| Acronym | Meaning |
| EMU | Electromagnetic Units |
| PFS | Physical Facilities Service(s) |
| SAC | Strategic Air Command |
| UNIDATA | University Data Interactive Computing And Communications Systems |
| TA# | Taylor Number |
| ICMUA | IAMAS Commission On The Meteorology Of The Upper Atmosphere |
| ISBN | International Standard Book Number |
| OPAL | Opacity Project At Livermore |
| UCLA | University Of California At Los Angeles |
| ESTSC | Energy Science And Technology Software Center |