| Acronym | Meaning |
| RAMS | Random Access Measurement System |
| OAS | Organization Of American States |
| MATEX | Massive Air Tracer Experiment |
| SWCP | South West Cooperative Program |
| NWS | Naval Weather Service |
| PCAS | Passive Cavity Aerosol Spectrometer |
| ABS | Automatic Backup Shutdown |
| NEPH | Nephelometer |
| DXF | Data Exchange Format |
| OO | Object Oriented |