| OISTP | Oxygen-Iodine SUpersonic Technology Program | In English | → Aeronautics, aircraft |
| OIT | Orbiter Integrated Test | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OIT | Orbiter Integration Test | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OIT | Orbiter Interface Test | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OIVS | Orbiter Interface Verification Set | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OKTVF | Országos Környezetvédelmi, Természetvédelmi és Vízügyi Főigazgatóság | In Hungarian | → 626 → 627 |
| OLERD | Orbiter Landing Emergency Rescue Data | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OLF | Orbiter Lifting Frame | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OLIF | ORbiter Landing Instrumentation Facility | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OLOW | Orbiter Lift-Off Weight | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OLSP | Orbiter Logistics Support Plan | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OMA | Orbiter Maintenance Area | In English | → Maintenance and logistics → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OMBUU | Orbiter Midbody Umbilical Unit | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OMCF | Orbiter Maintenance and Checkout Facility | In English | → Maintenance and logistics → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OMDP | Orbiter Maintenance Down Period | In English | → Maintenance and logistics → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OME | Orbiter Main Engine | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OME | Orbital Maneuvering Engine | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OMEC | Organic Materials for Electronics Consortium | In English | → Chemistry → Electronics |
| OMET | Orbiter Mission Elapsed Time | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OMEWG | Orbiter Maintenance Engineering Working Group | In English | → Maintenance and logistics → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OMI | Organisation Maritime Internationale = IMO | International Maritime Organization | In English = IMO | Internacia Mar-Organizo | In Esperanto |
In French | → International relations → Marine research, oceanography → 6295 → Agricultural sciences |
| OMK | Orbiter Mission Kit | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OML | Orbiter Mold Line | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OMMH | Orbiter Maintenance Man-Hour | In English | → Maintenance and logistics → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OMR | Orbiter Management Review | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OMRF | Orbiter Maintenance and Refurbishment Facility | In English | → Maintenance and logistics → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OMRF | Orbiter Modification and Refurbishment Facility | In English | → Maintenance and logistics → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OMS | Orbital Maneuvering System | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OMT | Oberflächen- und Materialtechnologie GmbH | In German | → 620 |
| OMV | Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ONBAH | Office National des Barrages et des Aménagements Hydro-agricoles | In French | → Central administration → 627 → Agricultural sciences |
| ONBT | Orbiter Neutral Buoyancy Trainer | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ONE | Office National d’Électricité | In French | → Central administration → Electrical engineering |
| ONEP | Office National de l'Eau Potable | In French | → Organizations and associations → Environmental technology, water supply, waste management |
| ONERA | Office National d'Études et de Recherches Aéronautiques | In French | → Aeronautics, aircraft |
| ONERA | Office National d'Études et de Recherches Aérospatiales | In French | → Aeronautics, aircraft → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ONGC | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (www.ongcindia.com) | In English | → Earth sciences → Mining |
| ONR | Office of Naval Research | In English | → Military engineering |
| OOD | Orbiter On Dock | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OOH | Orbital Operations Handbook | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OOR | On-Orbit Review | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OOS | Orbit-to-Orbit Stage | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OOS | On-Orbit Station | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OOS | Orbit-to-Orbit Shuttle | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OOSD | On-Orbit Support Document | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OOSD | Orbital Operations Support Document | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OOSDP | On-Orbit Station Distribution Panel | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OOSS | On-Orbit Support System | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OPB | Oxidizer Preburner | In English | → Vehicle engineering |
| OPBS | Orbiter Payload Bay Simulator | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OPEC | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries = OPEC | Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries | In English = OPEP | Organisation des Pays Exportateurs de Pétrole | In French = OPEL | Organizaĵo de Petrol-Eksportaj Landoj | In Esperanto = OPEP | Organização dos Países Exportadores de Petróleo | In Portuguese = OPEP | Organización de Países Esportadores de Petroleu | In Asturian = OPEP | Organización de Países Exportadores de Petróleo | In Spanish = OPEP | Organització de Països Exportadors de Petroli | In Catalan = ОПЕК | Организација на земји извознички на нафта и нафтени деривати | In Macedonian |
