| Acronym | Meaning |
| OA | Office Automation |
| TIPMEX | Tibetan Plateau Meteorological Experiment |
| HDLC | High Level Data Link Control |
| AL/HPD | AL Health Protection Division |
| MACCM3 | Middle Atmosphere Community Climate Model |
| CAL/VAL | Calibration/Validation |
| SI | Systeme International |
| DIB | Directory Information Base |
| WIFE | Wildfire Experiment |
| ACC | Abnormal Condition Control |