| Acronym | Meaning |
| DEMVAL | Demonstration And Validation |
| UNICOS | Unix Cray Operating System |
| BRS | Bibliographic Retrieval Service |
| SLAP | Shuttle Laser Altimeter Prototype |
| IGBP | International Geosphere-Biosphere Program |
| M | Milli |
| ADP | Administrative Data Processing |
| MAPS/RUC | MAPS Is The Research Version Of The Rapid Update Cycle |
| AMOL | Atlantic Marine Oceanographic Laboratory |
| SMA | Segnalamento Marittimo Ed Aereo |