| Acronym | Meaning |
| MEI | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. |
| BHS | British Home Stores |
| CQD | Close Quarters Drill (Morse Distress Code Preceding SOS: CQ Calling All Stations |
| P3I OR P?I | PrePlanned Product Improvement |
| KS | Kilosiemens |
| SVO | Subject |
| BASF | Badische Anilin Und Soda Fabrik (German Chemicals Company) |
| SNE | Synthetic Natural Environment |
| LGBT | Lesbian |
| P2P | Peer-to-peer (networking) |