| DAR | Délégation à l’Action Régionale | In French | → Central administration |
| DARES | Direction de l'Animation, de la Recherche, des Études et des Statistiques | In French | → Social sciences → Public administration, government |
| DAS | Déclaration Annuelle des Salaires | In French | → Labour, labour economics |
| DAS | Domaine d'Activités Stratégiques | In French | |
| DASES | Direction de l'Action sociale, de l'Enfance et de la Santé | In French | → Public administration, government → Social welfare → Education → Medicine |
| DASS | Direction de l'Action Sanitaire et Sociale | In French | → Public administration, government → Social welfare → Medicine |
| DAT | Déclaration d'Achèvement des Travaux | In French | → Civil engineering → Building |
| DAT | Direction des Armements Terrestres | In French | → Public administration, government → Military engineering |
| DAT | Domaine d’Activités Transversales | In French | |
| DATAR | Délégation à l'Aménagement du Territoire et à l'Action Régionale | In French | → Public administration, government → Regional planning |
| DATAR | Délégation à l’Aménagement du Territoire et à l’Action Régionale | In French | → Central administration |
| DATR | Directement Affecté aux Travaux sous Rayonnements | In French | → Nuclear technology |
| DBLP | Direction des Bibliothèques et de la Lecture Publique | In French | → Public administration, government → Libraries |
| DCAN | Direction des Constructions et Armes navales | In French | → Public administration, government → Military engineering |
| DCCAT | Direction Centrale du Commissariat de l'Armée de Terre | In French | → Public administration, government |
| DCCRS | Direction Centrale des Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité | In French | → Police → Central administration |
| DCE | Dossier de Consultation des Entreprises | In French | → Economics |
| DCEM | Deuxième Cycle des Études Médicales | In French | → Education → Medicine |
| DCEP | Deuxième Cycle des Études Pharmaceutiques | In French | → Education → Pharmacology, toxicology |
| DCI | Dénomination Commune Internationale = INN | International Nonproprietary Name | In English = DCI | Denominación Común Internacional | In Spanish = DCI | Denominazione Comune Internazionale | In Italian = МНН | Международное непатентованное название | In Russian |
In French | → Pharmacology, toxicology |
| DCM | Département de Chimie Moléculaire | In French | → Higher education, universities → Biochemistry, biophysics |
| DCM | Dialogue Communication Multimédia (www.dcminteractive.com) | In French | → Computer science → Graphic industries, printing, publishing |
| DCMAA | Direction Centrale du Matériel de l'Armée de l'Air | In French | → Public administration, government → Military engineering |
| dCMP | Désoxycytidine monophosphate | In French | → Genetics → Biochemistry, biophysics |
| DCN | Division Combustibles Nucléaires | In French | → Electrical engineering → Nuclear technology |
| DCP | Dispositifs de Concentration de Poisson | In French | → Fishing, hunting |
| DCP | Document-Cadre de Partenariat | In French | → Law, jurisprudence |
| DCPAF | Direction Centrale de la Police aux Frontières | In French | → Police → Central administration |
| DCPJ | Direction Centrale de la Police Judiciaire | In French | → Police → Central administration |
| DCRG | Direction Centrale des Renseignements Généraux | In French | → Central administration |
| DCS | Diplôme Comptable Supérieur | In French | → Specialized or (poly)technical colleges → Accounting |
| DCS | Dossier Communal Synthétique | In French | |
| DCSD | Département Commande des Systèmes et Dynamique du vol | In French | → Electronics → Aeronautics, aircraft |
| DCSP | Direction Centrale de la Sécurité Publique | In French | → Police → Central administration |
| DCSSA | Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées | In French | → Public administration, government → Medicine |
| DCTIM | Direction Centrale des Travaux Immobiliers Maritimes | In French | → Environmental technology, water supply, waste management → Building |
| DCU | Diplôme Comptable d'Université | In French | → Higher education, universities → Accounting |
| DDA | Direction Départementale de l'Agriculture | In French | → Public administration, government → Agricultural sciences |
| DDAF | Direction Départementale de l'Agriculture et de la Forêt | In French | → Regional administration → Agricultural sciences → Forestry |
| DDASS | Direction Départementale des Affaires Sanitaires et Sociales | In French | → Regional administration → Social welfare → Medicine |
