| Acronym | Meaning |
| SICIMS | Selected Iron Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry (or Spectrometer |
| EMF | Electromagnetic Field/force |
| EPI | Electronic Position Indicator |
| PIRAC | PC-based Integrated Radar Acquisition Card |
| ALSI | Aluminum Silicon Alloy |
| MWO | Mt. Washington Observatory |
| ELF | Extremely Low Frequency |
| POC | Project Operations Center |
| CAM | Computer-aided Manufacturing |
| CCN | Computer-to-computer Network |