| Acronym | Meaning |
| MODS | Mission Operations And Data Systems |
| PACDEX | PACific Dust EXperiment |
| RTH | Regional Telecommunications Hubs |
| NSSL | National Severe Storms Laboratory |
| NPOESS | National Polar Orbiter Environmental Satellite System |
| HALOE | Halogen Occultation Experiment |
| PSID | Pounds Per Square Inch Differential |
| SSM/R | Special Sensor Microwave Radiometer |
| DTSA | Defense Technology Security Administration |
| HTML | Hypertext Mark-up Language |