| DDCCRF | Direction Départementale de la Concurrence, de la Consommation et de la Répression des Fraudes | In French | → Economics → Public administration, government → Consumerism |
| DDE | Dynamic Data Exchange | In French | → Data |
| DDE | Direction Départementale de l'Équipement | In French | → Regional administration → Civil engineering → Civil engineering and land transport |
| DDEC | Dotation Départementale d'Équipement des Collèges | In French | → Public administration, government → Education |
| DDEN | Direction Départementale de l'Environnement et de la Nature | In French | → Regional administration → Nature → Environment, environmental sciences |
| DDF | De Dietrich Ferroviaire | In French | → Rail transport engineering |
| DDJS | Direction Départementale de la Jeunesse et des Sports | In French | → Public administration, government → Education → Sport, physical exercises |
| DDPJ | Direction Départementale de la Protection de la Jeunesse | In French | → Public administration, government |
| DDRM | Dossier Départemental des Risques Majeurs | In French | |
| DDTE | Direction Départementale du Travail et de l'Emploi | In French | → Labour, labour economics → Public administration, government |
| DDTEFP | Direction Départementale du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Formation Professionnelle | In French | → Labour, labour economics → Public administration, government → Education |
| DE | Déclaration Environnementale | In French | → Nature |
| DE | Diplôme d'État | In French | → Education |
| DEA | Diplôme d'Études Approfondies | In French | → Higher education, universities |
| DEC | Diplôme d'Expertise Comptable | In French | → Specialized or (poly)technical colleges → Accounting |
| DEC | Diplôme d'Expert-Comptable | In French | → Specialized or (poly)technical colleges → Accounting |
| DECF | Diplôme d'Études Comptables et Financières | In French | → Finance → Specialized or (poly)technical colleges → Accounting |
| DEEE | Déchets des équipements électriques et électroniques = WEEE | Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment | In English |
In French | → Electrical engineering → Electronics → Environmental technology, water supply, waste management |
| DEEIT | Division de l'Électricité, de l'Électromécanique, de l'Informatique et des Télécommunications | In French | → Computer science → Electrical engineering → Electronics → 65 |
| DEESGE | Diplôme Européen d'Études Supérieures de Gestion | In French | → Economics → Specialized or (poly)technical colleges |
| DEESMA | Diplôme Européen d'Études Supérieures en Marketing | In French | → Economics → Specialized or (poly)technical colleges |
| DEESMI | Diplôme Européen d'Études Supérieures en Marketing International | In French | → Economics → Specialized or (poly)technical colleges |
| DEI | Direction de l'Électronique et de l'Informatique | In French | → Computer science → Electronics |
| DEMAR | Déambulation et Mouvement Artificiel | In French | → Anatomy → Mechanical engineering |
| DEPP | Direction de l'Évaluation, de la Prospective et de la Performance | In French | → Central administration → Education |
| DEPT | Direction Électricité Production Transports | In French | → Electrical engineering |
| DES | Diplôme d'Études Spécialisées | In French | → Specialized or (poly)technical colleges |
| DES | Diplôme d'Études Supérieures | In French | → Education |
| DES | Département de l'Évaluation Scientifique | In French | → Research policy → Mathematics and natural sciences |
| DES | Département d’Évaluation de la Sûreté | In French | → Central administration → Nuclear technology |
| DESCF | Diplôme d'Études Supérieures Comptables et Financières | In French | → Finance → Specialized or (poly)technical colleges → Accounting |
| DESE | Département d’Exploitation du Système Électrique | In French | → Military engineering |
| DESI | Direction de l’Enseignement de Service en Informatique | In French | → Education → Computer science |
| DESS | Diplôme d'Études Supérieures Spécialisées | In French | → Specialized or (poly)technical colleges |
| DEST | Diplôme d'Études Supérieures Technologiques | In French | → Specialized or (poly)technical colleges → Engineering, technology |
| DESTA | Diplôme d'Études Supérieures Technologiques Approfondies | In French | → Specialized or (poly)technical colleges → Engineering, technology |
| DESTU | Diplôme d'Études Supérieures Technologiques Universitaires | In French | → Higher education, universities → Engineering, technology |
