| Acronym | Meaning |
| FAGS | Federation Of Astronomical And Geophysical Services |
| NQS | Network Queue System |
| TWERLE | Tropical Wind |
| SR | Scanning Radiometer |
| NRN | National Research Network |
| EFI | Enrico Fermi Institute |
| ACIS | Academic Information Systems |
| DST | Data Systems Test |
| NSC | Network Systems Corporation |
| DAC | Disaster Assistant Center |