| Acronym | Meaning |
| WATOX | Western Atlantic Ocean Experiment |
| TRAP | Tartrate-resistant Acid Phosphatase |
| EWS | Engineering Workstation |
| ALS | Alternating Least Squares |
| NAREL | National Air And Radiation Environmental Laboratory |
| ICMA | Immunochemiluminometric Assay |
| VLE | Vapor-liquid Equilibrium |
| AFSEF | AIRS Facility Subsystem Emission Factors |
| ETI | Environmental Testing Industry |
| SSFDC | Solid-state Floppy-disk Card (SmartMedia) |