| Acronym | Definition |
|---|
| COSE | Committee on Science Education (National Research Council) |
| COSE | Common Open Software Environment |
| COSE | Communication Services |
| COSE | Controlling Software Evolution (Swiss National Science Foundation project) |
| COSE | College of Science and Engineering |
| COSE | Coalition of Services for the Elderly (Philippines) |
| COSE | Committee On Optical Science and Engineering |
| COSE | Common Open Systems Environment |
| COSE | Component-Oriented Software Engineering |
| COSE | Common Operating Systems Environment |
| COSE | Consolidated Operator Support Environment (global positioning system) |