In English | → Organizations and associations → Mining → 665 |
| OPEC | Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries = OPEP, OPEL, ОПЕК (look above) |
In English | → Organizations and associations → Mining → 665 |
| OPECST | Office Parlementaire d'Évaluation des Choix Scientifiques et Technologiques | In French | → Research policy → Politics |
| OPEL | Organizaĵo de Petrol-Eksportaj Landoj = OPEC, OPEP, ОПЕК (look above) |
In Esperanto | → Organizations and associations → Mining → 665 |
| OPEN | Organisation de Producteurs d'Énergie Nucléaire | In French | → Organizations and associations → Nuclear technology |
| OPEP | Organisation des Pays Exportateurs de Pétrole = OPEC, OPEL, ОПЕК (look above) |
In French | → Chemical technology → Mining → 665 |
| OPEP | Organização dos Países Exportadores de Petróleo = OPEC, OPEL, ОПЕК (look above) |
In Portuguese | → Organizations and associations → Mining → 665 |
| OPEP | Organització de Països Exportadors de Petroli = OPEC, OPEL, ОПЕК (look above) |
In Catalan | → Organizations and associations → Mining → 665 |
| OPEP | Organización de Países Exportadores de Petróleo = OPEC, OPEL, ОПЕК (look above) |
In Spanish | → Organizations and associations → Mining → 665 |
| OPEP | Organización de Países Esportadores de Petroleu = OPEC, OPEL, ОПЕК (look above) |
In Asturian | → Organizations and associations → Mining → 665 |
| OPF | Orbiter Processing Facility | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OPI | Orbiter Payload Interrogator | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OPIS | Orbiter Prime Item Specification | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OPL | Orbiter Project Parts List | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OPLF | Orbiter Processing and Landing Facility | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OPM | Outer Planet Mission | In English | → Astronomy → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OPO | Orbiter Project Office | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OPOV | Oxidizer Preburner Oxidizer Valve | In English | → Vehicle engineering |
| OPPAR | Orbiter Project Parts Authorization Request | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OPPBTP | Organisme Professionnel de Prévention du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics (www.oppbtp.fr) | In French | → Organizations and associations → Labour, labour economics → Medicine → Civil engineering → Building |
| OPPBTP | Organisme Professionnel de la Prévention du Bâtiment Travaux Publics | In French | → Organizations and associations → Civil engineering → Building |
| OPR | Orbiter Payload Recorder | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OPRI | Office de Protection contre les Rayonnements Ionisants | In French | → Nuclear technology |
| OPS | Orbiter Project Schedule | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OPSS | Orbital Propellant Storage Subsystem | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OPTI | Observatorio de Prospectiva Tecnológica Industrial | In Spanish | |
| OptMa | Optical Materials | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Optics → 620 |
| OptQE | Optical Quantum Electronics | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → 530145 → Optics |
| OPWC | Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (www.opcw.org) = OIAC | Organisation pour l'Interdiction des Armes Chimiques | In French |
In English | → Organizations and associations → International relations → Military engineering |
| OPWS | Orbital Payload Work Station | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OQE | Optical and Quantum Electronics | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → 530145 → Optics |
| ORCUS | Orbital Recording Capability and Update System | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ORD | Orbital Requirements Document | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ORE | Opérateur de Réseau Électricité | In French | → Electrical engineering |
| ORM | Operational Reactivity Margin | In English | → 53912 → Nuclear technology |
| ORS | Orbital Reservicing System | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ORS | Orbital Refueling System | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ORS | Orbital Resupply System | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ORT | Orbit Readiness Test | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ORU | Orbital Replacement Unit | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ORU | Orbital Replaceable Unit | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| ORV | Orbital Research Vehicle | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OS | On-orbit Station | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OS | Orbiter CEI Specification | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OSC | Orbital Sciences Corporation | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OSCAR | Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics → Telecommunications |
| OSCN | Orbiter Specification Change Notice | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OSCR | Orbiter Software Change Request | In English | → Software → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OSCRS | Orbital Spacecraft Consumables Resupply System | In English | → Maintenance and logistics → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OSD | Office of the Secretary of Defense | In English | → 355 → Military engineering |
