| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASLB | Atomic Safety Licensing Board |
| VBNS | Very High Performance Backbone Network Service |
| POISE-98 | POlarimetric Instrument For Solar Eclipse-98 |
| LBA/TRMM | Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment In Amazonia/Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission |
| ISTP | International Solar Terrestrial Program |
| ARPA | Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| LCD | Liquid Crystal Display |
| MCC | Mesoscale Convective Complex |
| IRE | Institute Of Radio Engineers |
| INS | Inertial Navigation System |