| Acronym | Meaning |
| SEC | Securities & Exchange Commission |
| FPS | Fast Packet Switch |
| MECCA | Model Evaluation Consortium For Climate Assessment |
| AIDS | Activity Information Data Systems |
| CDC | Climate Data Center |
| ALBM | Air-launched Ballistic Missile |
| MIPS | Millions Of Instructions Per Second |
| MOD (+/OR DSI | Ministry Of Defense |
| ISOC | Integrated Science Operations Center |
| ACS | Administrative Computing And Systems |