| Acronym | Meaning |
| LSM | Local System Management |
| RUC | Rapid Update Cycle |
| DUOF | Depleted Uranium Oxide Facility |
| FE | Front-end |
| EPC | Emergency Planning Commission |
| IFD | In-flight Deployment |
| RAPTSTM WX | Research Applications Program Thunderstorm Weather |
| WAMFLEX | Wave Momentum Flux Experiment |
| JCP/ PO | Joint Climate Program/Projects Office |
| UNIX | A Computer Operating System Developed By AT&T And Modified Extensively By The University Of California At Berkeley |