| Acronym | Meaning |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| ARL | Army Research Laboratory |
| ATR | Alliance For Transportation Research |
| ARIES | Automated Retirement And Integrated Extraction System |
| VEMAP | Vegetation And Ecosystem Modeling And Analysis Project |
| FEP | Front End Processor |
| CCB | Change Control Board |
| STAC | Scientific And Technological Activities Commission |
| OMR | Optical Mark Reader |
| API | American Petroleum Institute |