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What does RTFM stand for?
What does RTFM mean? This page is about the various possible meanings of the acronym, abbreviation, shorthand or slang term: RTFM.
Term |
Definition |
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| RTFM | Read The Fine Manual | |
| RTFM | Read The Full Manual Computing » Software -- and more... | |
| RTFM | Read The Frigging Manual Internet » Chat -- and more... | |
| RTFM | Read The Friendly Manual | |
| RTFM | Read The First Message | |
| RTFM | Read The Fabulous Manual | |
| RTFM | Read The Flippin Manual | |
| RTFM | Read The Friggin Manual | |
| RTFM | Read That Fine Manual | |
| RTFM | Read The Famous Manual | |
| RTFM | Read The Flight Manual | |
| RTFM | Reinstall The Friggin Machine | |
| RTFM | Read The Furnished Manuals | |
| RTFM | Return To Former Maker | |
| RTFM | Read The F***ing Manual | |
| RTFM | Read The Funny Manual | |
| RTFM | Real-time Traffic Flow Measurement | |
| RTFM | Read The Factory Manual Computing » Texting -- and more... | |
| RTFM | Read The Flaming Manual Internet » Chat -- and more... | |
| RTFM | Read The Frickin' Manual Internet » Chat -- and more... | |
| RTFM | Read The Frustrating Manual |
What does RTFM mean?
- RTFM
- RTFM is an initialism for the expression "Read The Fucking Manual" or, in the context of a Unix environment, "Read The Fucking Man page". The RTFM instruction is sometimes given in response to a question when the person being asked believes that the question could be easily answered by reading the relevant user's manual or instructions. In expurgated texts, substitutions such as "read the flaming manual" or "read the friendly manual" are used. Initialisms similar to RTFM include GIYF and LMGTFY. These indicate that the item under question can easily be researched on the World Wide Web. Many alternative expansions for "RTFM" exist, as do many similarly themed alternative initialisms.
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