| Acronym | Meaning |
| OMDR | Optical Memory Disk Recorder |
| JCS | Joint Chiefs Of Staff |
| HARP | Hawaiian Rainband Project |
| CDFS II | Cloud Depiction And Forecast System |
| LCM | Large Core Memory |
| NOSS | National Ocean Satellite System |
| SH | Southern Hemisphere |
| FPS | Field Project Services |
| ACS | American Chemical Society |
| DBMS | Data Base Management System |