| Acronym | Meaning |
| RUC-2 | Second Version Of The RUC Model |
| AOC | Award Of Contract |
| CCU | CRAY Charging Unit |
| AMR | Adaptive Mesh Refinement |
| SWIS | Satellite Weather Information Systems |
| BCL | Battelle Columbus Laboratory |
| AMRIR | Advanced Medium Resolution Imaging Radiometer |
| RISC | Reduced Instruction Set Computer |
| GRD | Geophysics Research Directorate |
| AHERA | Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act |