| Acronym | Meaning |
| BAFO | Best And Final Offer |
| CEA | Commissariat A |
| AICHE | American Institute Of Chemical Engineers |
| SST | Supersonic Transport |
| MWP | MicroWave Profiler |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| SIR | Spaceborne Imaging Radar |
| HEAO | High Energy Astronomy Observatory |
| NAIC | National Astronomy And Ionosphere Center |
| FOF | Field Observing Faciltilty |