| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACACIA | A Consortium For The Application Of Climate Impact Assessments |
| RCA | Request For Contract Action |
| GSA | General Services Administration |
| BGS | Biogeosciences Initiative |
| SWARS | Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting Station |
| GF | Gigaflops |
| E | Epsilon |
| MS | The Company Microsoft |
| MWISP | Mt. Washington Winter Icing And Storms Project |
| KB | Kilobyte (s) |