| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASROC | Antisubmarine Rocket |
| BBRR | Brookhaven Beam Research Reactor |
| ADPE | Automatic Data Processing Equipment Or ADP Equipment |
| IPS | Inches Per Second |
| FDDA | Fiber Distributed Data Interface |
| CAMAC | Computer-automated Measurement And Control |
| DAF | Device Assembly Facility |
| GIMMS | Global Inventory And Monitoring And Modeling Study |
| PCDS | Pilot Climate Data System |
| NESS | National Earth Satellite Service |