| Acronym | Meaning |
| ISCAT | Investigation Of Sulfur Chemistry In Antarctic Troposphere |
| ADC | Affiliated Data Center |
| ISY | International Space Year |
| FGCMS | Fast GC / MS = Fast Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry |
| M3 | M Cubed |
| FLP | Relocating Floating Point Interpreter |
| FDDA | Fiber Distributed Data Interface |
| ERB | Earth Radiation Budget |
| MECCA | Mesoscale Experiment Center For Control And Analysis |
| ERDA | Energy Research And Development Administration |