| Acronym | Meaning |
| Y2K | Year Two Thousand |
| NHO | N?ringslivets Hovedorganisasjon (Confederation Of Norwegian Enterprises |
| PLD | Probable Line Of Deployment |
| NFLD | Newfoundland |
| HOPI | Hybrid Optical And Packet Infrastructure (see Internet2 |
| ZJ | Zettajoule |
| NN | Nanonewton |
| GRB | Gamma-Ray Burst |
| LASER | Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation (cf. Maser) |
| TIBS | Tactical Information Broadcast System |