| Acronym | Meaning |
| POISE-98 | POlarimetric Instrument For Solar Eclipse-98 |
| PSI | Pounds Per Square Inch |
| JES | Job Entry System |
| DC | Dublin Core--metadata |
| OSIS | Office Of Scientific Information Service |
| DFS | Design And Fabrication Services |
| OFCM | Office Of The Federal Coordinator For Meteorology |
| BINET | Bistatic Doppler Radar Receiver Network |
| LCM | Large Core Memory |
| FPS-# | Radar Designation |