| Acronym | Meaning |
| REGCM | Regional Climate Model |
| DGC | Division Of Grants And Contracts |
| AL/SPD | AL Special Programs Division |
| HELLO | N/A |
| IDOE | International Decade Of Ocean Exploration |
| ITU | International Telecommunications Union |
| MW | Megawords |
| SSD | Cray's Solid-state Storage Device On The CRAY X-MP/48 Computer |
| FLTOP | Federal Lease To Ownership Program |
| RISC | Reduced Instruction Set Computer |