| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACM | Association For Computing Machinery |
| MAMS | Multispectral Atmospheric Mapping Sensor |
| NARE | North Atlantic Regional Experiment |
| GNSS | Ground Network Scheduling System |
| RIDGE | Ridge Interdisciplinary Global Experiment |
| UNOLS | University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System |
| KISS | Kanton Island Sounding System |
| ENDEX | Environmental Data Index |
| VLBI | Very Long Baseline Interferometry |
| DNA | Defense Nuclear Agency |