| Acronym | Meaning |
| NCSA | National Center For Supercomputing Applications |
| PROM | Programmable Read-Only Memory |
| ELDORA/ASTERIX | France-United States Collaborative Development Of The ELDORA |
| KNMI | Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut |
| PFS | Physical Facilities Service(s) |
| ALI | Annual Limit On Intake |
| INS | Inertial Navigation System |
| A/C | Aircraft |
| IPT | Integrated Product Teams |
| IFA | Intensive Flux Array |