| Acronym | Meaning |
| ODES | Ocean Data Evaluation System |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| STOIIP | Stock Tank Oil Initially In Place |
| BPAI | Board Of Patent Appeals And Interferences |
| OSSA | Office Of Space Science And Applications (NASA) |
| OLPA | Orbital Local Plasma Approxn. (in Stopping Power Calcn. For Ions By Films) |
| SCA | Standing Committee Of Analysts [probably Of EC] |
| SGF | Spherical Gaussian Function |
| CCAP | Crustacean Cardioactive Peptide |
| ICE | Interleukin 1beta-converting Enzyme |