| Acronym | Meaning |
| GOTS | Government Off The Shelf |
| HD | Henry Draper (star Catalogue) - Hull-Down (armoured Vehicle Target |
| VOC | Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch East India Company) - Volatile Organic Compounds |
| PCP | Phencyclidine - Pneumocystis Jiroveci Pneumonia (formerly Peumocystis Carinii) -Probabilistically Checkable Proof |
| KUL | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Flemish |
| NW | North-West |
| LOMEZ | Low Altitude Missile Engagement Zone |
| ML | Malayalam Language (ISO 639-1 Code) |
| NOS | Network Operating System - New Old Stock (Internet Auction/trading Listings) - Nitric Oxide Synthase (enzyme) |
| SIYSS | Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar |