| Acronym | Meaning |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| EU | European Union |
| HEW | Health |
| INO | Institute For Naval Oceanography |
| RAMS | Random Access Measurement System |
| PAGE | Program For The Advancement Of Geoscience Education |
| AO | Annotated Outline |
| WWRP | World Weather Research Programme |
| RISC | Reduced Instruction Set Computer |
| CALTECH | California Institute Of Technology |