Acronym

/R-T-F-A-Q/

[USENET: primarily written, by analogy with RTFM]

imp. Abbrev. for 'Read the FAQ!', an exhortation that the person addressed ought to read the newsgroup's FAQ list before posting questions.

/M-I-P-S/

n. 

/kips/

[acronym, by analogy with MIPS using K]

n. Thousands (*not* 1024s) of Instructions Per Second.

Usage: rare.

/I-W-B-N-I/

[acronym]

It Would Be Nice If.

Compare WIBNI.

/F-O-A-F/

[USENET]

n. Acronym for 'Friend Of A Friend'. The source of an unverified, possibly untrue story. This was not originated by hackers (it is used in Jan Brunvand's books on urban folklore), but is much better recognized on USENET and elsewhere than in mainstream English.