| Acronym | Meaning |
| C2FBR2 | Halon 2402 |
| GF | Gigaflops |
| UICP | Uniform Inventory Control Program |
| ATEX | Atlantic Tradewind Experiment |
| MOBILHY | Modelisation Du Bilan Hydrique |
| ERTS | Earth Resources Technology Satellite |
| LPARL | Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory |
| JTA | Job Table Area |
| RAMS | Regional Atmospheric Modeling System |
| VCO | Voltage-controlled Oscillation |