| Acronym | Meaning |
| CHIP | California Highway Patrol |
| PIPA | Program On International Policy Attitudes |
| FACA | (US) Federal Advisory Committee Act |
| NFL | National Football League - No-Fire Line |
| RPL | Reverse Polish Lisp |
| GRID | Gay-Related Immune Deficiency (original Name Of AIDS) |
| I.E. | Id Est (Latin |
| EGCG | EpiGalloCatechin-3-Gallate |
| ISMB | International Society Of Matrix Biologists |
| RSN | Real Soon Now (coined By Author Jerry Pournelle) |