| Acronym | Meaning |
| ECTD | Emission Control Technology Division |
| MT | Magnetic Tape |
| SCATT | Scatterometer |
| RAPS-92 | Real-Time Analysis And Prediction Of Storms-1992 |
| AKP | Atmospheric Kinetics Project |
| FLOPS | Floating Point Operations Per Second |
| VLA | Very Large Array |
| DSRS | Data Storage And Retrieval System |
| MCA | Micro Channel Architecture |
| SIFE | Second ISLSCP Field Experiment |