| Acronym | Meaning |
| MIP | Millions Of Instructions Per Second |
| METEOR | Multiple Experiment Transporter Into Earth Orbit And Return |
| CAD | Control Alternate Delete (PC Keyboard Reset Sequence) |
| LEARN | Laboratory Experience In Atmospheric Research |
| PSOS | Profiler Surface Observing System |
| ARM-CART | Atmospheric Radiation Measurement-Clouds And Radiation Testband |
| DC | Dublin Core--metadata |
| FSTC | Foreign Science & Technology Center |
| EINET | Enterprise Integration Network |
| SAVE | South Atlantic Ventilation Experiment |