| Acronym | Meaning |
 | DPC | DLESE Program Center |
 | DPDC | Data Processing And Distribution Center |
 | DPFC | Defense Program Field Council |
 | DPG | Dahlgren Proving Ground |
 | DPH | Dew-point Hygrometer |
 | DPMB | Defense Programs Management Board |
 | DPMI | DOS Protected Mode Interface |
 | DPS | Data Production Services |
 | DPSOL | Du Pont Savannah River Operations Logbook |
 | DQ | Director Of Quality |
 | DQA | Data Quality Assessment |
 | DQM | Data Quality Monitor |
 | DR | Discrepancy Report |
 | DRA | Defense Research & Applications |
 | DRAAG | Design Review And Acceptance Group |
 | DRB | Design Review Board |
 | DRD&DAA | Environmental Research |
 | DRE | Defense Research And Engineering |
 | DRGS | Direct Read-out Ground Station |
 | DRI | Defense Research Internet |
 | DRI | Desert Research Institute |
 | DRL | Deliverables Requirement List |
 | DRL | Data Requirements List |
 | DRM | Design Reference Mission |
 | DRMS | Data Record Management System |
 | DROT | Direct Read Out Terminal |
 | DRP | Design Review Presentation |
 | DRPN | Division De Recherche En Precision Numerique |
 | DRTS | Data Relay And Tracking Satellite |
 | DRY-MAP | Mesoscale Alpine Project |
 | DS | Lightning Detection Systems |
 | DS-1 | Digital Signal 1 |
 | DSA | Directory System Agent |
 | DSAA | Defense Security Assistance Agency |
 | DSAP | DOE Special Analysis Project |
 | DSAT | Distributed System Administration Team |
 | DSB | Direct Soundings Broadcast |
 | DSDP | Deep Sea Drilling Project |
 | DSET | Desert Sunshine Exposure Testing |
 | DSI (+/OR MOD) | Ministry Of Defense |
 | DSI (+/OR MOD) | Defense Security Installation |
 | DSIR | Department Of Scientific & Industrial Research |
 | DSL | Distributed Software Libraries |
 | DSM | DiMethylSulfide |
 | DSM | Demonstration Support Model |
 | DSN | Deep Space Network |
 | DSN | Defense Switched Network |
 | DSRS | Data Storage And Retrieval System |
 | DSS | Data Support Section |
 | DSSG | Defense Science Study Group |