| Acronym | Meaning |
| SIMP | Strongly Interacting Massive Particle |
| FWS | U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service |
| PS | Petasecond |
| NAWMP | North American Waterfowl Management Plan (gnaw-wump) |
| INTSUM | Intelligence Summary |
| CADCAM | Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing |
| MAGNETAR | Metaprogrammable AGent NETwork ARchitecture |
| OTA | Office Of Technology Assessment -Orthodontic Technicians Association |
| EMP | ElectroMagnetic Pulse |
| NREL | U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory |