| Acronym | Meaning |
| CAPS | Cassini Plasma Spectrometer |
| NTCC | Nimbus Technical Control Center |
| SLAP | Space Link Access Protocol |
| DCAA | Defense Contract Audit Agency |
| DSL | Distributed Software Libraries |
| POD | Probability Of Detection |
| KRMS | Ka-band Radiometer Mapping System |
| FTIR | Fourier Transformed Infrared |
| G- IV | Gulfstream IV |
| POP | Photochemical Oxidation And Products |