| Acronym | Meaning |
| FACTS | Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System |
| NKVD | Narodnyi Komissariat Vnutrennikh Del (Russian People's Commissariat Of Internal Affairs) (1934-1954) |
| WST | Water Soluble Tetrazolium (assay) -Samoan Tala (ISO 4217 Currency Code) |
| IPN | Instytut Pamieci Narodowej (Polish |
| PBD | PolyButaDiene |
| DFAS | (U.S.) Defense Finance And Accounting Service |
| DAQ | Data Acquisition -Delivered Audio Quality |
| FIR | Final Inspection Report |
| ICNAF | International Commission For The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (became NAFO In 1978) |
| TAROT | T?lescope ? Action Rapide Pour Les Objets Transitoires (French |