| Acronym | Meaning |
| MMS | Microscale Meteorology Section |
| SIRS | Social Issues Resources Services |
| INS | Inertial Navigation System |
| MIT | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology |
| MOCD | Magneto-optics Compact Disk |
| ALMS | Atomic Line Molecular Spectroscopy |
| NOMAD | Navy Oceanographic Meteorological Device |
| MBPS | Megabits |
| MAP | Mesoscale Alpine Project |
| APO | Administrative Policy Office |