| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCARAB | Scanner For Radiation Budget |
| AOC | Area Of Contamination |
| ESA | Engineering Support Activity |
| SVHS | Super Video-home System |
| NSRDS | National Standard Reference Data System |
| AFOSR | Air Force Office Of Scientific Research |
| STORM | Stormscale Operational And Research Meteorology |
| BAM | Berkeley Abstract Machine |
| DAC | Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
| SPIE | Society Of Photo-optical Engineers |