| Acronym | Meaning |
| SLAP | Shuttle Laser Altimeter Prototype |
| MKS | Meter-kilogram-second System Of Measurement |
| BSD UNIX | Berkeley Software Distribution UNIX |
| ABLE-2B | Arctic/Atlantic/Atmospheric Boundary Layer Experiment |
| EASDS | Earth Science And Applications Data System |
| ACO/UK | ACO/United Kingdom |
| SAC-C | Argentina's Scientific Applications Satellite |
| MIMD | Multiple Instruction Multiple Data |
| DNO | Do Not Operate |
| OC | Operational Capability |