| Acronym | Meaning |
| GDC | Global Drifter Center (of WOCE Data System) |
| NELAP | National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program |
| TDD | Telecommunications Device For The Deaf |
| NETAC | National Effluent Toxicity Assessment Center |
| ARAC | Atmospheric Release Advisory Capability |
| CHMM | Certified Hazardous Materials Manager |
| HPIAC | High-performance Immunoaffinity Chromatography |
| WLA | Waste Load Allocation |
| DF-OCE | Dirac-Fock One-center Expansion |
| TRAXS | Total Reflection Angle X-ray Spectroscopy |