| Acronym | Meaning |
| ULTRIX | UNIX-based Operating System For Digital Equipment Corporation Computers |
| VLA | Very Large Array |
| CAALS | Consortium On Automated Standards |
| TCZ | Tropical Convergence Zone |
| ACWA | American Clean Water Association |
| GHOST | Global Horizontal Sounding Technique |
| IAWSP | Intergrated Aviation Wind Shear Plan |
| LDAD | Local Data Acquisition And Dissemination |
| AC | Alternating Current |
| ISMP | In-Situ Measurements Project |