| Acronym | Meaning |
| FLOPS | Floating Point Operations Per Second |
| IIOE | International Indian Ocean Expedition |
| ARBI | Adjusted Running Book Inventory |
| ASC | Advanced Science Computer |
| RIB | Research Internet Backbone |
| ALAP | As Low As Practical |
| ERL | Electromagnetic Radiation Laboratory |
| UAC | United Aircraft Corporation |
| FPS | Foot-pound Second System Of Measurements |
| JSC | Johnson Space Center |