| Acronym | Meaning |
| HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
| ARPANET | Advanced Research Projects Agency Network |
| DAR | Data Acquisition Request |
| JODC | Japan Ocean Data Center |
| FL | Foothills Laboratory |
| BOMEX | Barbados Oceanographic And Meteorological Experiment |
| NCAR | National Center For Atmospheric Research |
| I/ O | Input/output |
| DLS | Dynamic Limb Sounder |
| NOAO | National Optical Astronomy Observatories |