| Acronym | Meaning |
| NW | Nuclear Weapon |
| WY | Wyoming (postal Symbol) |
| CML | Chemical -Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (formerly Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) |
| VCJD | Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease |
| NUWC | U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center |
| ICES | International Council For The Explorationof The Seas |
| VOLT | Visual OpenType Layout Tool |
| BLCSE | Battle Laboratory Constructive Simulation Environment |
| SCIFI | Science Fiction |
| RMC | Royal Military College (Australia |