| Acronym | Meaning |
| BGP4 | Border Gateway Protocol Version 4 |
| SAFARI | Southern African Fire-Atmospheric Research Initiative |
| AT | IBM Advanced Technology Personal Computer |
| AWDAAS | Automatic Weather Data Acquisition And Archiving System |
| LHS | Left-hand Side |
| SCAMS | Scanning Microwave Spectrometer |
| PSID | Pounds Per Square Inch Differential |
| SVP | Surface Velocity Program |
| B | Byte |
| IDS | Interdisciplinary Study |