| AARNET | Australia's Academic and Research Network |
| AES | Aboriginal Employment Strategy |
| ASPC | Academic Staff Promotions Committee |
| ASPRC | Academic Staff Promotions Review Committee |
| AAS | Admission Approval System |
| ACE-CRC | Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre |
| AHEGS | Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement |
| AMS | Asset Management Services (now ISD) |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ABN | Australian Business Number |
| ACPI | Australian Consumer Price Index |
| AMC | Australian Maritime College |
| AQF | Australian Qualifications Framework |
| ATO | Australian Taxation Office |
| ATEM | Association for Tertiary Education Management |
| BCMS | Business Card Management System (until 2016) |
| BCS | Business Classification Scheme |
| BIS | Business Information System |
| CPE | Card Processing Environment |
| CPSU | Community and Public Sector Union (SPSF Group, Tasmanian Branch) |
| Code, the | Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research |
| CODES | Centre for Ore Deposit Research |
| CALT | Centre for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching |
| CFO | Chief Finance Officer |
| CIO | Chief Information Officer |
| CLP | Centre-led procurement (as at 2017) |
| CMP | Candidature Management Plan |
| COO | Chief Operating Officer |
| CALE | College of Arts, Law, Education |
| CHM | College of Health and Medicine |
| CoSE | College of Sciences and Engineering |
| CBA | Commonwealth Bank of Australia (the University's bank) |
| CRICOS | Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students |
| CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation |
| CRC | Co-operative Research Centre |
| CAPS | Copying and Printing System |
| CUD | Course & Unit Database |
| CCC | Cradle Coast Campus |
| CMRP | Crisis Management and Recovery Plan |
| CMRT | Crisis Management and Recovery Team |
| BD&TT | Business Development and Technology Transfer |
| DFAT | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| ESOS Act | Education Services for Overseas Student Act |
| EDRMS | Electronic Document and Records Management System |
| EFTPOS | Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale |
| ECO | Emergency Control Organisation |
| ELC | English Language Centre |
| ELICOS | English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students |
| EAS | Enrolment Approval System |
| ESG | Environmental, Social and Governance |
| EFTSL | Equivalent full-time student load |
| EFTSU | Equivalent full-time student unit |
| EDGE Agenda | Excellence, Distinctiveness, Growth & Engagement |
| SET | Faculty of Science, Engineering & Technology |
| FMIS | Financial Management Information System |
| FBT | Fringe Benefits Tax |
| FTE | Full-time Equivalent |
| GC | General Counsel |
| GRO | Graduate Research Office (central administration of HDRs) |
| GST | Goods and Services Tax |
| HoS | Head of School |
| HDR | Higher Degree by Research |
| HECS | Higher Education Contribution Scheme |
| HERDC | Higher Education Research Data Collection |
| HR | Human Resources |
| HTML | Hypertext Markup Language |
| ICT | Information and Communication Technologies |
| iGrad | Candidature management tool to monitor and track core candidature milestones |
| ITR | Information Technology Services |
| ITS | Information Technology Services |
| ISD | Infrastructure Services & Development |
| IMAS | Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies |
| IASOS | Institute of Antarctic & Southern Ocean Studies |
| ELTS | International English Language Testing System |
| MBA | Master of Business Administration |
| Menzies | Menzies Research Institute |
| MRI | Menzies Research Institute |
| NCVER | National Centre for Vocational Education Research |
| NEAS | National ELT Accreditation Scheme |
| NUMA | Non University Member Access |
| NESB | Non-English-speaking background |
| OU | Organisational Unit |
| PCI DSS | Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards |
| PIN | Personal Identification Number |
| POS | Point of Sale |
| TRIM | Refer to EDRMS |
| SaFCU | Safe and Fair Community Unit, which is the nominated area of the University to manage and administer student complaints. |
| SOE | Standard Operating Environment |
| SETL | Student Evaluation of Teaching and Learning |
| SLIMS | Student Lifecycle Information Management Services |
| TUSA | Tasmanian University Student Association |
| TAFI | Tasmanian Aquaculture & Fisheries Institute |
| TAHO | Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office(inc Office of State Archivist and Government Archives and Preservation) |
| TAO | Tasmanian Audit Office |
| TIA | Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture |
| TILES | Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies |
| TASCORP | Tasmanian Public Finance Corporation |
| TSBE | Tasmanian School of Business and Economics |
| TESOL | Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages |
| TAFE | Technical and Further Education |
| TOEFL | Test of English as a Foreign Language |
| University | The University of Tasmania |
| USRS | Unified Student Record System |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator |
| UNPRI | United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment |
| UET | University Executive Team |
| UTAS | University of Tasmania |
| SMT | Up until 2017 Senior Management Team. Equivalent now UET |
| VC | Vice-Chancellor |
| VET | Vocational Education and Training |
| WARP | Web Access Research Portal |
| W3C | World Wide Web Consortium |
| W3C WCAG | World Wide Web Consortium Web Content Accessibility Guidelines |