| Acronym | Meaning |
| RANN | Research Applied To National Needs |
| JGOFS | Joint Global Ocean Flux Study |
| GFE | Government Furnished Equipment |
| NSBF | National Scientific Balloon Facility |
| IDASS | Integrated Data Assimilation/Sounding System |
| JICP/PO | Now JOSS |
| ASOS | Automated Surface Observing System |
| FIFRA | Federal Insecticide |
| MBY | Megabyte |
| MIP | Millions Of Instructions Per Second |