| Acronym | Meaning |
| IDNDR | International Decade For Natural Disaster Reduction |
| IUPS | International Union Of Physiological Sciences |
| CCM3 | Community Climate Model Version 3 |
| EASDS | Earth Science And Applications Data System |
| DEWS | Doppler Electronic Weather Sensor |
| EAA | Export Administration Act |
| SYDNEY 2000 | Olympics In Sydney |
| NDTE | North Dakota Tracer Experiment |
| AMP | Asynchronous Multiprocessing |
| MSC | Manned Spaceflight Center |