| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPE | Superparamagnetic Effect |
| AIX | Advanced Interactive Executive |
| SIMM | Single In-line Memory Module |
| FIFO | First In, First Out |
| WAIS | Wide-Area Information Server |
| BPS | Bits Per Second |
| FDDI | Fiber Distributed Data Interface |
| UNIX | Universal Interactive Executive / Uniplexed Information And Computing System |
| MDIS | Metadata Interchange Specification |
| CDF | Channel Definition Format |