| Acronym | Meaning |
| ADS | Aircraft Data Systems |
| DRAAG | Design Review And Acceptance Group |
| MIP | Millions Of Instructions Per Second |
| GFDL | Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory |
| GAO | General Accounting Office |
| WSR-88D | Weather Surveillance Radar ? 1988 |
| PBL | Planetary Boundary Layer |
| CD | Compact Disk |
| MIDNET | N/A |
| RT/PC | RISC Technology/Personal Computer |