| Acronym | Meaning |
| VIP | Versatile Information Processing |
| EOF | Empirical Orthogonal Function |
| SPAR | Spaceborne Rawinsonde |
| JILA | Joint Institute For Laboratory Astrophysics |
| PRECP | Program On Nonlinearity Of Acid Precipitation Process |
| SDD | Systems Development Division |
| PEPPI | Photometric Eclipse Polar Plume Imager |
| APA | Allied Pilot's Association |
| ACBM | Asbestos-containing Building Material |
| 4DDD | Four-Dimensional Data Assimilation |