| Acronym | Meaning |
| F | Fahrenheit |
| M | Milli |
| LBJSC | Lydon B. Johnson Space Center |
| SOLRAD | NASA Satellite |
| SMSC | Shared-Memory Supercomputer Systems |
| DOA | Department Of Agriculture |
| ETC | Estimate Time To Complete |
| NSFNET | National Science Foundation Network |
| GDP | Government Development Platforms |
| ISS | Institute For Space Studies |