| Acronym | Meaning |
| MIZEX | Marginal Ice Zone Experiment |
| GREM | Geopotential Research Explorer Mission |
| BIBEX | Biomass Burning Experiment |
| TCZ | Tropical Convergence Zone |
| VHS | Video-Home System |
| IWGMFS | International Working Group On Magnetic Field Satellites |
| MTL | Message Transfer Layer |
| ESAD | Earth Science And Applications Division |
| VLSI | Very Large Scale Interface |
| AO | Air Overseas |