| Acronym | Meaning |
| IMPROVE II | Improvement Of Cloud & Precipitation Physics In Mesoscale Models ? 2nd Generation |
| TOSS | Tiros Operational Satellite System |
| BEST | Black Educational Science Trust |
| ADM | Atomic Demolition Munition |
| HRTS | High-resolution Telescope Spectrograph |
| VM/SP | Virtual Machine/System Product |
| OSI | Open Systems Interconnection |
| DOPLIGHT | Doppler And Lightning Program |
| ACP | Acoustic Doppler Profilers |
| SCM | Small Core Memory |