| Acronym | Meaning |
| SERP | Strategic Environmental Research Program |
| HSM | Hierarchical Storage Management |
| NAVSTAR | NAVigation Signal Timing And Ranging System |
| HDF | Hierarchical Data Format |
| RASS | Radio Acoustic Sounding System |
| CDDF | Central Data Distribution Facility |
| GLERL | Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab |
| PICF | Principal Investigator Computing Facility |
| SEQUAL | Seasonal Equatorial Atlantic Study |
| DLT | Digital Linear Tape |