| Acronym | Meaning |
| CALCRUST | Consortium For Study Of The California Crust |
| PERL | Practical Extraction And Report Language |
| FERMILAB | FERMI National Acceleration Laboratory |
| BAI | Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions Project |
| LTE | Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium |
| BGS | Biogeosciences Initiative |
| RGP | Reactive Gases And Particles Project |
| SSB | Single Sideband |
| MD | Master Directory |
| AM | Audio Modulation |