| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASP | Advanced Stokes Polarimeter |
| FUA | Fuel Use Act |
| GEM | Geospace Environment Modeling Program |
| CDE | Common Desktop Environment |
| BMFT | Bundesminsterium Fur Forschung Und Technologie |
| MKSA | Absolute MKS |
| HESS | Health |
| MTTR | Mean Time To Repair |
| CALS | Computer-aided Acquisition And Logistics Support |
| GLGS | GOES Local Groundstation System |