| Acronym | Meaning |
| APT | Alliance For Photonic Technology |
| DOE/RF | DOE Rocky Flats Operations Office |
| BRL | Ballistics Research Laboratory |
| PIBALS | Pilot Balloons |
| IT | Information Technology |
| HF | High Frequency |
| ARPS | Advanced Regional Prediction System |
| JASIN | Joint Air-Sea Interaction Experiment |
| OSD | Office Of Systems Development |
| FUA | Fuel Use Act |