| Acronym | Meaning |
| PLS | Palletized Loading System - Personal Locator System |
| SSG | Guided Missile Submarine (retired US Navy Hull Classification) |
| DRIC | (U.S.) Defense Research Information Center |
| OS | Ossetic Language (ISO 639-1 Code) |
| BDNF | Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor |
| PIG | Pipeline Inspection Gauge |
| ODB | Operational Data Base -Oxford Dictionary Of Byzantium |
| ASG | Area Support Group |
| ASRAAM | Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile |
| FP | French Polynesia (FIPS 10-4 Territory Code) |