This is a list of commonly used Abbreviations, most have some relation to zombie survival.

A

• ACU - Army Combat Uniform/Airman Combat Uniform
• AED - Automated External Defibrillator
• ALICE - All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment
• Ammo - Ammunition
• AP - Armor Piercing / Anti-Personnel
  
• APC - Armored Personnel Carrier
• AWB - Assault Weapons Ban

B

• BAR - Browning Automatic Rifle
• BDU - Battle Dress Uniform
• BHO - Bolt Hold Open
• BO - Bug Out, Bail Out, Bugging Out, Body Odor
• BOHICA- Bend Over Here I Come Again. Used for repeat maneuvers.
• BOL - Bug Out Location
• BOB - Bug Out Bag
• BOV - Bug Out Vehicle
  
• BTHP - Boat Tailed Hollow Point (refers to bullets)
  
• BUG - Backup Gun

C

• Camo - Camouflage
• CADPAT- Canadian Disruptive Pattern
• CB - Citizen Band Radio
• CBRN- Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear
• CCW - Concealed Carry Weapon
• CCL / CCP - Concealed Carry License / Permit
• Comms / Commo - Communications
• CERT - Communication Emergency Response Team
• CMP - Civilian Marksmanship Program
• CQB - Close Quarters Battle
• CQC - Close Quarters Combat (Generally similar to CQB but more regarding hand to hand combat.)

D

• DA - Double Action
• DAO - Double Action Only
• DIY - Do It Yourself

E

• E-Tool - Entrenching Tool
• E&E - Escape and Evasion
• EDC - Every Day Carry
• EMP - Electro-Magnetic Pulse
• EMS - Emergency Medical Services
• EMT - Emergency Medical Technician
• EOTWAWKI - End Of The World As We Know It
  

F

• FA - First Aid
• FAK - First Aid Kit
• FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
• FFL - Federal Firearms License
• FMC - Full Metal Case
  
• FMJ - Full Metal Jacket
• FRS - Family Radio Service
• FUBAR - Fouled Up Beyond All Repair/ F*cked Up Beyond All Recognition
• FA - Full Auto

G

• GOOD - Getting Out of Dodge
  
• GMRS - General Mobile Radio Service
• GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
• GPS - Global Positioning System

H

• HBAR - Heavy Barrel (rifle)
• HE - High Explosive
• HEAT - High Explosive Anti Tank
  
• HP - Hollow Point (bullet)
• HAM - Amateur Radio Operator
  

I

• IFAK - Improved First Aid Kit or Individual First Aid Kit
• INCH - I'm Not Coming Home
  

J

• JFP - Jacketed Flat Point (see JSP)
• JHP - Jacketed Hollow Point
• JSP - Semi-Jacketed Soft Point
• JIC - Just in case
  

K

• KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid
• KIA - Killed In Action

L

• LBE - Load Bearing Equipment
• LBV - Load Bearing Vest
• LEO - Law Enforcement Officer

M

• MBR - Main Battle Rifle
• MBT - Main Battle Tank
• MIA - Missing In Action
• MOLLE - Modular pouches that fit a LBE/LBV/Pack
• MRE - Meal Ready to Eat
• MSDS - Material Safety Data Sheet
• MURS - Multi-Use Radio Service

N

• NBC - Nuclear, Biological, Chemical
• NRA - National Rifle Association

O

• OIZM- Only In Zombie Movie
• ORP - Optimal Rally Point, Operational Rally Point
  

P

• PAL - Possession and Aquisition Licence

• PSK - Personal Survival Kit

• PZD - Post/Past Z-Day
• P0 - Patient Zero

Q

• QUAR - Quarantine
  

R

• RPG - Rocket Propelled Grenade
• RCLG - Recoilless Gun
  

S

• SBR - Short Barreled Rifle
• SAW - Squad Automatic Weapon
  
• SERE - Survival, Evasion, Resistance, & Escape
• SNAFU - Situation Normal, All F*cked Up
• SSDD - Same Sh*t, Different Day

T

• TMF - Temporary Mobile Fort (using a vehicle as a fort)
• TSHTF - The Sh*t Hits The Fan

U

V

• VOK - Ventilated Operator Kit

W

X

• X-ray - Generic term for enemy combatant
  

Y

Z

• Z - Zombie. Also Zed, Zack, Zeke.
• Z-Day - Similar to D-Day, refers to the day the Zombie Outbreak occurs, causing societal collapse.
  
• ZPAW - Zombie Post Apocalyptic World
• Zulu Time - Refers to GMT (see above) as well as the twenty-four hour clock system.