| Acronym | Meaning |
| FRS | First Repository States |
| FCM | Federal Coordinator For Meteorological Services And Supporting Research |
| BSI | British Standards Institute |
| EMEX | Equatorial Monsoon Experiment |
| APA | American Planning Association |
| EC | European Community |
| ACL | Advanced Computing Laboratory |
| GIF | Graphics Interchange Format |
| SCMS | Software Configuration Management Section |
| M&V | Magmatism & Volcanoes |