| Acronym | Meaning |
| MDC | Metadata Coalition |
| CDRAM | Cached Dynamic Random Access Memory |
| VBNS | Very High-speed Backbone Network Service |
| LAWN | Local-Area Wireless Network |
| CDFS | Compact Disk File System |
| UPS | Uninterruptible Power Supply |
| WSDL | Web Services Description Language |
| CSS | Cascading Style Sheets |
| EDGE | Enhanced Data Rates For Global Evolution |
| HSM | Hierarchical Storage Management |