| Acronym | Meaning |
| SAGE | Stratospheric Aerosol And Gas Experiment |
| NET | Noise-equivalent Temperature |
| WORMTOMS | WORM To Mass Storage System |
| FAO | Food And Agriculture Organization |
| IUCR | International Union Of Crystallography |
| WBRT | Weather Bureau Radio Thoedolite |
| DAR | Data Acquisition Request |
| LCM | Large Core Memory |
| NEXUS | Next Upper Air Sounder (system) |
| ARES | Advanced Reentry System |