| Acronym | Meaning |
| TOPEX/POSEIDON | Ocean Topography Experiment |
| UK AEA | United Kingdom Atmomic Energy Authority |
| MWISP | Mt. Washington Winter Icing And Storms Project |
| NIST | National Institute Of Standards And Technology |
| NRDC | National Research Development Corporation |
| AMP | Ampere |
| LANDSAT | Land Remote Sensing Satellite |
| EG&G | Inc. |
| CDOS | Customer Data And Operations System |
| LIS | Library And Information Systems |