| Acronym | Meaning |
| IPS | Inches Per Second |
| GOES | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite |
| DSI (+/OR MOD) | Ministry Of Defense |
| SESS | Space Environment Support System |
| AFESC | Air Force Engineering & Sciences Center |
| MP | Melting Point |
| MIMD | Multiple Instruction Multiple Data |
| AREA | File Format Used For Graphic Images By The McIDAS Application |
| GAL | Galileo |
| MRI | Minority Research Initiation |