| Acronym | Meaning |
| AI&O | Annual Inspection And Overhaul |
| USGS | United States Geological Survey |
| IIOE | International Indian Ocean Expedition |
| STRATEX | Stratocumulus Experiment |
| OS/2 | A Multitasking Operating System Developed By IBM For Its PC-class Computers |
| VAI | High Positive Vorticity |
| FIFE | First ISLSCP Field Experiment |
| SCATE | Sulfur Chemistry In The Antarctic Troposphere Experiment |
| FPS | Fast Packet Switch |
| DIRC | DOE Internal Review Committee |