| Acronym | Meaning |
| CDDF | Central Data Distribution Facility |
| ALOHA | Airborne Lidar Observations And Hawaiian Airglow |
| ARC | Applied Research Corporation |
| PACX | Private Automatic Computer Exchange |
| RIB | Research Internet Backbone |
| ADS | Airborne Data System |
| ESU | Electrostatic Unit |
| OSI | Open Systems Interconnection |
| PELTI | Passing Efficiency For The Low Turbulence Inlet |
| MODS | Mission Operations And Data Systems |