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Popular abbreviations used in IT world.
Abbreviation Spelling Explanation
ASAP As soon as possible
AFAIK As far as I know used when you believe that something is true, but you are not completely certain
AFAIR As far as I remember
FYI For your information used, for example in emails, when you send someone an announcement or tell someone something that you think they should know
JFYI Just for your information
IMO In my opinion used when you tell someone your opinion, for example in an email
IMHO In my humble opinion used when you tell someone your opinion, for example in an email
TBD To be done / discussed / decided used when something has not yet been decided or is not yet known
TBH To be honest used when you are giving your opinion about something
DIY Do it yourself the activity doing things yourself, rather than paying someone else to do it for you or using existing solution
DRY Don't repeat yourself is a principle of software development aimed at reducing repetition of software patterns, replacing it with abstractions or using data normalization to avoid redundancy
YAGNI You aren't gonna need it is a principle which arose from extreme programming (XP) that states a programmer should not add functionality until deemed necessary
WDYT What do you think?
FWIW For what it’s worth used to politely express that someone should consider an opinion, idea, or fact
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