| Acronym | Meaning |
| FW | Forward |
| JPL | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| CSAR | Combat Search And Rescue (seessar) |
| NAILS | National Airspace Integrated Logistics System |
| NC | Network Computer -New Caledonia (ISO 3166 Digram) -Node Centre - Non-Consensual - Normally Closed -North Carolina (postal Symbol) |
| MET | Meteorological -Middle European Time |
| JROC | Joint Requirements Oversight Council |
| WAAF | Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WWII UK) |
| CGDC | Computer Game Developers Conference (became GDC In 1998) |
| PARC | Palo Alto Research Center |