| Acronym | Meaning |
| DMU | WOCE Data Management Unit (USA) (now Part Of DIU) |
| STMCTDHF | Spin-tensor Multiconfigurational Time-dependent Hartree-Fock |
| VFB | Flat-band Voltage |
| ATS | Applied Technology Satellite |
| VAR | Vacuum Arc Remelting |
| MCT | Mercury Cadmium Telluride |
| CCSOP | Close-coupling Second-order Potential (in Scattering) |
| GDS | Glow Discharge Spectrometer |
| PDEA | Preliminary Draft Environmental Assessment |
| LAD | Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency |