| Acronym | Meaning |
| AMPS | Advanced Mobile Phone System |
| PERL | Practical Extraction And Report Language |
| SMART | Self-Monitoring, Analysis And Reporting Technology |
| CR | Carriage Return |
| WLANA | Wireless LAN Association |
| MIS | Management Information System |
| CLEC | Competitive Local Exchange Carriers |
| TPI | Tracks Per Inch |
| ESCD | Extended System Configuration Data |
| ECC | Error Correction Code (Error Checking And Correction) |