| Acronym | Meaning |
| NPRM | Notice For Proposed Rule Making |
| NOAASIS | NOAA Satellite Information System |
| JCS | Joint Chiefs Of Staff |
| AFD | Acid Fractionator Distillate |
| STT | Small Tactical Terminal |
| CAPPPI | Citizen Ambassador Program Of People To People International |
| ROCEW | Role Of Clouds |
| LSM | Local System Management |
| NIMBUS | Networked Information Management Client-Based User Service |
| ITR | Institute Technical Reports |