| Acronym | Meaning |
 | GCDIS | Global Change Data And Information System |
 | JVNC | John Von Neumann National Supercomputing Center |
 | DBX | Debugger For UNIX |
 | ETA | A Subsidiary Of Control Data Corporation That Manufactures Supercomputers |
 | WATS | Wide Area Telecommunications Service |
 | PMEL | Pacific Marine Environment Laboratory |
 | AARADCOM | US Army Armanents R&D Command |
 | SMRP | Satellite And Mesometeorology Research Project |
 | PHIGS | Portable Hierarchical Image And Graphic Standard |
 | RAAF | Royal Australian Air Force |