| Acronym | Meaning |
| DOE/RFO | DOE Rocky Flats Office |
| ASTM | American Society For Testing Materials |
| DETEC | Defense Technology Evaluation Code |
| SAWRS | Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting System |
| PCAS | Passive Cavity Aerosol Spectrometer |
| FOC | Full Operational Capability |
| DSDP | Deep Sea Drilling Project |
| BASIS | Battelle Automated Search Information System |
| SCR | Silicon Controlled Rectifier |
| BBS | Bulletin Board System |