| Acronym | Meaning |
| DIMES | DIstributed MEtadata System |
| ALPA | Airline Pilots Association |
| CCR | Configuration Change Request |
| FP | Plasma Frequency |
| STAC | Scientific And Technological Activities Commission |
| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| GISMOS | Global Incoherent Scatter Measurements Of Substorms |
| INQUA | International Quaternary Research Association Or International Association On Quaternary Research |
| R/T | Receiver/Transmitter |
| ASHRAE | American Society Of Heating |