| Acronym | Meaning |
| JICA | Japan International Development Agency |
| ARGUS | ARGonne Unified Safeguards |
| GAP | GATE Advisory Panel |
| OIRTD | Office Of Industrial Relations And Technology Development |
| ADVISAR | All Digital Video Imaging System For Atmospheric Research |
| SAM | Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement |
| FAC | Friday Afternoon Club |
| ERDIP | Experimental R & D Incentives Program |
| MPOA | Multi-Protocol Over ATM |
| CDS | Coronal Doppler Spectrometer |