# what does ETA mean **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 19, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-eta-mean/554311 "2010-09-19T18:46:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-eta-mean/554311/1 "2010-09-19T18:46:55Z")
I see this occasionally in posts, but what does it stand for? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-eta-mean/554311/2 "2010-09-19T18:50:01Z")
Edited To Add. What’s etv mean? 😃 . ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-eta-mean/554311/3 "2010-09-19T18:50:29Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > I see this occasionally in posts, but what does it stand for? Edited To Add (meaning that the author submitted the post, then thought of something else, or found out something else, and had the time to edit the original post to add that information). ETA: I don’t have anything else to add ETA: Now I do - Johnny L.A. beat me to it. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-eta-mean/554311/4 "2010-09-19T18:56:30Z")
DUH!:smack: Obvious when it’s pointed out. And etv are my initials. ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-eta-mean/554311/5 "2010-09-19T21:22:38Z")
Edward Telluride Varton? ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-eta-mean/554311/6 "2010-09-19T22:59:12Z")
Handy acronym finder: > **[ETA - Definition by AcronymFinder](https://www.acronymfinder.com/ETA.html)** > > 102 definitions of ETA. Meaning of ETA. What does ETA stand for? ETA abbreviation. Define ETA at AcronymFinder.com ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-eta-mean/554311/7 "2010-09-19T23:23:00Z")
Click on the thread [FAQs - Please Read First - Rules, Guidelines, Etiquette, Technical Issues](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=562482) in About This Message Board. Down near the bottom is a link: [Beginner’s Guide to Glossary of Terms on Straight Dope Message Boards](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=320298). It’s a handy resource. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-eta-mean/554311/8 "2010-09-20T04:22:12Z")
A related concept is NETA: which is when someone tried to edit, but ran out of time, and so put their edit in a new post. Can you guess what it stands for? ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-eta-mean/554311/9 "2010-09-20T14:07:44Z")
Sorry, but you’re all wrong. Anybody who does crossword puzzles knows that ETA means estimated time of arrival. It’s something that all airlines announce. Even though they don’t. But in the land of cruciverbalists, they still do. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-eta-mean/554311/10 "2010-09-20T14:14:58Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > A related concept is NETA: which is when someone tried to edit, but ran out of time, and so put their edit in a new post. > > Can you guess what it stands for? I don’t think I’ve really ever run across that other then in a Mafia game where you can get kicked out for editing. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-eta-mean/554311/11 "2010-09-20T14:16:24Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > Sorry, but you’re all wrong. > > Anybody who does crossword puzzles knows that ETA means estimated time of arrival. It’s something that all airlines announce. Even though they don’t. But in the land of cruciverbalists, they still do. Wrong. Anybody who plays Scrabble knows that “eta” is a Greek letter. Those things _really_ come in handy. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-eta-mean/554311/12 "2010-09-20T16:56:01Z")
> [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#): > > Handy acronym finder: > [ETA - Definition by AcronymFinder](http://www.acronymfinder.com/ETA.html) Also: [ETV - Definition by AcronymFinder](http://www.acronymfinder.com/ETV.html) ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-eta-mean/554311/13 "2010-09-20T17:48:20Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > I don’t think I’ve really ever run across that other then in a Mafia game where you can get kicked out for editing. Where it’s also seen as ABWOP: Added By Way of Post. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-eta-mean/554311/14 "2010-09-21T17:52:26Z")
> [@Scuba\_Ben](#): > > Where it’s also seen as ABWOP: Added By Way of Post. Then there’s MMMBOP, where three sibling-musicians hack your account and edit it for you.