| Acronym | Meaning |
| TBM | Terabit Memory System |
| AVCS | Advanced Vidicon Camera Service |
| LME | Layer Management Entity |
| PMEL | Pacific Marine Environment Laboratory |
| ASM | American Society For Metals |
| OEA | Office Of External Affairs |
| UCSB | University Of California At Santa Barbara |
| STRATEX | Stratocumulus Experiment |
| BATCH MCIDAS | Routine That Runs Sequences Of McIDAS Commands From A Script |
| BSD UNIX | Berkeley Software Distribution UNIX |