| Acronym | Meaning |
| QSCAT | Quick Scatterometer Satellite |
| AE | Avestan Language (ISO 639-1 Code) |
| IRO | International Refugee Organisation |
| BTID | Battlefield Target Identification Device |
| PEST | UK Public Engagement With Science And Technology |
| ASD(ISP) | (U.S.) Assistant Secretary Of Defense (International Security Policy) |
| XV | Fifteen (in Roman Numerals) |
| CMM | Capability Maturity Model |
| RNPS | Radio Network Planning System |
| HP | IB -Hewlett-Packard Instrument/Interface Bus (first Implementation Of GP-IB |