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RTFAQ /R-T-F-A-Q/ imp.
[Usenet: primarily written, by
analogy with RTFM] Abbrev. for `Read the FAQ!', an
exhortation that the person addressed ought to read the newsgroup's
FAQ list before posting questions.
Related:
RTFAQ: /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....
FAQ list /F-A-Q list/ or /fak list/ n. [common; Usenet] Syn FAQ, sense 2.
FAQ list: /F-A-Q list/ or /fak list/ [USENET] n. Syn {FAQ}, sense 2.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
FAQ /F-A-Q/ or /fak/ n. [Usenet] 1. A Frequently Asked Question.
2. A compendium of accumulated lore, posted periodically to high-volume newsgroups in an attempt to forestall such questions....
FAQ: /F-A-Q/ or /fak/ [USENET] n. 1. A Frequently Asked Question.
2. A compendium of accumulated lore, posted periodically to high-volume newsgroups in an attempt to forestall such questions....
RTFF - Read The Fine FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
RTFM /R-T-F-M/ imp. [Unix] Abbreviation for `Read The Fucking Manual'.
1. Used by gurus to brush off questions they consider trivial or annoying....
RTFM: /R-T-F-M/ [UNIX] imp. Acronym for `Read The Fucking Manual'.
1. Used by {guru}s to brush off questions they consider trivial or annoying....
RTFS /R-T-F-S/ [Unix] 1. imp. Abbreviation for `Read The Fucking Source'.
Variant form of RTFM, used when the problem at hand is not necessarily obvious and not answerable from the manuals -- or the manuals are not yet written and maybe never will be....