| Acronym | Meaning |
| DIS | Defense Intelligence Service |
| SIE | Scale Interation Equipment |
| IF | In-flight |
| MLOPEX | Mauna Loa Photochemistry Experiment |
| GINI | GOES Ingest & NOAAPORT Interface |
| NCF | Network Control Facility |
| S&R | Search And Rescue |
| AIMS | Advanced Information Management Systems |
| BAC | Boeing Airplane Company |
| Y/C | Luminance/Chrominance |