| Acronym | Meaning |
| APCA | Air Pollution Control Association |
| RAPS | Real-Time Analysis And Prediction Of Storms |
| MBY | Megabyte |
| ROSE-AIR | Rural Ozone In Southern Environment-Aircraft |
| SOI/MDI | Solar Oscillations Imager/Michelson Doppler Imager |
| BPI | Bits Per Inch |
| MVS/XA | Multiple Virtual Systems/Extended Architecture |
| IPT | Integrated Product Teams |
| WINDEX | Winter Doppler Experiment |
| USJGOFS | United States Joint Global Ocean Flux Study |