| Acronym | Meaning |
| PAL | Phase Alternating Line (TV Standard) -Philippine Airlines |
| ICRS | International Celestial Reference System |
| IHS | Institut Des Hautes ?tudes Scientifiques (French |
| MEM | Message Exchange Mechanism -Microelectromechanical |
| MY | Malaysia (FIPS 10-4 Country Code; ISO 3166 Digram) |
| XVI | Sixteen (in Roman Numerals) |
| ICNAF | International Commission For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (became NAFO In 1978) |
| NRAO | National Radio Astronomy Observatory |
| OMP | Order Of Mapungubwe In Platinum |
| AHS | American Housing Survey |