| Acronym | Meaning |
| KSA | Ku-band Single Access |
| TASI | Time-assingment Speech Interpolation |
| IAAC | International Antarctic Analysis Center |
| D/A | Digital-to-analogue Conversion |
| UOM | Upper-ocean Model |
| CDDF | Central Data Distribution Facility |
| VLA | Very Large Array |
| DSIR | Department Of Scientific & Industrial Research |
| OSD | Office Of Systems Development |
| UF | Universal Format |