| Acronym | Meaning |
| CARL | Colorado Alliance Of Research Libraries |
| DRPN | Division De Recherche En Precision Numerique |
| WYSIWYG | What You See Is What You Get |
| FD | Facility Division |
| SOS | Swiss Oxidant Study |
| FFDCA | Federal Food, Drug, And Cosmetic Act (US) |
| QBO | Quasi-Biennial Oscillation |
| BIOMASS | Biological Investigations Of Marine Antarctic Systems And Stocks |
| CCTP | Clean Coal Technology Program |
| SPAWAR | Space And Naval Warfare Systems Command |