| Acronym | Definition |
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| MADS | Maximum Annual Debt Service |
| MADS | Mesh Adaptive Direct Search (Algorithm) |
| MADS | Miniature Aircraft Deployment System |
| MADS | Modular Auxiliary Data System (NASA) |
| MADS | Modified Air Defense System |
| MADS | Malta Association of Dental Students |
| MADS | Mission Area Deficiency Statement |
| MADS | Main Aircraft Data System |
| MADS | Message Accountability Delivery System |
| MADS | Militarized Advanced Disk System |
| MADS | Master Alarm Distribution System |
| MADS | Membrane Assisted Distillation Stripping |
| MADS | Maintenance & Diagnostic Subsystem |
| MADS | Monopulse Antenna Detection System |
| MADS | Missile Approach Detector Systems |