| Acronym | Meaning |
| PERL | Practical Extraction And Report Language |
| CARB | California Air Resources Board |
| NLTE | Non Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium |
| EM | Electromagnetic Conductivity |
| MSOCC | Multisatellite Operations Control Center |
| BOREAS | Boreal Ecosystem Atmosphere Study |
| OCI | Ocean Color Imager |
| MERT | Medical Emergency Response Team |
| NICI | Negative Ion Chemical Ionization |
| MAN | Metropolitan Area Network |