| Acronym | Meaning |
| ARR | Association For Radiation Research |
| DMMR | Distributed-Memory Microprocessor Systems |
| DSDP | Deep Sea Drilling Project |
| EES | Earth & Environmental Science |
| CCF | Central Computing Facility |
| ALS | Advanced Light Source |
| AFEAS | Alternate Fluorocarbon Environmental Acceptability Study |
| FB | Blanketing Frequency |
| IAG | Instrumentation Advisory Group |
| AQD | Air Quality Digest |