| Acronym | Meaning |
| TCIPO | TOGA/COARE International Project Office |
| CDC | Centers For Disease Control |
| SCSC | Summer Computer Simulation Conferences |
| CCSM | Community Climate System Model |
| CAB | CCSM Advisory Board |
| SEDI | Structure Of The Earth's Deep Interior |
| CCOL | Coordinating Committee On The Ozone Layer |
| UNIX | A Computer Operating System Developed By AT&T And Modified Extensively By The University Of California At Berkeley |
| MD | Master Directory |
| FET | Field-effect Transistor |