| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| DPL | Duality Principle & Law (DPL); or, simply Duality- The “mathematical protection of the physical cons |
| DPL | Dynamique Physique du Littoral (French: Dynamic Coastal Physics) |
| DPM | Disintegrations Per Minute |
| DPP | Division of Plasma Physics |
| DPR | Differential Phase Residual |
| DPS | Disintegrations Per Second |
| DQD | Dissipative Quasigeostrophic Dynamics |
| DQE | Detective Quantum Efficiency |
| DR | Densified Region |
| DR | Direct Reading |
| DREAMS | Dynamic Range Enhancement Applied to Mass Spectrometry |
| DRI | Differential Refractive Index |
| DRIP | Diamagnetically Restored Inverted Pendulum |
| DRM | Digital Radio Mondial |
| Ds | Stokes diameter |
| DSB | Diagonal Spin Basis |
| DSFD | Discrete Simulation of Fluid Dynamics |
| DSI | Dimensional Stress Intensifier |
| DSM | Design Structure Matrix |
| DSM | Differential Stress Model |