| Acronym | Meaning |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
| COTS | Commercial Off The Shelf |
| GIF | Graphics Interchange Format (pronounced Jif) |
| DR | Dead Reckoning -Dominican Republic (FIPS 10-4 Country Code) -Danmarks Radio (Danish Broadcasting Corporation) |
| YB | Ytterbium |
| WSM | Samoa (ISO 3166 Trigram; From West Samoa) |
| FBI | Federal Bureau Of Investigation |
| VCR | Video Cassette Recorder |
| PLOKTA | Press Lots Of Keys To Abort |
| OSIA | (U.S.) On-Site Inspection Agency |