| Acronym | Meaning |
| OFPS | Office Of Field Project Support |
| GAINS | Global Air-ocean IN-situ System |
| NIMBUS | Networked Information Management Client-Based User Service |
| TA# | Taylor Number |
| GLRS | Geodynamics (or Geoscience) Laser Ranging System |
| URC | University Relations Committee |
| DAT | Data Acquisition Test |
| SMSC | Shared-Memory Supercomputer Systems |
| MW | Microwave |
| DSN | Defense Switched Network |