| Acronym | Meaning |
| POCIBO | Polar Circling Balloon Observatory |
| ONR | Office Of Naval Research |
| IPMP | Intellectual Property Management Program (UCAR) |
| TBM | Terabit Memory System |
| GCSS | GWEX Cloud Systems Studies |
| NEWS | Network Extensible Windows System |
| MP | Melting Point |
| STARE | Southern Tropical Atlantic Regional Experiment |
| DECMAIL | An Electronic Mail Facility Provided By DEC |
| AIAIT | Army Intelligence And Threat Analysis Center |