| Acronym | Meaning |
| CARS | Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy |
| HSMT | Helical Scan Magnetic Tape |
| WICHE | Western Interstate Commission For Higher Education |
| MLT | Magnetic Local Time |
| OO | Object Oriented |
| MICROSOFT | Microsoft Corporation |
| ASL | Atmospheric Science Laboratory |
| WVIOP | Water Vapor Intensive Observing Period |
| DG | Data General |
| FAN | File Array Notation |