| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFM | Army Field Manual (UK; The U.S. More Frequently Uses Just FM) - Atomic Force Microscope - Aviation Fleet Maintenance |
| AMSU | Association For Managers In Students' Unions - Aviation Mat?riel Screening Unit |
| DOTMLPF | Doctrine |
| ODB | Operational Data Base -Oxford Dictionary Of Byzantium |
| PVR | Personal Video Recorder |
| NETCU | (UK) National Extremism Tactical Co-ordination Unit |
| IGY | International Geophysical Year |
| DTRA | Defense Threat Reduction Agency (deet-ra) |
| SEE | Small Emplacement Excavator |
| DBM | De Bellis Multitudinis (miniature Wargaming Rules) - Detection By Movement (military Target) |