| Acronym | Meaning |
| KBYTE | Kilobyte (103) |
| FLOP | Floating Point Operations |
| PA/CCC | Payload Accommodations/Carrier Control Center |
| SCSC | Summer Computer Simulation Conferences |
| ODW | Omega Dropwindsonde |
| EOPM | Electro-optic Phase Modulated |
| CADRE | Center For Analysis Of Dynamics Of Atmospheric Regions |
| MAP | Metro-Agro-Plex |
| BOD | Board Of Directors |
| AMIR | Advanced Microwave Imaging Radiometer |