| Acronym | Meaning |
| GDP | Government Development Platforms |
| PIDC | Precision Instrument Development Center |
| WWRP | World Weather Research Programme |
| LME | Layer Management Entity |
| UNIDATA | University Data Interactive Computing And Communications Systems |
| SIGGRAPH | Special Interest Group On Graphics Of The Association Of Computing Machinery |
| AESA | Atmospheric Effects Of Stratospheric Aircraft |
| DAS | Data-Acquisition System |
| FATS | FORTRAN Automatic Timing System |
| NSB | National Science Board |