| Acronym | Meaning |
| AMOL | Atlantic Marine Oceanographic Laboratory |
| JOI | Joint Oceanographic Institutions |
| NCEP | National Centers For Environmental Prediction |
| OMTF | Optical Modulation Transfer Function |
| LAOL | Los Alamos Opacity Library |
| ASI | Advanced Simulation Initiative |
| HWCI | Hardware Configuration Item |
| LDA | Local Data Acquisition |
| LDM | Local Data Manager |
| DMA | Directory Of Military Application |