| Acronym | Meaning |
| TOGA | Tropical Ocean And Global Atmosphere Program(me) |
| WLCE | White Light Coronagraph Experiments |
| ARC | Applied Research Corporation |
| BUFR | Binary Universal Form For The Representation Of Meteorological Data |
| EPAC | External Program Advisory Committee |
| IV&V | Independent Verification And Validation |
| MTA | Message Transfer Agent |
| VISSR | Visible And Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer |
| RECOURSE | Revision Control Unifying Related Environments |
| JVNTSC | John Volpe National Transportation Systems Center |