| Acronym | Meaning |
| RL | Release Line - Real Life |
| ATC | Air Traffic Control - Air Training Corps - U.S. Air Transport Command (1942-1948) |
| DZ | Algeria (ISO 3166 Digram) - Drizzle (METAR Code) -Drop Zone |
| NORTHAG | Northern Army Group |
| AD | Air Defence -Andorra (ISO 3166 Digram) -Anno Domini (Latin |
| XX | Twenty (in Roman Numerals) |
| VCR | Video Cassette Recorder |
| CISB | Complete In Sealed Box (Internet Auction/trading Listings) |
| AGARDOGRAPH | Advanced Guidance For Alliance Research And Development Publication |
| BMEWS | Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (bee-mews) |