| Acronym | Meaning |
| AOU | American Ornithologists' Union |
| BVD | Bradley |
| GWS | Gulf War Syndrome |
| CIP | Combat Identification Panel |
| HMO | Health Management Organization |
| III | Sichuan Yi Language (ISO 639-2 Code) |
| NAAQS | National Ambient Air Quality Standards |
| LAK | Laotian Kip (ISO 4217 Currency Code) |
| LED | Light-Emitting Diode |
| RTA | Road Traffic Accident (British) |