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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>STFW</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../S.html" title="S"/><link rel="previous" href="steved.html" title="steved"/><link rel="next" href="stir-fried-random.html" title="stir-fried random"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">STFW</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="steved.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">S</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="stir-fried-random.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="STFW"/><dt xmlns="" id="STFW"><b>STFW</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">imp.</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/S·T·F·W/</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [Usenet] Common abbreviation for &#8220;<span class="quote">Search The Fucking
Web</span>&#8221;, a suggestion that what you're asking for is a query better
handled by a search engine than a human being. Usage is common and exactly
parallel to both senses of <a href="../R/RTFM.html"><i class="glossterm">RTFM</i></a>. A politer
equivalent is <a href="../G/GIYF.html"><i class="glossterm">GIYF</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="steved.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../S.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="stir-fried-random.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">steved </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> stir-fried random</td></tr></table></div></body></html>