| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFTAC | Air Force Technical Applications Center |
| SOO/SAC | Science And Operations Officer/Scientific Applications Computer |
| CAMAC | Computer-automated Measurement And Control |
| GCI | Global Change Institute |
| ITO | Independent Test Organization |
| M-SRI | Stanford Resource Institute |
| DASC | Division Of Advanced Scientific Computing |
| HSM | Hierarchical Storage Management |
| AREA | File Format Used For Graphic Images By The McIDAS Application |
| EDP | Electronic Data Processing |