| Acronym | Meaning |
| LME | Layer Management Entity |
| SMSC | Shared-Memory Supercomputer Systems |
| FRC | Federal Records Center |
| IDA | Institute For Defense Analysis |
| ERT | Environmental Research And Technology |
| PSOS | Profiler Surface Observing System |
| SODAR | Sonic Backscatter Technique For Measuring Wind Profiles |
| ROPCOM | Remote OPCM |
| PDT | Product Development Team |
| GLOBEC | Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics |