| Acronym | Meaning |
| MTA | Message Transfer Agent |
| WOCE | World Ocean Circulation (or Climate) Experiment |
| ICFD | Institute For Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| ICN | International Communications Network |
| LOC | Lines Of Code |
| EMEX | Equatorial Monsoon Experiment |
| STI | Scientific & Technical Information |
| IEF | Inventory Exchange Format |
| LSD | Large-scale Dynamics |
| EOSAT | Earth Observation Satellite Company |