| Acronym | Meaning |
| API | Axial Power Indicator |
| CCR | Commitment |
| ALCM | Air-launched Cruise Missile |
| ALBM | Air-launched Ballistic Missile |
| ERS-II | European Research Satellite |
| SSB | Single Sideband |
| IDNDR | International Decade For Natural Disaster Reduction |
| NOAO | National Optical Astronomy Observatories |
| DDN | Data Defense Network |
| ZWA | Zonal Wind Anomaly |