AFAIK

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AFAIK
Usage: abbrev. n.
Etymology: Usenet
Derivation: Usenet; common


AFAIK: abbrev. n.

[Usenet; common] Abbrev. for "As Far As I Know". There is a variant AFAICT "As Far As I Can Tell"; where AFAIK suggests that the writer knows his knowledge is limited, AFAICT suggests that he feels his knowledge is as complete as anybody else's but that the best available knowledge does not support firm conclusions.

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Sources

Source: AFAIK, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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