| Acronym | Meaning |
| DWB | Library |
| ECHAM4 | European Center HAMburg 4 |
| UCSD | University Of California At San Diego |
| RTH | Regional Telecommunications Hubs |
| LCM | Large Core Memory |
| AED | Air Enforcement Division |
| GOES | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite |
| LAWS | Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder |
| IBM PC | Generic Term For IBM Personal Computers |
| IEF | Inventory Exchange Format |