| Acronym | Meaning |
| TIME | Thermosphere-ionosphere-mesosphere-electrodynamics |
| GOES | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite |
| ADP | Automatic Data Processing |
| LDS | Linear Depolarization Ratio |
| BFPQ | Block Floating Point Quantizer |
| LNB | N/A |
| FSDR | Final System Design Review |
| LAS | Laboratory Of Atmospheric Science |
| ESSCO | Environmental Science & Services Corporation |
| O AND M | Operations And Maintenance |