| Acronym | Meaning |
| NAMBLA | North American Man-Boy Love Association |
| PDQ | Pre-Defined Queries (Siebel Packages) - Pretty Damn Quick |
| NIN | Nine Inch Nails (band) |
| G5 | Generation Five PowerPC Microprocessor -Assistant Chief-of-Staff |
| NAVCENT | Naval Forces U.S. Central Command |
| MGM | Metro Goldwyn Mayer -Montgomery |
| ESO | European Southern Observatory |
| ZOPFAN | Zone Of Peace |
| TIA | Total Information Awareness Initiative |
| MEMS | Microelectromechanical System |