| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPE | Superparamagnetic Effect |
| BBS | Bulletin Board System |
| AIML | Astronomical Instrument Markup Language |
| MTBF | Mean Time Between Failure |
| POS | Pivoting Optical Servo |
| ISDN | Integrated Services Digital Network |
| KB | Kilobyte |
| RARP | Reverse Address Resolution Protocol |
| GMT | Greenwich Mean Time |
| LBV | Layered Biometric Verification |