| Acronym | Meaning |
| NOIC | National Oceanographic Instrumentation Center |
| EEI | Edison Electric Institute |
| AMP | Asynchronous Multiprocessing |
| MPS | Mesoscale Prediction Section |
| INDEX | Indian Ocean Experiment |
| LC | Inductance-capacitance |
| SDSD | Satellite Data Services Division |
| VNTSC | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center |
| ASER | Annual Site Environmental Report |
| ORNL | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |