| Acronym | Meaning |
| DDE | Dynamic (or Direct) Data Exchange |
| FLOP | Floating Point Operations |
| MP | Melting Point |
| RRB | Risk Reduction Branch |
| GDS | Global Dynamics Section |
| RFT | Reverse-flow Thermometer |
| ALPTRAC | Part Of EUROTRAC |
| PERL | Practical Extraction And Report Language |
| APD | Advanced Planning Division |
| TSM | Theoretical Studies And Modeling |