| Acronym | Meaning |
| SOM | Somali Language (ISO 639-2 Code) |
| PARP | (NATO Partnership For Peace) Planning And Review Process |
| TRD | Towed Radar Decoy |
| CERGA | Centre De Recherches En G?odynamique Et Astrom?trie (French |
| PDG | President Director General - Product Development Group |
| SMASS | Small Main-Belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey |
| BSMB | British Society For Matrix Biology |
| OPFOR | Opposing Force |
| JSS | Joint Support Ship |
| COMMZ | Communications Zone (military) |