| Acronym | Meaning |
| EOSIS | EOS Information System |
| RTTOV | Rediative Transfer (RT) Model For Television Infrared Orbiting Satellite (TIROS) Operational Vertical Sounder (TOVS) |
| DME | Distance-measuring Equipment |
| QSO | Quasi-stellar Object |
| GTCSM | Global Tropospheric Chemistry Systems Model |
| SISP | Surface Imaging & Sounding Package |
| BRITE | Basic Research In Industrial Technologies Europe |
| APDCS | Axial Power Distribution Monitoring System |
| CBL | Computer-based Learning |
| CAG | Computing Advisory Group |