| Acronym | Meaning |
| CACM | Communications Of The ACM |
| DADS | Data Archive And Distribution System |
| CDDIS | Crustal Dynamics Data Information System |
| AIDS | Autoimmune Deficiency Syndrome |
| DAR | Data Acquisition Request |
| CCN | Computer-to-computer Network |
| ICPM | International Commission On Polar Meteorology |
| NDSC | Network For Detection Of Stratospheric Change |
| NSSP | National Severe Storms Project |
| SSC'S | Sudden Storm Commencements |