| Acronym | Meaning |
| WG | Working Group - Wade-Giles |
| CTO | Chief Technical Officer - Chief Technology Officer |
| WSMR | White Sands Missile Range (whiz-murr) |
| OBX | Outer Banks (North Carolina) |
| MEI | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. |
| MMEV | Multi-Mission Effects Vehicle |
| JP | Japan (ISO 3166 Digram) -Justice Of The Peace |
| PSV | Philips Sport Vereniging (Dutch For Philips Sports Union) - Public Service Vehicle |
| XP | EXperience Point (role-playing Games) |
| ICTH | Island Closest To Heaven/Hell Final Fantasy VIII |