| Acronym | Meaning |
| ATDRSS | Advanced TDRSS |
| BBS | Bulletin Board System |
| HRTS | High-resolution Telescope Spectrograph |
| NOZE | National Ozone Expedition |
| NSTP | National Solar Terrestrial Program |
| GRASP | Graphic Animation System For Professionals |
| EDRS | European Data Relay Satellite |
| AWIPS | Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System |
| MODE | MODE In Cospar Papers |
| ESPIRIT | European Strategic Programme For R&D In Information Technology |