| Acronym | Meaning |
| AMPE | Automated Message Processing Exchange |
| BSDI | Berkeley Software Design |
| PERFMON | Performance Monitor Utility |
| CAE | Computer Aided Engineering |
| USCG | United States Coast Guard |
| IIPS | Interactive Information And Processing Systems [for Meteorology |
| FIRE | First ISCCP Radiation Experiment |
| TCP | Technology Commercialization Program |
| ALCM | Air-launched Cruise Missile |
| FRMAC | Federal Radiological Monitoring And Assessment Center |