| DESU | Diplôme d'Études Supérieures Universitaires | In French | → Higher education, universities |
| DESUP | Direction des Enseignements Supérieurs | In French | → Specialized or (poly)technical colleges → Higher education, universities |
| DETAB | Diplôme d'État de Technicien en Analyses biomédicales | In French | → Education → Biological sciences → Medicine |
| DETN | Direction des Études et Techniques Nouvelles | In French | → Engineering, technology |
| DEUA | Diplôme des Études Universitaires Appliquées | In French | → Higher education, universities |
| DEUG | Diplôme d'Études Universitaires Générales | In French | → Higher education, universities |
| DEUP | Diplôme d'Études Universitaires Professionnalisées | In French | → Specialized or (poly)technical colleges → Higher education, universities |
| DEUST | Diplôme d'Études Universitaires Scientifiques et Techniques | In French | → Higher education, universities → Mathematics and natural sciences → Applied sciences, technology |
| DF | Direction Financière | In French | → Finance |
| DFA | Département Français d'Amérique | In French | → Regional administration |
| DFP | Délégation à la Formation Professionnelle | In French | → Education → Labour, labour economics |
| DFPN | Direction de la Formation de Police Nationale | In French | → Police → Central administration |
| DFR | Délégué Financier Régional | In French | → Finance |
| DGA | Délégation Générale à l'Armement | In French | → 355 → Military engineering |
| DGAC | Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile | In French | → Public administration, government → Aeronautics, aircraft |
| DGAFP | Direction Générale de la Fonction Publique | In French | → Central administration |
| DGCC | Direction Générale de la Concurrence et de la Consommation | In French | → Central administration → Economics |
| DGCCRF | Direction Générale de la Consommation, de la Concurrence et de la Répression des Fraudes | In French | → Public administration, government → Consumerism |
| DGCID | Direction Générale de la Coopération Internationale et du Développement | In French | → Central administration → International relations → Development |
| DGCL | Direction Générale des Collectivités Locales | In French | → Municipal administration → Central administration |
| DGD | Dotation Générale de Décentralisation | In French | → Public finance → Public administration, government |
| DGDDI | Direction Générale des Douanes et Droits Indirects (www.douane.gouv.fr) | In French | → Central administration → Taxes, duties |
| DGDE | Dotation Globale Départementale d'Équipement | In French | → Public finance → Regional administration |
| DGE | Dotation Globale d'Équipement | In French | → Public finance → Public administration, government |
| DGE | Direction Générale des Entreprises | In French | → Public administration, government → 3384 |
| DGEMP | Direction Générale de l'Énergie et des Matières Premières | In French | → Central administration → Energy economics |
| DGEQ | Directeur Général des Élections du Québec | In French | → Elections |
| DGER | Direction Générale de l'Enseignement et de la Recherche | In French | → Central administration → Research policy → Education |
| DGES | Direction Générale de l'Enseignement Supérieur | In French | → Public administration, government → Education |
| DGF | Dotation Globale de Fonctionnement | In French | → Public finance → Public administration, government |
| DGI | Direction Générale des Impôts | In French | → Central administration → Taxes, duties |
| DGLDT | Délégation Générale à la Lutte contre la Drogue et la Toxicomanie | In French | → Central administration |
| DGME | Direction Générale de la Modernisation de l'État | In French | → Public administration, government |
| DGMT | Direction Générale de la Mer et des Transports | In French | → Vehicle engineering → Transport and postal services |
| DGP | Direction Générale de la Poste | In French | → Central administration → Transport and postal services |
| DGPN | Direction Générale de la Police Nationale | In French | → Police |
| DGPSA | Direction Générale des Produits de Santé et des Aliments | In French | → Central administration → Pharmacology, toxicology → Food technology |
| DGRCST | Direction Générale des Relations Culturelles, Scientifiques et Techniques | In French | → Central administration → Civilization, culture, progress → Mathematics and natural sciences → Applied sciences, technology |
| DGRI | Direction Générale de la Recherche et de l'Innovation | In French | → Mathematics and natural sciences → Applied sciences, technology |
