| Acronym | Meaning |
| IRA | Individual Retirement Account (legally |
| VANOS | Variable Nockenwelle System |
| MLLW | Mean Lower Low Water (nautical Charts) |
| BRM | Boyevaya Razvedyvatelnaya Mashina (Russian ?????? ???????????????? ?????? |
| EPO | Erythropoietin |
| INLA | Irish National Liberation Army |
| CGDC | Computer Game Developers Conference (became GDC In 1998) |
| PVE | Player Versus Environment |
| RCC | Rescue Co-ordination Centre |
| FS | Femtosiemens |