| Acronym | Meaning |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovative Research |
| RAS | Royal Astronomical Society |
| DAT | Data Acquisition Test |
| GIF | Graphics Interchange Format |
| EFC | Experimental Forecast Center |
| TREM | Tropical Rainfall Explorer Mission |
| MOCCA | Mobile Operations Center For Communication And Analysis |
| APD | Advance Planning Document |
| FRC | Front Range Consortium |
| CACM | Communications Of The ACM |