| Acronym | Meaning |
| MIESR | Matrix Isolation/Electron Spin Resonance |
| ERTAQ | ERT Air Quality |
| RAND OR RAND | Research And Development |
| MPP | Massively Parallel Processor |
| DODCI | Department Of Defense Computer Institute |
| ITU | International Telecommunications Union |
| GAGE | Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment |
| AGS | Alternating-gradient Synchrotron |
| CCM5 | Community Climate Model 5 |
| EODC | Earth Observation Data Centre |