| Acronym | Meaning |
| RU | Ruthenium |
| AIMP | Aurora Incremental Modernization Project |
| IMNSHO | In My Not So Humble Opinion |
| MOB | Man Over Board - Marching Owl Band - Movable Object Block |
| FIC | Fellowship For Intentional Community |
| UDT | Underwater Demolition Team |
| USGS | United States Geological Survey |
| GS | General Support -Gigasiemens - South Georgia And The South Sandwich Islands (ISO 3166 Digram) |
| NCAR | U.S. National Center For Atmospheric Research |
| POS | Point Of Sale Terminal /Retail Industry Transaction Computers. |