| Acronym | Meaning |
| OFCM | Office Of The Federal Coordinator For Meteorology |
| INTELSAT | International Telecommunications Satellite |
| AWOS | Automated Weather Observing System |
| PICS | Positive Ion Composition Spectrometer |
| DIP DUAL IN-LINE PACKAGE | N/A |
| NIU | Network Interface Unit |
| DISN | Defense Information Systems Network |
| AIDA | Archive 1 Data Analyzer |
| DSRS | Data Storage And Retrieval System |
| DDE | Dynamic (or Direct) Data Exchange |