| Acronym | Meaning |
| GOCC | GARP Operations Control Center |
| PPP | Parallelizing PreProcessor |
| PHIGS | Portable Hierarchical Image And Graphic Standard |
| XMDSL | X Window Interface Distributed Software Library |
| NREL | National Resource Ecology Laboratory |
| AL/WMOSD | AL Waste Management & Operational Surety Division |
| AST | AVCO Systems Textron |
| ACRS | Advisory Committee |
| SAGE | Stratospheric Aerosol And Gas Experiment |
| BDU | Bus Data Unit |