| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASCII | American Standard Code For Information Interchange |
| UCLES | University Of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate |
| NCA | National Command Authority |
| ACINT | Acoustic Intelligence |
| LONEOS | Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search |
| CW | Continuous Wave (laser) -Cook Islands (FIPS 10-4 Territory Code) |
| CCIR | Comit? Consultatif International Pour La Radio (French For Consultative Committee On International Radio |
| QCA | Qualifications And Curriculum Authority - Quality Council Of Alberta |
| DLIC | Detachment Left-In-Contact |
| DSAA | (U.S.) Defense Security Assistance Agency |