| Acronym | Meaning |
| SSC | Superconducting Super Collider |
| MMD | Mass Median Diameter |
| SEAD | Secretary Of Energy Advisory Board |
| SONIC | SPAN Ocean Network Information Center |
| SUPERNET | Colorado-based State Network |
| METROMEX | Metropolitan Meteorological Experiment |
| UKAERE | United Kingdom Atomic Energy Research Establishment |
| FLAGE | Flexible Lightweight Agile Guided Experiment |
| FASB | Financial Accounting Standards Board |
| MERIS | Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer |