| Acronym | Meaning |
| FB | Blanketing Frequency |
| ENRI | Electronic Navigation Research Institute |
| IAMAS | International Association Of Meteorology And Atmospheric Sciences |
| O-O | Object-oriented |
| PHIGS | Programmer's Hierarchical Interactive Graphics System |
| EGS | European Geophysical Society |
| RFC | Request For Comment |
| ALCM | Air-launched Cruise Missile |
| ATLANTA-ANARCHE | Atlanta Aerosol Nucleation And Real-time Characterization Experiment |
| LDM | Local Data Manager |