| Acronym | Meaning |
| ADR | Audit Discrepancy Report |
| NOSC | Naval Ocean Systems Center |
| GWE | Global Weather Experiment |
| ADM | Arrow Diagram Method |
| FRS | First Repository States |
| SWCP | South West Cooperative Program |
| LTV | Ling-Temco-Vaught Inc. |
| TUC | Traingle Universities Consortium |
| ART | Aqueous Recycle Technologies |
| ERDC | Exploratory Research And Development Center |