| Acronym | Meaning |
| DDS | Digital Data Storage |
| PRL | Packetized Residential Lifeline |
| RMON | Remote Monitoring |
| CPE | Customer Premises Equipment |
| ARPA | Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| LPM | Lines Per Minute |
| AML | Astronomy Markup Language |
| IBM | International Business Machines |
| WYSIWYG | What You See Is What You Get |
| VFAT | Virtual File Allocation Table |