| AFX | Application Frameworks |
| API | Appication Program Interface |
| CAD | Computer Aided Design |
| GUI | graphic user interface |
| GDI | Graphics Device Interface |
| IDE | Integrated Development Environment |
| MFC | Microsoft Foundation Classes |
| MDI | Multiple Document Interface |
| MAME | Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator |
| OOP | object-oriented programming |
| OOD | object-oriented design |
| OOA | object-oriented analysis |
| QA | quality analysis |
| RAD | requirements and design |
| RCS | Revision Control Software |
| RTF | rich text format |
| ROP | raster operation |
| SDI | Single Document Interface |
| SAD | specification and design |
| UML | Unified Modelling Language |