| Acronym | Meaning |
| BNICE | Biological |
| VLIW | Very Long Instruction Word |
| ETI | Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence |
| STOL | Short Take-Off And Landing |
| MLB | Major League Baseball |
| CME | Coronal Mass Ejection (usually Sun) |
| FC | Fire Control -Funnel Cloud (METAR Code) |
| NWFZ | Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone |
| AWW | Above Water Warfare |
| GMBH | Gesellschaft Mit Beschr?nkter Haftung (German |