| Acronym | Meaning |
| DMPA | (U.S.) Defense Medical Programs Activity |
| MERL | Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories |
| HSC | High School Certificate (as Used In New South Wales) |
| ISM | Industrial |
| CVSD | Continuous Variable Slope Delta (modulation) |
| TEETH | Tried Everything Else |
| 4WD | Four Wheel Drive (cf. AWD) |
| NYA | Chichewa Language (ISO 639-2 Code) |
| FY | Fiscal Year -Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia (NATO Country Code) |
| SBCT | Stryker Brigade Combat Team |