| Acronym | Meaning |
| AICHE | American Institute Of Chemical Engineers |
| ELDOME | Electra Radome |
| NAE | National Aeronautical Establishment |
| USJGOFS | United States Joint Global Ocean Flux Study |
| PACX | Private Automatic Computer Exchange |
| ALP | Assemble Language Preprocessor |
| GVHRR | Geostationary VHRR |
| CAL | Computer-aided Learning |
| MAPR | Multi-angle Profiling Radar |
| ECMOP | Experimental Center For Mesoscale Ocean Predictions |