| Acronym | Meaning |
| NICE | Neutral Interstellar Composition Experiment |
| ICR | Information Collection Rule |
| VERI | Visual-empirical Region Of Influence |
| CTCMS | Center For Theoretical And Computational Materials Science |
| NFAIS | National Federation Of Abstracting And Information Services |
| SAT | Sulfuric Acid Trihydrate (polar Stratosphere Cloud Aerosol) |
| ARDS | Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
| QFT | Quantum Field Theory |
| IST | Internal Standardization Technique |
| CTB | Computer Technology Branch |