| Acronym | Meaning |
| APPH | Auger Peak To Peak Height |
| AFPAL | Air Force Phillips Astronautics Laboratory (USA) |
| ICCP | International Climate Change Partnership |
| NASC | North American Shale Composite |
| BVDV | Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus |
| PRRSV | Porcine Reproductive And Respiratory Syndrome Virus |
| QFEP | Quantum Free Energy Perturbation (calcn. Method) |
| BATEA | Best Available Technology Economically Achievable |
| FNOC | Fleet Numerical Oceanography Center (USA Navy) |
| RATL | Risk Analysis Testing Laboratory |