| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASARS | Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System - Airborne Search And Rescue System |
| PH.D. | Philosophi? Doctor (Latin |
| PVC | Permanent Virtual Circuit - PolyVinyl Chloride - Premature Ventricular Contraction - Primary Visual Cortex |
| EMCON | (Electromagnetic) Emissions Control |
| DTIC | (U.S.) Defense Technical Information Center |
| BRFSS | Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (burf-us |
| AFROTC | Air Force Reserve Office Training Corps |
| LSIF | Labour Sponsored Investment Fund |
| SIFF | Successor IFF |
| NIEHS | National Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences |