| Acronym | Meaning |
| CCB | Configuration Control Board |
| PACDEX | PACific Dust EXperiment |
| AID | Agency For International Development |
| STK | StorageTek |
| SME | Stratosphere-Mesosphere Explorer Satellite |
| ADV | Atmospheric Dump Valve |
| PNR | Profiler Network Review |
| BWI | Baltimore-Washington International Airport |
| FASINEX | Frontal Air-Sea Interaction Experiment |
| CDED | Core Dynamics And The Earth's Dynamo |