| Acronym | Meaning |
| RTH | Regional Telecommunications Hubs |
| WORM | Write Once |
| ARES | Advanced Reentry System |
| GFY | Government Fiscal Year |
| IMPROVE II | Improvement Of Cloud & Precipitation Physics In Mesoscale Models ? 2nd Generation |
| EOCAP | Earth Observations Commercialization Applications Program |
| DASD | Direct Access Storage Device |
| GST | GPS Science And Technology Program |
| AMIR | Advanced Microwave Imaging Radiometer |
| LLNL | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory(ies) |