Abbreviation | Spelling | Explanation |
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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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