| Acronym | Meaning |
| TIA | Total Information Awareness Initiative |
| NRA | National Rifle Association |
| IFR | Instrument Flight Rules |
| BGS | Bristol Grammar School - British Geographical Survey |
| JVM | Java Virtual Machine |
| COL | Colombia (ISO 3166 Trigram) |
| DIVAD | Division Air Defence |
| BDA | British Dental Association |
| DMCA | Digital Millennium Copyright Act |
| FM | Federal Magistrate (Australian Post-nominal) -Federated States Of Micronesia (postal Symbol; ISO 3166 Digram; FIPS 10-4 Territory Code) -Field Manual - Flight Manager - Frequency Modulation (electronics) |