| Acronym | Meaning |
| EO | Ethylene Oxide |
| PACX | Private Automatic Computer Exchange |
| IDL | Interface Definition Language |
| IWGDMGC | Interagency Working Group On Data Management For Global Change |
| SPOT | Systeme Pour L'Observation De La Terre (France) |
| EPIC | Environmental Photographic Interpretation Center |
| ADCLS | Advanced Data Collection And Location System |
| MTTR | Mean Time To Repair |
| BSD UNIX | Berkeley Software Distribution UNIX |
| ISCCP | International Satellite Cloud Climatology Program |