| Acronym | Meaning |
| ROP | Render Output Pipeline |
| RATELO | Radiotelephone Operator |
| DWG | Divisional Wargame (military Simulation) |
| FORTRAN | The IBM Mathematical FORmula TRANslating System (programming Language) |
| MOFA | Ministry Of Foreign Affairs (Japan) |
| NAAD | North American Air Defense |
| AHPCRC | Army High Performance Computing Research Center |
| ITTO | International Tropical Timber Organization |
| CSICOP | Committee For The Scientific Investigation Of Claims Of The Paranormal (became The Committee For Skeptical Inquiry In 2006) |
| IJWP | Interim Joint Warfare Publication |