| A3RI | UW Antarctic Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Institute |
| AMANDA | Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array |
| AN-8 | Fuel (Also JP-8) |
| ATWD | Analog Transient Wave Digitizer |
| CAT | Caterpillar |
| CDC | Clothing Distribution Center |
| CDR | Critical Design Review |
| CHC | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| DAQ | Data Acquisition |
| DCC | Drill Control Center |
| DFL | Dark Freezer Lab |
| DNF | Do Not Freeze |
| DOM | Digital Optical Module |
| DOME | "Old" South Pole Station |
| DOMMB | DOM Main Boards |
| DOR | DOM Readout |
| EHWD | Enhanced Hot Water Drill |
| ERD | Engineering Requirements Document |
| E-Stop | Emergency Stop |
| FAT | Final Acceptance Test |
| FMEA | Failure Mode and Effect Analysis |
| GRB | Gamma Ray Burst |
| GUARD | National Air Guard - Flies the planes |
| HA | Hazard Analysis |
| HPP | High Pressure Pump |
| ICD | Interface Control Document |
| ICDS | Ice Coring and Drilling Service |
| ICL | IceCube Laboratory |
| IcePIC | IceCube Project Information Center |
| IV&T | Inspection, Verification, & Testing |
| JP-8 | Fuel (Also AN-8) |
| KRC | Kegonsa Research Center (Also PSL) |
| MAPO | Martin Pomerantz Observatory |
| MCM | McMurdo |
| MDS | Mobile Drilling Structure |
| MDS | Modular Deployment Structure |
| MDS | UW Materials Distribution Services |
| MHP | Main Heating Plant |
| NPT | National Pipe Thread - Type of fitting |
| NPX | South Pole Station |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| OML | Optical Module Lab |
| PAP | Project Advisory Panel |
| PDM | Power Distribution Module |
| PDR | Preliminary Design Review |
| PEP | Project Execution Plan |
| PHS | Pre-Heater System |
| PMP | Project Management Plan |
| PMT | Photomultiplier Tube |
| PSL | Physical Sciences Lab (Also KRC) |
| RPS | Raytheon Polar Services Corporation |
| RPSC | Raytheon Polar Services Corporation |
| RWS | Rodriguez Well System |
| S/W | Software |
| SCOARA | Science Coordination Office for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica |
| SDP | Software Development Plan |
| SEMP | System Engineering Management Plan |
| SES | Season Equipment Site |
| SEW | Seasonal Equipment Workshop |
| SSEC | Space Science and Engineering Center - A UW center |
| SPAT | South Pole Acceptance Test |
| STF | Simple Test Framework |
| TeV | Tera electron Volt |
| TOS | Tower Operations Site |
| TOS | Tower Operations Structure |
| TOW | Tower Operations Workshop |
| USAP | US Antarctica Program |
| VC | Verification Coordinator |
| WBS | Work Breakdown Structure |
| WG | Working Group |
| WT1 | Water Tank 1 |
| WT2 | Water Tank 2 |
