| Acronym | Meaning |
| DLESE | Digital Library For Earth System Education |
| DECMAIL | An Electronic Mail Facility Provided By DEC |
| ARGOS | French Satellite-borne Data Relay And Platform Location System |
| AP | Amparo |
| RAM | Rad Academica De Mexico |
| ADV | Atmospheric Dump Valve |
| WSR-88D | Weather Surveillance Radar ? 1988 |
| ITO | Independent Test Organization |
| EXABYTE | Boulder-based Computer Company |
| JERS-1 | Japanese Earth Resources Sensing Satellite 1 |