| Acronym | Meaning |
| LAO | Lao Language (ISO 639-2 Code) |
| DSAA | (U.S.) Defense Security Assistance Agency |
| ADI | Acceptable/Allowable Daily Intake |
| HPLC | High Performance Liquid Chromatography |
| QVC | Quality |
| IV | C?te D'Ivoire (FIPS 10-4 Country Code; From Ivory Coast) - Four (in Roman Numerals) -IntraVenous (as In Intravenous Drip Or Intravenous Therapy) |
| TM | Technical Manual - Theatre Missile - Thematic Mapper -trademark (often Written In Small Superscript Type: TM Or ?) -Turing Machine -Turkmenistan (ISO 3166 Digram) |
| QDR | Quadrennial Defense Review |
| JTMD | Joint Theatre Missile Defence |
| SAGE | Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (simulation) |