| Acronym | Meaning |
| PROWL | Protein Information Retrieval Online World Wide Web Lab |
| AAM | Automated Auger Microprobe |
| NOAA | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
| CLAMP | Center For Laser Aided Materials Processing |
| DIRBE | Diffuse IR Background Experiment |
| CTM | Conditional Test Method |
| SUP-CI | Superdirect CI |
| TCXO | Temperature-compensated Crystal Oscillator |
| GFCR | Gas Filter Correlation Radiometry |
| CASI | Compact Airborne Spectrographic Imager |