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Glossary of Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Jargon
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This document provides a list of common abbreviations, acronyms, and
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jargon used on emacs-devel@gnu.org. This is a non-exhaustive list.
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Feel free to expand as needed.
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See also (info "(emacs) Glossary").
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## Glossary
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bikeshedding – excessive discussion over minor details rather than
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focusing on the main issue
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bitrot – gradual deterioration of software due to changes in
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its environment or dependencies
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cockpit error - user error
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code smell – an indication that a section of code may have
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underlying issues or could be improved
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foo, bar, baz – generic placeholder names used in examples and
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documentation
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gross – an inelegant, messy, or overly complicated solution
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that works but is suboptimal; describes necessary
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workarounds or code that should ideally be improved
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hysterical raisins - historical reasons
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install on <foo> - push to Git branch <foo> in repository
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notabug - an issue reported as a bug but deemed to be
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expected behavior
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paper cut – a minor but annoying issue that should be easy to fix
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pilot error - user error
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yak shaving – engaging in a series of seemingly unrelated tasks
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to accomplish an initial goal
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wontfix – an issue reported as a bug but that won't be fixed,
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often due to design decisions or low priority
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## Abbreviations
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AFAICT - as far as I can tell
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AFAIK - as far as I know
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AFAIR - as far as I remember
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AFAIU - as far as I understand
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AFK - away from keyboard
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AKA - also known as
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ASAP - as soon as possible
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BTW - by the way
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CL - Common Lisp
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DTRT - do the right thing
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DWIM - do what I mean
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ENOPATCH - no patch is attached
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FTR - for the record
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FWIW - for what it's worth
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FYI - for your information
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GNU - GNU is not Unix
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HTH - hope this helps
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IANAL - I am not a lawyer
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ICYMI - in case you missed it
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IIRC - if I recall correctly
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IIUC - if I understand correctly
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IMHO - in my humble opinion
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IMNSHO - in my not so humble opinion
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IMO - in my opinion
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IOW - in other words
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LGTM - looks good to me
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LMK - let me know
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OOO - out of office
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OOTB - out of the box
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OTOH - on the other hand
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RSN - real soon now
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SNAFU - situation normal, all fouled up
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TBD - to be determined
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TBH - to be honest
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TIA - thanks in advance
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TIL - today I learned
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TL;DR - too long; didn't read
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TRT - the right thing
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WFM - works for me
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WIP - work in progress
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WRT - with respect to
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YMMV - your mileage may vary
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