| Acronym | Meaning |
| LME | Layer Management Entity |
| PASIN | Particle-Matter Airborne Sampling Inlet Experiment |
| DDE | Dynamic (or Direct) Data Exchange |
| WORM | Write Once |
| ND | Near-dedicated |
| POC | Proof Of Concept |
| ASI | Advanced Simulation Initiative |
| TECAMS | Technical Conference On Automated Meteorological Systems |
| GFDL | Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory |
| WFO-ADVNCED | The Key Element Of The WFO-Advanced Program Is The Forecaster Workstation Used To Demonstrate Many AWIPS Functions In Support Of The Modernized NWS Weather Forecast Office Operations |