| Acronym | Meaning |
| SEC | Securities & Exchange Commission |
| ART | Aqueous Recycle Technologies |
| WIMPS | Weakly Interacting Massive Particles |
| VHS | Video-Home System |
| RPG | Radar Products Generator |
| CASP | Canadian Atlantic Storms Project (or Program) |
| MB | Millibar |
| ZDR | Differential Reflectivity |
| AX | Auxiliary Systems |
| ERS | Earth Remote-Sensing Satellite |