| Acronym | Meaning |
| FIRE | Fast Imaging Ranicon Experiment |
| SOARS | Significant Opportunities In Atmospheric Research And Science |
| ASIC | Application Specific Integrated Circuit |
| B&P | Budget And Planning Office |
| SAS | Small Astronomy Satellite |
| ASSIST | ADPE System Sizing Tool |
| POSIX | Portable Operating System Interface For Computer Environments |
| ALPTRAC | Part Of EUROTRAC |
| IR | Infrared |
| WOCE | World Ocean Circulation (or Climate) Experiment |