| Acronym | Meaning |
| DEA | Drug Enforcement Administration |
| EXABYTE | Boulder-based Computer Company |
| AAP | Aviation Applications Program |
| WG/MDM | Working Group For Meteorological Data Management |
| FX-ALPHA | FSL X-window AWIPS-Like Prototype For Hydrometeorological Applications |
| AAR | Affirmative Action Representative |
| NNSC | NSF Net Service Center |
| CASE | Computer Aided Software Engineering |
| HDS | High-resolution Data Service |
| L2D2 | Lightweight LORAN Digital Dropsonde |