| Acronym | Meaning |
| DFID | UK Department For International Development |
| SIG | .signature (UNIX Shell/Internet Standard File Name) -Special Interest Group |
| COA | Concept Of Analysis - Course Of Action (military) |
| HP | IB -Hewlett-Packard Instrument/Interface Bus (first Implementation Of GP-IB |
| HRF | High Readiness Forces |
| NRT | Near Real Time |
| LRICBM | Limited Range ICBM |
| FAI | F?d?ration A?ronautique Internationale (French |
| V | Vanadium - Volt |
| SCJD | Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease |