| Acronym | Meaning |
| PIR | Protein Info. Resource |
| SNL | Sandia National Laboratory |
| MBC | Massachusetts Biotechnology Council |
| NAPBC | Natl. Action Plan On Breast Cancer |
| GIST | Genome Informatics System Of Transputers |
| EDS | Electronic Data Submission |
| ARP | American Registry Of Pathology |
| DIMACS | Center For Discrete Math. & Theoretical Comp. Sci. |
| RECOMB | Conference On Computational Molecular Biology |
| PRIM&R | Public Responsibility In Medicine & Research |