| Acronym | Meaning |
| CAFE | Corporate Average Fuel Economy |
| ATSR | Along Track Scanning Radiometer |
| POLEX | Polar Experiment |
| IBM PC | Generic Term For IBM Personal Computers |
| PASJ | Publications Of The Astronomical Society Of Japan |
| OSD | Office Of Systems Development |
| ASCE | American Society Of Civil Engineers |
| JSC | Joint Scientific Committee |
| NCHPC | National Consortium For High Performance Computing |
| GMSA | Global Multivariate Statistical Analysis |