| Acronym | Meaning |
| TIA | Total Information Awareness Initiative |
| CFFZ | Call For Fire Zone |
| DGD&D | UK Directorate General Of Development And Doctrine |
| MBE | Member Of The Order Of The British Empire |
| DLS | Deep Lens Survey |
| BBN | Bolt |
| UMI | U.S. Minor Outlying Islands (ISO 3166 Trigram) |
| XCBL | XML Common Business Library |
| MPC | Minor Planet Center - Minor Planet Circular |
| MAA | Mathematical Association Of America |