| Acronym | Meaning |
| ISM | Industrial |
| ISCCP | International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project |
| HCF | Highest Common Factor |
| FASEB | Federation Of American Societies For Experimental Biology |
| NAN | Not A Number (computing) |
| CD | Many |
| WYSIWYP | What You See Is What You Print / What You See Is What You Pay (wizzy-whip) |
| JFSOCC | Joint Force Special Operations Component Commander |
| Q4 | Fourth Quarter |
| UCBSA | United Cricket Board Of South Africa |