| Acronym | Meaning |
| NIC | Network Interface Card |
| DID | Data Item Description |
| ERG | External Review Group |
| GMS | Geostationary Meteorological Satellite |
| BSI | British Standards Institute |
| NETS | Network Engineering And Telecommunications Section |
| OUASS | Omega Upper Atmospheric Sounding Systems |
| OTB | Operations Training Branch |
| TEXEX | Texas Frontal Experiment |
| NBS | National Bureau Of Standards |