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RTO

Short for "Radio Telephone Operator"

"RTO" is a military term for a radio operator or a radioman, usally the guy with the manpack PRC-77 or PRC-117 radio on thier back, with large antenna and telephone headset microphone.
"Johnson! get the RTO over here and tell HQ they've got RPGs!
by IrishRepublicanArmy November 7, 2003
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RTFW

Read The Fucking Wiki.
Acronym used by irate developers after having documented work on a company Wiki and then being directly asked questions regarding that documented work.
Acronym received by time pressed manager seeking direct help from developer in an attempt to avoid spending time trawling through a spaghetti Wiki for a one liner which said developer knows back to front having written it.
16:32 Manager: Can you help me with this report query.
16:33 Manager: I want to restrict it to only return me only names and not transactions.
16:34 Developer: RTFW
16:35 Manager: Thanks
16:36 Developer: Is that 'thanks for nothing' ;)
16:36 Manager: Thanks for nothing then.
by WikiAngerManagement April 15, 2006
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RTFEM

Read the Fucking Error Message!

This is given when the error message shows the obvious cause and provides the proper course for resolution.
Joe: I got an error what am I supposed to do?

*Error(1234): User account does not exist. Please create user account and try again.

Bob: RTFEM
by Unspecified01 June 2, 2014
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RTX

The newest release of Nvidia Graphic cards in 2018. It is said to be phenomenal.
I just bought an RTX 2080ti bro!”
“That’s phenomenal
by The Med October 28, 2018
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rtfm

Proponents of such acronyms encouraging new users to look the information up themselves are often discouraging questions that could easily be answered using the FAQs, Wiki or Google.

RTFM frequents questions that common sense should have precluded asking.

Some may choose to reply in this fashion rather than leaving the newbie without a response so as to clarify what types of questions are considered inappropriate, unintelligent or inconsiderate of others' time.

originally: "read the field manual" used by WWII soldiers when asked basic questions by new enlistees.

rtfm quickly spread to engineering, computer & technical fields, and has gained popularity with internet usage.

its applicability has increased dramatically with the advent of wiki, where the answer is already at everyone's fingertips.
then:

rookie: how am i supposed to clean this m1?
veteran: read the field manual.

now:

noob: how do i install linux?
1337: rtfm @ linux.org/docs/beginner/install.html

polite usage that will increase likelihood of a helpful response:

newbie: how do i...? i have already rtfm.
by kajiem January 3, 2010
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RTO

Request Time Out. The response a computer configured for DHCP gets when it can't receive an IP address from the default gateway or a failed response from a ping attempt to a specific network destination.
Johnny kept getting RTO when he tried to ping yahoo.com.
by zhyxer April 3, 2009
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rtca/etca

A new chronically online fad on tiktok.

rtca/etca precisely means to race/ethnicity change to another race ethnicity. eg: white/american to Asian/japanese.

As per usual the typical demographic of rtca/etca’s are 14yr old obese americans who have a undying obsession with japanese ‘kawaii’ culture. Rather then spending that undying effort touching grass, they grasp onto having “trauma” so therefore subject regular civilians with heinous ideas, like this.

Unlike a previous term known as “transracial,” these rcta/etca’s claim to be less problematic. Whatever that means.
person 1: hey did you hear about Emily today?
person 2: yeah, apparently she identifies as rtca/etca, hence the bakugo body pillow.
person 1: i’d hit.
by Kickflip_time May 12, 2023
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