| Acronym | Meaning |
| SGI | Silicon Graphics Incorporated |
| UML | Unified Modeling Language |
| YAHOO | Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle |
| FAT | File Allocation Table |
| DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
| FLOPS | Floating-point Operations Per Second |
| RMB | Right Mouse Button |
| GDI | Graphics Device Interface |
| PLA | Programmable Logic Array |
| CMMI | Capability Maturity Model Integration |