| Acronym | Meaning |
| SURANET | Southeastern Universities Research Association Network |
| ARIES | Automated Retirement And Integrated Extraction System |
| AR | Administrative Requirement |
| DISA | Defense Information Systems Agency |
| RDF | Radio Direction Finding |
| NGDC | National Geophysical Data Center |
| JICP/PO | Now JOSS |
| HAILSWATH | South Dakota Hail Studies |
| EXCEL | Experimental Chloride Extraction Line |
| EOSDIS | Earth Observing System Data And Information System |