| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESIS | ESA Space Information Systems |
| FOB | Free On Board |
| DBX | Debugger For UNIX |
| H | Henry |
| PEPPI | Photometric Eclipse Polar Plume Imager |
| AIRES | Artificial Intelligence Research In Environmental Science |
| DAR | Data Acquisition Request |
| ESSC | Environmental Science Services Administration |
| C++ | An Object-oriented Programming Language Based On C |
| OSTIV | Organization Scientifique Et Technique Internationale Du Vol A Voile (conferences) |