| Acronym | Meaning |
| CART | Cloud And Radiation Testbed |
| GCM | Global Change Model |
| IRJE | Internet Remote Job Entry |
| GEO 2000 | National Science Foundation's Geosciences Beyond 2000 |
| ACSH | American Council On Science & Health |
| MASDIS | Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System |
| SPL | SLATEC Plotting Library |
| IRE | Institute Of Radio Engineers |
| PFA | Prime Factor Algorithm |
| EEC | European Economic Community |