| Acronym | Meaning |
| SDC | Shaft Driven Compressor - U.S. Army Strategic Defense Command (1985?1992) |
| 3M | Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company |
| NICHD | National Institute Of Child Health And Human Development [4] |
| TFMPP | Trifluorophenylmethylpiperazine |
| MITS | See Entry |
| HIRD | Hurd Of Interfaces Representing Depth (cf. HURD) |
| JFLCC | Joint Force Land Component Commander |
| PB | Lead (Latin Plumbum) |
| IMS | Information Management System - International Meat Secretariat - Ion Mobility Spectrometer |
| ARPA | Advanced Research Projects Agency |