| 3D | three-dimensional |
| ABET | Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology |
| ACE | America’s Cutting Edge |
| AI | artificial intelligence |
| AIA | Aerospace Industries Association |
| AIAA | American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
| AMO | Advanced Manufacturing Office |
| AR | augmented reality |
| ARPA-E | Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy |
| CAD | computer-aided design |
| CAM | computer-aided manufacturing |
| CHIP | Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors |
| CNC | computer numerical control |
| DIB | defense industrial base |
| DoD | Department of Defense |
| ERC | engineering research center |
| ERL | education readiness level |
| EWD | education and workforce development |
| GOALI | Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry |
| IAC | industrial assessment center |
| IACMI | Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation |
| IBAS | Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment |
| ICAMS | Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems |
| IPA | Intergovernmental Personnel Act |
| MEP | Manufacturing Extension Partnership |
| MII | Manufacturing Innovation Institutes |
| MIT | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| ML | machine learning |
| NAE | National Academy of Engineering |
| NAS | National Academy of Sciences |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NASTRAN | NASA Structural Analysis System |
| NC | numerical control |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| OEM | original equipment manufacturer |
| PFI | Partnerships for Innovation |
| REU | Research Experiences for Undergraduates |
| RIE | Regional Innovation Engines |
| RISE | Research, Innovation, Service and Entrepreneurship |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovation Research |
| SEM | Society for Manufacturing Engineering |
| SMART | Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation |
| STTR | Small Business Technology Transfer |
| TIP | Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnership |
| USENIX | Advanced Computing Systems Association |