The following is a glossary of abbreviations used on this site.
- ACU - Army Combat Uniform or the digital camouflage pattern used by the U.S. Army in the 2000's
- AIWB - Appendix Inside the Waistband (holsters)
- ALICE - All-Purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment
- BDU - Battle Dress Uniform
- cm - Centimeters
- CPM - Crucible Particle Metallurgy
- CT - Composite Toe
- D - Depth
- DWR - Durable Water Resistant
- ECWCS - Extended Cold Weather Clothing System
- EDC - Everyday Carry
- ESD - Electrostatic Dissipative
- ft - Foot, Feet
- G - Grams
- G.I. - Government Issue
- GI - Government Issue
- GM - Grams
- GTX - Gore-Tex
- H - Height
- in - Inches
- IWB - Inside the Waistband (holsters)
- KG - Kilograms
- L - Liters
- LB - Pounds
- LBE - Load-Bearing Equipment
- LBS - Pounds
- m - Meters
- mag - Magazine
- MARPAT - Marine Pattern
- MIA - Missing In Action
- MOLLE - Modular Lightweight Load-Carrying Equipment
- mm - Millimeters
- NIR - Near InfraRed
- nyco - Nylon Cotton
- OCP - Operational Camouflage Pattern
- OD - Olive Drab
- OTF - Out the Front (auto knives)
- OWB - Outside the Waistband (holsters)
- OZ - Ounces
- PIM - Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity
- POW - Prisoner Of War
- poly - Polyester
- ST - Steel Toe
- UCP - Universal Camouflage Pattern
- USAF - United States Air Force or United States Armed Forces
- USMC - United States Marine Corps
- USN - United States Navy
- WP - Waterproof
- W - Width