| Acronym | Meaning |
| VM/SP | Virtual Machine/System Product |
| FLIP | Floating Instrument Platform |
| BGE | Block Gaussian Elimination |
| P/L-EX | Payload Executive |
| IBM PS/2 | One Class Of IBM Personal Computers |
| RCM | WSR-88D Radar Coded Message |
| PRAIRE | Polarization Radar Illinois Rainfall Experiments |
| P/B | Priority Playback |
| PE | Payload Executive |
| RT/PC | RISC Technology/Personal Computer |