| Acronym | Meaning |
| NODC | National Oceanographic Data Center |
| RAMS | Regional Atmospheric Modeling System |
| BSDI | Berkeley Software Design |
| SLAP | Shuttle Laser Altimeter Prototype |
| GFLOPS | Gigaflops |
| APT | Accelerator Production Of Tritium |
| IMAGES | Intermediate Model Of Global Evaluation Of Species |
| ND | Near-dedicated |
| BDU | Bus Data Unit |
| MSOCC | Multisatellite Operations Control Center |