| Acronym | Meaning |
| TIROS | Thermal Infrared Observational Satellite |
| CDC | Climate Data Center |
| CATI | Colorado Advanced Technology Institute |
| AFT | Antifreeze Protein |
| NIP | National And International Program |
| AIS | Administrative Information Systems |
| FM | Frequency Modulation |
| PDE | Partial Differential Equation |
| OBP | Onboard Processor |
| SPPS | System Plot Package Simulator |