| Acronym | Meaning |
| VISTA | Visual Terrain Analyzer |
| DOOS | DICOMED Online Operating System |
| ESD | Electronic System Division |
| HP | Horse Power |
| USJGOFS | United States Joint Global Ocean Flux Study |
| BER | Biological And Environmental Research |
| TECOM | Test And Evaluation Command |
| NHAP | National High Altitude Photography |
| WLCE | White Light Coronagraph Experiments |
| AGS | Alternating-gradient Synchrotron |