| Acronym | Meaning |
| ABC | Accelerator-based Conversion |
| DMSP SPO | DMSP System Program Office |
| FAN | File Array Notation |
| AOP | Abnormal Operating Procedure |
| ELVIS | Export Licensing Voice Information System |
| EOB | Executive Office Building |
| APS | American Physical Society |
| NOMP | Navy Ocean Modeling And Prediction Program |
| NCDC | National Climatic Data Center |
| KSC | Kennedy Space Center |