| Acronym | Meaning |
| DAI | Data Assimilation Initiative |
| DEST | Directed Energy Science & Technology |
| FDCA | Federal Drug And Cosmetics Act |
| CCD | Charge-Couple Device |
| RDT&E | Research, Development, Test And Evaluation |
| CAPPPI | Citizen Ambassador Program Of People To People International |
| FLOP | Floating Point Operations |
| GTC | Gigatons Of Carbon |
| OSTP | Office Of Science And Technology Policy |
| ABLE | Amazon Boundary Layer Experiment |