| Acronym | Meaning |
| RAPTSTM WX | Research Applications Program Thunderstorm Weather |
| DCLS | Data Collection Location System |
| BGE | Block Gaussian Elimination |
| PACX | Private Automatic Computer Exchange |
| ASC | Advanced Science Computer |
| HMS | High-altitude Multispectral Sounder |
| WFO-ADVNCED | The Key Element Of The WFO-Advanced Program Is The Forecaster Workstation Used To Demonstrate Many AWIPS Functions In Support Of The Modernized NWS Weather Forecast Office Operations |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| FLOPS | Floating Point Operations Per Second |
| ACL | Advanced Computing Laboratory |