| Acronym | Meaning |
| PASA | PolyAmide |
| DFAD | Digital Feature Analysis Data (dee-fad) |
| DSA | (U.S.) Defense Support Activities - Division Support Area |
| QSO | Quasi-Stellar Object |
| CITES | Convention On International Trade In Endangered Species (of Wild Fauna And Flora) (sigh-tease) |
| HSC | High School Certificate (as Used In New South Wales) |
| KD | Kawasaki Disease - Kraft Dinner |
| SCS | Scan Correlated Shift - Soil Conservation Service |
| SADL | Situation Awareness Data Link (saddle) - Structural Architecture Description Language |
| NAAFI | Navy |