| Acronym | Meaning |
| OU | University Of Oklahoma |
| EPI | Environmental Policy Institute |
| FBI | Federal Bureau Of Investigation |
| MVS/XA | Multiple Virtual Systems/Extended Architecture |
| NSFNET | National Science Foundation Network |
| NARA | U.S. National Archives And Records Administration |
| F-V | Fussell-Vesely |
| PDR | Preliminary Design Review |
| NOSIE | NODC Ocean Science Information Exchange |
| ADC | Affiliated Data Center |