| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCST | State Committee On Science & Technology |
| NRE | Notice Of Revised Estimate |
| FASB | Financial Accounting Standards Board |
| DECDOS | DEC's Version Of DOS |
| NSTP | National Solar Terrestrial Program |
| ICSU | International Council Of Science |
| OGCM | Ocean General Circulation Model |
| ACE | Antarctic Current Experiment |
| ADEPT | Alexandria Digital Earth Prototype |
| AMRV | Advanced Maneuvering Re-entry Vehicle |