| Acronym | Meaning |
| DEC | Department Of Environmental Conservation - Digital Equipment Corporation - Disasters Emergency Committee |
| DAFIF | Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File |
| EBCDIC | Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (pronounced Eb-see-dik) (cf. BCD) |
| NCCAM | U.S. National Center For Complementary And Alternative Medicine |
| SCUFN | Sub-Committee On Undersea Feature Names (of GEBCO) |
| SSO | Submarine Oiler (retired US Navy Hull Classification) |
| TWP | Technical Working Paper |
| IFAH | International Federation For Animal Health |
| ROV | Remotely Operated Vehicle |
| NIMA | National Imagery And Mapping Agency (became NGA) |