| DGRST | Délégation Générale à la Recherche Scientifique et Technique | In French | → Research policy → Mathematics and natural sciences → Applied sciences, technology |
| DGRT | Direction Générale de la Recherche et de la Technologie | In French | → Central administration → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| DGS | Direction Générale de la Santé | In French | → Central administration → Medicine |
| DGSE | Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure | In French | → Central administration → Polemology |
| DGSI | Direction Générale des Stratégies Industrielles | In French | → Central administration |
| DGSRN | Direction Générale de la Sûreté et de la Radioprotection Nucléaire | In French | → Central administration → Nuclear technology |
| DGSS | Direction Générale de la Solidarité et de la Santé | In French | → Central administration → Social welfare → Medicine |
| DGT | Direction Générale des Télécommunications | In French | → Central administration → Telecommunications |
| DGTPE | Direction Générale du Trésor et de la Politique Économique | In French | → 3383 → Public administration, government |
| DGUHC | Direction Générale de l'Urbanisme, de l'Habitat et de la Construction | In French | → Central administration → Accommodation → Architecture → Building |
| DHC | Direction de l'Habitat et de la Construction | In French | → Building |
| DHET | Diplôme des Hautes Études Technologiques | In French | → Specialized or (poly)technical colleges → Engineering, technology |
| DHS | Département Hyperfréquences et Semiconducteurs | In French | → Electronics → Telecommunications |
| DHS | Dictionnaire Historique de la Suisse | In French | → Dictionaries → History |
| DHT | Dihydrotestostérone |
In French | → Biochemistry, biophysics |
| DHYCA | Direction des Hydrocarbures | In French | → Mining → 665 |
| DIA | Déclaration d'Intention d'Aliéner | In French | |
| DIAA | Direction des Industries Agricoles et Alimentaires | In French | → Agricultural sciences → Food technology |
| DIACT | Délégation Interministérielle à l'Aménagement et à la Compétitivité des Territoires | In French | → Central administration → Regional planning |
| DIAMSS | Division des Infections Acquises en Milieu de Soins de Santé | In French | → Infectious diseases |
| DIB | Déchet Industriel Banal | In French | → Nature |
| DICCILEC | Direction Centrale du Contrôle de l'Immigration et de la Lutte contre l'Emploi des Clandestins | In French | → Police → Migrations → Labour, labour economics |
| DICRÉAM | DIspositif pour la CRÉation Artistique Multimédia | In French | → Computer-based techniques → Arts |
| DICRIM | Document d'Information Communal sur les Risques Majeurs | In French | |
| DID | Diabète insulino-dépendant = IDDM | Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus | In English = DMID | Diabetes mellitus insulino-dependente | In Portuguese = DMID | Diabetes mellitus insulino-dependiente | In Spanish |
In French | → Physiology → Pathology |
| DIDEME | Direction de la Demande et des Marchés Énergétiques | In French | → Energy economics |
| DIE | Division Industrielle Électricité | In French | → Electrical engineering |
| DIELI | Direction des Industries Électroniques et de l'Informatique | In French | → Computer science → Electronics |
| DIF | Droit Individuel à la Formation | In French | → Labour, labour economics → Education |
| DIGEC | Direction de l’Industrie, du Gaz, de l’Électricité et du Charbon | In French | → Central administration → Energy economics → Electrical engineering → Mining |
| DIIESES | Délégation Interministérielle à l’Innovation, à l’Expérimentation Sociale et à l’Économie Sociale | In French | → Central administration → Social welfare |
| DIN | Division Ingénierie Nucléaire | In French | → Nuclear technology |
| DIP | Déficit Immunitaire Primitif | In French | → 621017 → Pathology |
| DIPS | Division Ingénierie Projets Services | In French | |
| DIR | Délégation Immobilière Régionale | In French | |
| DIRCEN | Direction des Centres d'Expérimentations Nucléaires | In French | → Nuclear technology |
| DIRCO | Délégation Immobilière Régionale Centre-Ouest | In French | |
| DIRCOM | Direction de la Communication | In French | |
| DIRD | Dépense Intérieure de Recherche et de Développement | In French | → Research policy → Public finance → Engineering, technology |
| DIRDA | Dépense Intérieure de Recherche et Développement des Administrations | In French | → Research policy → Public finance → Central administration |
