| Acronym | Meaning |
| MASP | Multi-angle Aerosol Spectrometer Probe |
| IGW | Internal Gravity Waves |
| PDS | Platform Data System |
| N-ROSS | Naval Research Oceanographic Satellite System |
| DIPS DMS IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM | N/A |
| GRIB | Grid In Binary |
| ECP | Engineering Change Proposal |
| AAAS | American Association For The Advancement Of Science |
| LRU | Line Replaceable Unit |
| ABS | Automatic Backup Shutdown |