| Acronym | Meaning |
| USTAR | UCAR Scientist's Technical Areas Of Research |
| GAP | GATE Advisory Panel |
| DEST | Directed Energy Science & Technology |
| M&O | Maintenance And Operations |
| NSI | NASA Science Internet |
| MICROSOFT WINDOWS | N/A |
| ADS | Aircraft Data Systems |
| NIDS | NEXRAD Information And Data System |
| ITU | International Telecommunications Union |
| INSAT | Indian National Satellite System |