| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCSI | Small Computer System Interface |
| ERG | External Review Group |
| AMC | Army Materiel Command |
| IARP | International Atmospheric Research Program |
| BCL | Battelle Columbus Laboratory |
| SPC | Storm Prediction Center |
| MCC | Mesoscale Convective Complex |
| TOPS | Transcendental Operating System |
| NRDC | National Research Development Corporation |
| SSC | Superconducting Super Collider |