transcription, транскрипция: [ /R-T-F-M/ imp. ]
[Unix] Abbreviation for `Read The Fucking Manual'. 1. Used by guru s to brush off questions they consider trivial or annoying. Compare Don't do that then! . 2. Used when reporting a problem to indicate that you aren't just asking out of randomness . "No, I can't figure out how to interface Unix to my toaster, and yes, I have RTFM." Unlike sense 1, this use is considered polite. See also FM , RTFAQ , RTFB , RTFS , STFW , RTM , all of which mutated from RTFM, and compare UTSL .