| Acronym | Meaning |
| MCGA | Multi-Color Graphics Array |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| ECC | Error Correction Code (Error Checking And Correction) |
| OOP | Object-Oriented Programming |
| HDR | High Data Rate |
| EIA | Electronic Industries Alliance (Association) |
| MVS | Multiple Virtual Storage |
| UML | Unified Modeling Language |
| IAS | Internet Authentication Service |
| NCSA | National Center For Supercomputing Applications |