| Acronym | Meaning |
| GDP | GARP Data Processing |
| TIPIC | Transformation D'Idees En Produits Industrialisables Et Commercialisables |
| NESDD | NOAA Earth Science Data Directory |
| GLGS | GOES Local Groundstation System |
| UHV | Use An Ultrahigh Vacuum |
| AIDS | Activity Information Data Systems |
| PC | Continuous Pulsations |
| OI | Optimal Interpolation |
| BAM | Berkeley Abstract Machine |
| STACS | Subtropical Atlantic Climate Studies |