| Acronym | Meaning |
| MIP | Millions Of Instructions Per Second |
| H/W | Hardware |
| MS | The Company Microsoft |
| BCAPS | Biological Component Of The Air Pollution Studies |
| NAILS | NCAR Airborne Infrared Lidar System |
| STAC | Scientific And Technological Activities Commission |
| BOMAP | Barbados Oceanographic And Meteorological Analysis Program |
| SCO | Subcarrier Oscillators |
| APT | Accelerator Production Of Tritium |
| PSOS | Profiler Surface Observing System |