| AFFOA | Advanced Functional Fabrics of America |
| AIM Photonics | American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics |
| AMNPO | Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office |
| ARM | Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing |
| ATP | Advanced Technology Program |
| CMOS | Complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor |
| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| IACMI | Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation |
| IP | Intellectual property |
| ITRI | Industrial Technology Research Institute |
| LIFT | Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow |
| MassTech | Massachusetts Technology Collaborative |
| MEMS | Micro-electro-mechanical systems |
| MEP | Manufacturing Extension Partnership |
| MxD | Manufacturing times Digital |
| NDIA | National Defense Industrial Association |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NNMI | National Network for Manufacturing Innovation |
| OEM | Original Equipment Manufacturer |
| OSTP | Office of Science and Technology Policy |
| R&D | Research and development |
| RAMI Act | Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research |
| SME | Small and medium-sized enterprise |