| Acronym | Meaning |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational |
| VG | Visualization Group |
| WCRP | World Climate Research Program |
| DCE | Distributed Computing Environment |
| EBCDIC | Extended Binary-coded Decimal Interchange Code |
| BWI | Baltimore-Washington International Airport |
| CARL | Colorado Alliance Of Research Libraries |
| IDL | Interface Definition Language |
| AC | Alternating Current |
| CCID | Confidential Chemicals Identification System |