| RIA | Red Ink Award |
| DMMA | Deutscher Multimedia Award Eschborn/ Düsseldorf, http://www.deutscher-multimedia-award.de |
| EAI | Euro Award Index |
| EQA | European Quality Award |
| EASA | European Academic Software Award |
| AMA | American Music Award [engl.] Jährliche Auszeichnungen der US-Musikindustrie an erfolgreiche Musiker |
| MASC | Multiple Award Schedule Contract |
| RITA | Recognition of Information Technology Achievement award |
| DTC | Design To Cost |
| SD | Structured Design |
| DFT | Design For Test |
| DC | Design Change |
| MDL | Molecular Design Ltd. |
| EDA | Electronic Design Automation |
| ESD | Electronic System Design |
| FED | Fachverband Elektronik Design |
| EDA | Electronic Design Automation |
| GEDA | GNU Electronic Design Automation |
| DLD | Detailed Level Design |
| DMS | Design Management System |
| SDDC | System Design Document |
| DIRT | Design In Real-Time |
| DID | Digital Image Design |
| HDL | Hierarchical Design Language |
| IDE | Interactive Design and Engineering |
| TDP | Thermal Design Power Verlustenergie in der Elektronik |
| TDP | Typical Design Power typischer Verbrauch |
| SDL | System Design Language |
| SDA | System Design Automation |
| SD&D | Specific Development & Design |
| PDS | Program Design Specification |
| PDL | Program Design Language |
| OOD | Object Oriented Design |
| NDT | Network Design Tool |
| ND&I | Network Design & Installation [Sun] |
| MDR | Minimum Design Requirement |
| M.T.D | Master of Transportation Design Akademischer Grad |
| JAD | Joint Application Design |
| ISD | Instructional System Design |
| IDE | Interface Design Enhancement |
| TSD | Total System Design |
| DDS | Design Data Sheet |
| CD | Corporate Design [engl.] |
| CDL | Computer Design Language |
| AMD | Akademie Mode Design Hamburg, http://www.amdnet.de |
| CFTL | Code First Think Later [Design] [engl.] Erst programmieren, dann nachdenkenSynonym für schlampiges Programmieren |
| CID | Cisco Internetwork Design |
| CID | Computer Integrated Design |
| DAC | Design Automation Conference |
| AID | Autointeractive Design [engl.] Entwurfsverfahren für elektronische Schaltungen |