| Acronym | Meaning |
| DPG | Dahlgren Proving Ground |
| DSL | Distributed Software Libraries |
| ASAP | Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel |
| TAS | True Air Speed |
| NYSERNET | New York State Educational And Research Network |
| IA | International Angstrom |
| MSP | Minneapolis |
| EIR | Eidgenossisches Institut Fur Reaktorforschung |
| MCA | Manufacturing Chemists Association |
| EDS | Electronic Data Systems |