| Acronym | Meaning |
| APT | Automatic Picture Transmission |
| AFEAS | Alternate Fluorocarbon Environmental Acceptability Study |
| RJE | Remote Job Entry |
| KPNO | Kitt Peak National Observatory Arizona |
| EBCDIC | Extended Binary-coded Decimal Interchange Code |
| NIH | National Institute Of Health |
| AMU | Aqueous Makeup |
| AW | Annual Worth |
| FE | Front-end |
| GB | Gigabyte |