| Acronym | Meaning |
| CFA | Cat Fanciers' Association - Chartered Financial Analyst - Colour Filtering Array - County Fire Authority - Covering Force Area |
| ICES | International Council For The Explorationof The Seas |
| TANSTAAFL | There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch (coined By Author Robert A. Heinlein In His The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress) |
| GBP | United Kingdom Pound Sterling (ISO 4217 Currency Code) |
| VBA | Visual Basic For Applications |
| OGC | Open Geospatial Consortium |
| OCS | See Entry |
| NM | Nanometre |
| NRO | U.S. National Reconnaissance Office |
| CD | Cadmium |