| Acronym | Meaning |
| DECNET | Digital Equipment Corporation Network |
| SKE | Specific Kinetic Energy |
| SIGMA | Software For Interactive Graphics And Model Analysis |
| TCP | Transport Control Protocol |
| EFTC | European Fluorocarbon Technical Committee |
| VLBI | Very Long Baseline Interferometry |
| GHB | Goddard Handbook |
| DIB | Disabilities Issues Board |
| NODS | NASA Ocean Data System |
| PC | Personal Computer |