| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPAWAR | Space And Naval Warfare Systems Command |
| HIPPI | High Performance Parallel Interface |
| RAS | Retrospective Analysis System |
| MIRAGE | Megacity Impacts On Regional And Global Environments |
| (C3) | Command |
| NSG | Natural Systems Group |
| BBRR | Brookhaven Beam Research Reactor |
| MAC | Apple Macintosh Computer |
| NMCC | NASCOM Management Control Center |
| K | Potassium |