| OSDH | Orbiter System Definition Handbook | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OSE | Orbital Support Equipment | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OSF | Orbiter Simulation Facility | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OSGE | Observatoire Statistique du Groupe EDF | In French | → Electrical engineering |
| OSM | On-Orbit Spares Model | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OSM | Orbiter Service Module | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OSO | Orbiting Solar Observatory | In English | → Observatories → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OSOP | Orbiter Systems Operating Procedure | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OSS | Office of Space Sciences | In English | → Astronomy → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OSS | Orbiting Space Station | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OSSA | Office of Space Sciences and Applications | In English | → Astronomy → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OSSA | Office of Space Science and Applications | In English | → Astronomy → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OSSIU | Orbiter-Space Station Interface Unit | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OSSRH | Orbiter Subsystem Requirements Handbook | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OST | Orbiter Support Trolley | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OSTA | Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications | In English | → Astronomy → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OSTDS | Office of Space Tracking and Data Systems | In English | → Data → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OSTO | Office of Space Transportation Operations | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OSTP | Orbiting System Test Plan | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OSTP | Office of Science and Technology Policy | In English | → Research policy |
| OSTS | Office of Space Transportation Systems | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OT | Organisation Todt | In French | → Military engineering → History |
| OTA | Operational Trajectory Analysis | In English | → Aeronautics, aircraft → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OTB | Orbiting Tanker Base | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OTC | Orbiter Test Conductor | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OTD | Operational Technical Documentation | In English | |
| OTD | Orbiter Test Director | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OTE | Orbital Transfer Equipment | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OTL | Office of Technology Licensing | In English | |
| OTLC | Orbiter Time Line Constraint | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OTOS | Orbit-To-Orbit Stage | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OTP | Operations Turnaround Plan | In English | |
| OTP | Operational Test Procedure | In English | |
| OTS | Orbital Test System | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OTS | Orbital/Orbital Transfer System | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OTV | Orbital Transfer Vehicle | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OTV | Orbit Test Vehicle | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OUT | Orbiter Utility Tray | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OV | Orbiter Vehicle | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OV | Orbital Vehicle | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OVEI | Orbiter Vehicle End Item | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OVI | Operational Validation Inspection | In English | → Management |
| ÖVK | Österreichischer Verein für Kraftfahrzeugtechnik (www.?vk.at) | In German | → Organizations and associations → Mechanical engineering |
| OVL | ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) Videsh Limited (www.ongcvidesh.com) | In English | → Earth sciences → Mining |
| ÖVN | Österreichischer Verein für Navigation = AIN | Austrian Institute of Navigation | In English |
In German | → Geodesy, cartography → Vehicle engineering → Transport and postal services |
| OVNI | Objet Volant Non Identifié = OVNI | Objecte Volador No Identificat | In Catalan = НЛО | Неидентифициран летящ обект | In Bulgarian = OVNI | Objeto Volador No Identificado | In Spanish = UFO | Unidentifiziertes Flugobjekt | In German = UFO | Unidentified Flying Object | In English = UFO | Unknown Flying Object | In English = UFO | Uidentificeret flyvende objekt | In Danish = NIFO | Neidentigita Fluganta Objekto | In Esperanto = UFO | Unbekend fleanend objekt | In Frisian = עב"מ | עצם בלתי מזוהה | In Hebrew = OVNI | Oggetto Volante Non Identificato | In Italian = NLO | Neidentificēts lidojošs objekts | In Latvian = UFO | Uidentifisert flygende objekt | In Norwegian = UFO | Uidentifisert flygande objekt | In Nynorsk = NOL | Niezidentyfikowany Obiekt Latający | In Polish = OVNI | Objeto Voador Não Identificado | In Portuguese = OZN | Obiect Zburător Neidentificat | In Romanian = НЛО | Неопознанный летающий объект | In Russian = NLO | Neidentifikovani leteći objekat | In Serbo-Croatian |
In French | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OVNI | Objeto Volador No Identificado = НЛО, UFO, NIFO, עב"מ, NLO, NOL, OZN (look above) |
