| Acronym | Meaning |
| VIR | U.S. Virgin Islands (ISO 3166 Trigram) - Virgin Atlantic Airways (ICAO Code) |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| XXX | Hardcore Pornography (film Rating) - Thirty (in Roman Numerals) |
| MMU | Manchester Metropolitan University -Manned Manoeuvring Unit |
| ISTS | Intel Science Talent Search |
| J5 | Joint Strategic Plans & Policy Directorate |
| MO | Molybdenum |
| SWAPO | South-West Africa People's Organisation |
| AGN | Active Galactic Nucleus |
| OGD | Other Government Department |