| Acronym | Meaning |
| ERDA | Energy Research And Development Administration |
| CDW | Critical Design Walk-through |
| MAPS | Millions Of Actions Per Second |
| LLP | Lightning Location And Protection |
| ICWWP | Interagency Committee For World Weather Programs |
| EMEX | Equatorial Monsoon Experiment |
| CCD | Conference Of The Committee On Disarmament |
| DIB | Directory Information Base |
| SCAR | Special Committee For Antarctic Research |
| JOI | Joint Oceanographic Institutions |