| Acronym | Meaning |
| FX | FSL's X-window Workstation |
| GISP | Greeland Ice Sheet Program |
| AIS | Affiliate Information System |
| ODE | Ordinary Differential Equation |
| GCEC | Global Change And Ecological Complexity |
| CAE | Cooler |
| AL | Authorized Leave With Pay |
| AOV | Air-operated Valve |
| SLAC | Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (or Collider) |
| OSPF | Open Shortest Path First |