| Acronym | Meaning |
| ECP | Engineering Change Proposal |
| STARE | Southern Tropical Atlantic Regional Experiment |
| OEA | Office Of External Affairs |
| GEWEX | Global Energy And Water Cycle Experiment |
| MECCA | Model Evaluation Consortium For Climate Assessment |
| CCTF | Cylindrical Core Test Facility |
| VM/CMS | Virtual Machine/Conversational Monitor System |
| AAS | American Astronomical Society |
| ARL | Air Resources Laboratory |
| NTN | National Telecommunications Network |