| Acronym | Meaning |
| VW | Volkswagen |
| ASWORG | (U.S.) AntiSubmarine Warfare Operations Research Group |
| DOW | Died Of Wounds |
| MTBF | Mean Time Between Failures |
| CAN | Canada (ISO 3166 Trigram) |
| COPE | U.K. Committee On Publication Ethics |
| HMS | Helmet-mounted Display - Her Majesty's Ship (Royal Navy) |
| IVI | Interchangeable Virtual Instrument |
| ABSA | Amalgamated Banks Of South Africa (ab-sa) |
| PRFG | Partial Fog (METAR Code) |