| Acronym | Meaning |
| IRJE | Internet Remote Job Entry |
| PEPPI | Photometric Eclipse Polar Plume Imager |
| RSCS | Remote Spooling Communications Subsystem |
| MIMD | Multiple Instruction Multiple Data |
| CAM | Computer Aided Machining |
| UCSB | University Of California At Santa Barbara |
| NLTE | Non Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium |
| ELP | Equipment Loan Program |
| VHF | Very High Frequency |
| APACM | Atmospheric Physical And Chemical Monitor |