There are a number of acronyms that have made their way into the community's vernacular. This is an attempt at an exhaustive list of the most common of them:
AM: Alta Mesa
BH: Bounty Hunter
BM: Black Market
CC: Crew Combat
CM: Combat Medic
CMD or CO: Commander
DI: Diplomat
DPM: Defense Pattern Matrix (ship component)
DV: De Valtos
EL: Edict Level
ENG: Engineer
EXO: Exo Scout
EX: Explorer
FC: Fidelis Cutter
Mok: Moklumnue
MR: Military Rank
O/C: Officer to crew ratio
PVM: Peak Velocity Matrix (ship component)
PM: Pilot Assist Module (ship component)
SC: Ship Combat
SN: Sniper
SotV: Skip Off the Void
SS or SSC: Steel Song Clan
STF: Star Traders Frontiers
TP: Trade Permit
W-F: Water-Fuel
XH: Xeno Hunter