| Acronym | Meaning |
| AAS | Advanced Automation System - American Astronomical Society (double-A-S) |
| LNB | Low-Noise Block (Satellite Dish) |
| PVE | Player Versus Environment |
| IRA | Individual Retirement Account (legally |
| BOHICA | Bend Over |
| RTLS | Return To Launch Site - Period In NASA Space Shuttle Assent Profile Where |
| CUNY | City University Of New York (CUE-knee) |
| IEW | Intelligence And Electronic Warfare |
| BNF | Backus-Naur Form (computing) |
| METOC | Meteorological And Oceanographic |