| Acronym | Meaning |
| JMS | Java Message Service |
| NIAID | National Institute Of Allergies And Infectious Disease |
| RMS | Rate-Monotonic Scheduling - Richard M. Stallman - Root-Mean-Square - Royal Mail Ship (e.g. RMS Titanic) |
| PWC | PieceWise Constant (describing A Mathematical Function) |
| GBU | Glide-Bomb Unit - Global Business Unit |
| TATP | TriAcetone TriPeroxide |
| CSSCS | Combat Service Support Control System |
| ETC/RMT | Explosive Transient Camera/Rapidly Moving Telescope |
| RAF | Red Army Faction - Royal Air Force |
| KA | Knowledge Acquisition |