTWHTKY	We Could Tell You, But Then We'd Have To Kill You.  Frankly, I have yet to see this one used.  But it will be a sure indicator of reaching the whole new level of meanness
WFM	Works For Me.  Also IWFM.
WJM	We're Just Mean.  The Cygwin developers' motto.  Get used to it! TTTT, I was about to suggest this one, but Ronald Landheer-Cieslak beat me to it, so he gets the credit. See also BWAM.
WIBGI	Wouldn't It Be Great If... First used on the list by Ronald Landheer-Cieslak
WTF	Who or What, depending on the context.  Usually implies a question mark. The "TF" is really padding, to make this a three-letter acronym, meaning something like "pray tell"
YA	Yet Another or Yet Again, depending on its position in the sentence
YANALATEYHSMBSI	You Are Not A Lawyer, And Therefore Everything You Have Said May Be Safely Ignored.  Born out of a heated GPL discussion.  Acronym proposed by Chuck Wilson.  A new standard response to IANAL.  Don't try to pronounce it.  Just... don't
YMMV	Your Mileage May Vary.  Basically means "Works for me" or "Try at your own risk"
YOWTWYWT	You Obviously Weren't Thinking When You Wrote That.  Pronounced "Yow-twit". Applies a lot on this list. Coined by Max Bowsher.  Pronounciation suggested by Randall R. Schulz and hasn't been disputed yet
