| Acronym | Meaning |
| DASD | Direct Access Storage Device |
| GSTS | Ground Surveillance And Tracking System |
| WIMPS | Weakly Interacting Massive Particles |
| PCAST | President's Council Of Advisers On Science And Technology |
| ISAS | Institute Of Space And Astronautical Science |
| HEW | Health |
| IGU | International Geographical Union |
| GLOMAC | Part Of EUROTRAC |
| GAPS | Billions (109) Of Actions Per Second |
| NAC | NCAR Administrators Committee |