| Acronym | Meaning |
| DCTN | Defense Commercial Telecommunications Network |
| APPLY | Parallel Program Generation |
| MSI | Measurements |
| ZDR | Differential Reflectivity |
| GEM | Geospace Environment Modeling Program |
| DSS | Data Support Section |
| HSM | Hierarchical Storage Management |
| OSTPC | Open Systems Transition Planning Committee |
| NODS | NASA Ocean Data System |
| EPI | Environmental Policy Institute |