| Acronym | Meaning |
| CD-ROM | Compact Disk-read Only Memory |
| SUNRISE | Radiative Input From The Sun To The Earth Program |
| GA | Billion Years Unit |
| VHRR | Very High Resolution Radiometer |
| ACM | Advanced Cruise Missile |
| D-B | Davis-Bacon Act |
| BPSG | Budget Planning And Systems Group |
| EMO | Emergency Management Office |
| S&R | Search And Rescue |
| SPACE | Satellite Precipitaion And Cloud Experiment |