In Spanish | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OVNI | Objeto Voador Não Identificado = НЛО, UFO, NIFO, עב"מ, NLO, NOL, OZN (look above) |
In Portuguese | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OVNI | Oggetto Volante Non Identificato = НЛО, UFO, NIFO, עב"מ, NLO, NOL, OZN (look above) |
In Italian | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OVNI | Objecte Volador No Identificat = НЛО, UFO, NIFO, עב"מ, NLO, NOL, OZN (look above) |
In Catalan | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| OZN | Obiect Zburător Neidentificat = OVNI, НЛО, UFO, NIFO, עב"מ, NLO, NOL (look above) |
In Romanian | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| P&D | Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento = R&D | Recherche et développement | In French = F&E | Forschung und Entwicklung | In German = R&D | Research and Development | In English = I+D | Investigación y Desarrollo | In Spanish = R&S | Ricerca e Sviluppo | In Italian = O&O | Onderzoek en Ontwikkeling | In Dutch = FoU | Forsøk og Utvikling | In Norwegian |
In Portuguese | → Research policy |
| P&E | Propellant and Explosive | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics → Chemical technology |
| P&VE | Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering | In English | → Vehicle engineering |
| P3S | Power Systems Supports and Services | In English | → Electrical engineering |
| PAC | Pile à combustible | In French | → Energy economics → Electrical engineering |
| PACE | Power and Control Electronics | In English | → Electronics |
| PACE | Prelaunch Automatic Checkout Equipment | In English | → Vehicle engineering |
| PACO | Prelaunch Automatic Checkout | In English | → Vehicle engineering |
| PACRUSS | Passive and Active Control of Space Structures | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| PACS | Pointing and Attitude Control System | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| PAD | Propellant Acquisition Device | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| PADSIM | Precision Attitude Determination Simulation | In English | → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| PAFB | Patrick Air Force Base | In English | → 358 → Aeronautics, aircraft |
| PALS | Precision Approach and Landing System | In English | → Aeronautics, aircraft → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| PAM | Propulsion Avionics Module | In English | → Aeronautics, aircraft |
| PAN-H | Plan d'Action National sur l'Hydrogène et les piles à combustible | In French | → 6208 |
| PAPEETE | Pour Améliorer les Performances Énergétiques ET Environnementales | In French | → Energy economics → Electrical engineering |
| PASS | Primary Avionics Software System | In English | → Software → Aeronautics, aircraft |
| PASTISS | Professional Analysis Software Tool for Inflatable Space Structures | In English | → Software → Mechanical engineering |
| PATH | Postflight Attitude and Trajectory History | In English | → Aeronautics, aircraft → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| PATS | Payload Avionics Test Station | In English | → Aeronautics, aircraft |
| PAZE | Podlaska Agencja Zarzidzania Energii | In Polish | → Energy economics |
| PBD | Payload Bay Door | In English | → Mechanical engineering |
| PBDM | Payload Bay Door Mechanism | In English | → Mechanical engineering |
| PBPS | Postboost Propulsion System | In English | → Vehicle engineering |
| PBV | Postboost Vehicle | In English | → Vehicle engineering |
| PBW | Particle-Beam Weapon | In English | → Military engineering |
| PC | Printed Circuit | In English | → Electronics |
| PCA | Power Controller Assembly | In English | → Electrical engineering |
| PCA | Power Conditioning Assembly | In English | → Electrical engineering |
| PCA | Peugeot Citroën Automobiles | In French | → Automobile manufacturing |
| PCB | Printed Circuit Board | In English | → Electronics |
| PCB | Power Circuit Breaker | In English | → Electrical engineering |
| PCB | Power Control Box | In English | → Electrical engineering |
| PCE | Power Conditioning Electronics | In English | → Electrical engineering → Electronics |
| PCE | Power Conditioning Equipment | In English | → Electrical engineering |
| PCI-E | Peripheral Component Interconnect Express | In English | → Computer science → Electronics |
| PCIL | Pilot-Controlled Instrument Landing | In English | → Aeronautics, aircraft → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |
| PCL | Power Control List | In English | → Electrical engineering |
| PCM | Power Control Mission | In English | → Electrical engineering |
| PCM | Photoelectric Cell Module | In English | → Energy economics → Electrical engineering |
| PCME | Physique, Chimie, Mécanique, Électronique | In French | → Higher education, universities → Physics → Chemistry → Mechanical engineering |
| PCP | Power Control Panel | In English | → Electrical engineering |
| PCPAS | Patriot Command Post Automation System | In English | → Military engineering |
| PCR | Power Change Request | In English | → Electrical engineering |
| PCRD | Programme-Cadre de Recherche et de Développement | In French | → Research policy |
| PCRDT | Programme Cadre de Recherche et Développement Technologique | In French | → International relations → Mathematics and natural sciences |
| PCS | Power Conversion System | In English | → Energy economics → Electrical engineering |
| PCS | Probability of Crew Safety | In English | → Aeronautics, aircraft → Spaceflight engineering, astronautics |