| Acronym | Meaning |
| BIOME | Biological Imaging And Observational Mission To Earth |
| UNIX | A Computer Operating System Developed By AT&T And Modified Extensively By The University Of California At Berkeley |
| ALS | Advanced Light Source |
| ECS | EOSDIS Core System |
| HDLC | High Level Data Link Control |
| TIBEX | Tidewater Bermuda Experiment |
| IIPS | Interactive Information And Processing Systems [for Meteorology |
| NILU | Norwegian Institute For Air Research |
| FOC | Full Operational Capability |
| STIWG | Satellite Telemtry Interagency Working Group |