| Acronym | Meaning |
| OAR | Office Of Aerospace Research |
| DECMAIL | An Electronic Mail Facility Provided By DEC |
| ESSL | Earth & Sun Systems Laboratory (formerly ATD) |
| LAMP | Laboratoire Associe De Meteorologie Physique |
| GPRA | Government Performance And Results Act |
| MP | MASnet Code For The Xerox 4050 Laser Printers |
| ATHENA | Advanced Thermal-Hydraulic Energy Network Analyzer |
| STSP | Solar Terrestrial Science Programme |
| SQ | Solar Quiet |
| ACDF | Advanced Chemical Diagnostics Facility |