| DIRDE | Dépense Intérieure de Recherche et Développement des Entreprises | In French | → Research policy → Public finance → Engineering, technology |
| DIRE | Distributeurs Indépendants Réunis Européens (www.distributeurs-independants.org) | In French | → Organizations and associations → Cinema, movies |
| DIREN | Direction Régionale de l'Environnement | In French | → Public administration, government → Nature → Environment, environmental sciences |
| DIRIM | Direction Immobilière | In French | |
| DIRMI | Délégation Interministérielle du Revenu Minimum d'Insertion | In French | → Central administration → Social welfare |
| DIS | Déchets Industriels Spéciaux | In French | → Nature → Environmental technology, water supply, waste management |
| DIS | Direction de l'Information Scientifique | In French | → Management → Mathematics and natural sciences |
| DIS | Division Ingénierie et Services | In French | |
| DIS-I | Division Ingénierie et Services | In French | |
| DISICF | Département Ingénierie du Système d’Information Comptable et Financier | In French | → Finance → Accounting |
| DISS | Direction des Interventions Sanitaires et Sociales | In French | → Social welfare → Medicine |
| DIT | Diplôme d'Ingénieur Technologue | In French | → Specialized or (poly)technical colleges → Engineering, technology |
| DIU | Diplôme Interuniversitaire | In French | → Higher education, universities |
| DIV | Délégation Interministérielle à la Ville | In French | → Central administration → Regional planning |
| DIV-DSU | Délégation Interministérielle à la Ville et au Développement Social Urbain | In French | → Central administration → Regional planning |
| DJA | Dotation aux Jeunes Agriculteurs | In French | → Public finance → Agricultural sciences |
| DJR | Délégation Juridique Régionale | In French | → Law, jurisprudence |
| DLC | Direction des Lycées et Collèges | In French | → Education |
| DLL | Direction du Livre et de la Lecture | In French | → Graphic industries, printing, publishing |
| DLO | Division de Logistique Opérationnelle | In French | → Police |
| DLR | Dossier Liasse Rapport | In French | |
| DMA | Dose Maximale Admissible | In French | → Nuclear technology |
| DMDTS | Direction de la Musique, de la Danse, du Théâtre et des Spectacles | In French | → Central administration → Music → Theatre → Dance |
| DME | Direction des Missiles et de l'Espace | In French | → Military engineering → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| DMP | Dossier Médical Personnel | In French | → Medicine |
| DMQ | Délégation Management Qualité | In French | → Quality management |
| DMR | Délégué Militaire Régional | In French | → 355 |
| DMS | Durée Moyenne de Séjour | In French | |
| DNA | Direction de la Navigation Aérienne | In French | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics → Transport and postal services |
| DNA | Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace | In French | → Newspapers, journalism |
| DNAER | Direction Nationale de l'Aménagement et de l'Équipement Rural | In French | → Central administration → Agricultural sciences → Regional planning |
| DNEF | Direction Nationale d'Enquêtes Fiscales | In French | → Central administration → Taxes, duties |
| DNEF | Direction Nationale des Eaux et Forêts | In French | → Central administration → Hydrology → Forestry |
| DNF | Droits des Non-Fumeurs | In French | → Organizations and associations → Public health and hygiene |
| DNID | Diabète non insulino-dépendant | In French | |
| DNN | Distributeur Non Nationalisé | In French | |
| DNRD | Dépense Nationale de Recherche et Développement | In French | → Research policy → Public finance |
| DOAAT | Direction Optimisation Amont/Aval et Trading | In French | → Electrical engineering |
| DOB | 2,5-diméthoxy-4-bromoamphétamine = DOB | 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-bromoamphetamine | In English = DOB | 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-bromamphetamin | In German = ДОБ | 2,5-диметокси-4-бромоамфетамин | In Russian |
In French | → Pharmacology, toxicology |
| DOCi | Documentation des Observateurs Circulaires | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronomy |
| DOE | Dossier des 0uvrages Exécutés | In French | → Civil engineering → Building |
| DOIAP | Documentation des Observateurs - Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris | In French | → Serial publications, periodicals → Astronomy |
| DOM | Département d’Outre-Mer | In French | → Regional administration → Geography |
| DOM | 2,5-diméthoxy-4-méthylamphétamine | In French | → Pharmacology, toxicology |