Nurse Practitioner Central: Internet Pearls

Acronym	What It Means	Acronym	What It Means
AFAICT	As far as I can tell	LOL	Laughing out loud
AFAIK	As far as I know	NRN	No reply necessary
AFK	Away from keyboard	OEM	Original equipment manufacturer
AIUI	As I understand it	OTOH	On the other hand
B4	Before	ROTFL	Rolling on the floor laughing
BAK	Back at keyboard	RSN	Real soon now
BBL	Be back later	RTFAQ	Read the FAQ
BCNU	Be seeing you	RTFM	Read the freakin’ manual (or message)
BRB	Be right back	RTM	Read the manual (or message)
BSF	But seriously folks	SNAFU	Situation normal, all fouled up
BTDT	Been there, done that	TIA	Thanks in advance
BTW	By the way	TTFN	Ta ta for now
CUL	See you later	TTYL	Talk to you later
DYJHIW	Don't you just hate it when ...	WYSIWYG	What you see is what you get
EOF	End of file	YMMV	Your mileage may vary
F2F	Face to face	:-) :)	Smiling, happy faces; showing
FAQ	Frequently asked question	:-> :>	happiness, or for comments not intended to be taken seriously
FOC	Free of charge	:-( :( :-< :<	Sad, disappointed faces.
FUBAR	Fouled up beyond all recognition	;-) ;)	Winking happy faces; for comments said
FWIW	For what it's worth	;-> ;>	tongue-in-cheek.
FYI	For your information	:-P :-p	Faces with tongues stuck out at you.
<g> <G>	Small or large grins	8-) 8)	Smiling faces from someone who
GIGO	Garbage in, garbage out	B-) B)	wears glasses or sunglasses, or has a wide-eyed look.
HTH	Hope that helps	>:-)	A devil with a grin; for those devilish remarks.
IME	In my experience	O:-)	An angel with a halo; for those innocent remarks.
IMHO	In my humble opinion	<:-)	Wearing a dunce's cap; for those seemingly dumb questions.
IMNSHO	In my not so humble opinion	m(_ _)m	Deep bow used for apologizing or expressing thanks (viewed from the front).
ISP	Internet service provider	<s> <S>	Little smile or big smile
ISTM	It seems to me	<sigh>	Sigh
ISTR	I seem to recall
IYSWIM	If you see what I mean
JAM	Just a minute
KISS	Keep it simple, stupid (or silly)
L8R	Later