| Acronym | Meaning |
| NPSNET | NASCOM Packet Switched Subnetwork |
| MEP | Minority Engineering Program |
| SUB-MM | Submillimeter Spectrometer |
| STRATEX | Stratocumulus Experiment |
| AFP | Approved Financial/funding Plan |
| HEAO | High Energy Astronomy Observatory |
| F&A | Finance And Administration |
| AL/MRD | AL Management Review Division |
| LEWEX | Labrador Extreme Waves Experiment |
| AST | AVCO Systems Textron |