| Acronym | Meaning |
| IAPSO | International Association Of Physical Sciences Of The Ocean |
| DSRS | Data Storage And Retrieval System |
| CAPS | Center For The Analysis And Prediction Of Storms |
| EIA | Energy Information Administration |
| ACM | Advanced Conventional Munitions |
| ACA | Applied Combinatorial Analysis |
| DC | Dublin Core--metadata |
| GRIB | Grid In Binary |
| SUPERNET | Colorado-based State Network |
| BACH | Biosphere-atmosphere-chemistry |