| Acronym | Meaning |
| TRMM | Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission |
| GPC | General Purpose Computer |
| EDOMP | EDO Medical Project |
| DOE | Department Of The Environment |
| SPH | Smoothed-Particle Hydrodynamics |
| ERS | Earth Resources Satellite |
| ATSR | Along Track Scanning Radiometer |
| SNR | Signal To Noise Ratio / SuperNova Remnant |
| DFRF | Dryden Flight Research Facility |
| MTFF | Columbus Man-Tended Free-Flyer |