| Acronym | Meaning |
| MAMOS | Marine Automatic Meteorological Observing Station |
| MERIT | MERIT |
| SUDOOS | Sun/UNIX DICOMED Online Operating System |
| LCD | Liquid Crystal Display |
| DC | Direct Current |
| DCX | Delta Clipper Experimental |
| ADSCEPTS | Advanced Self-contained Chemical Energy Propulsion |
| MAR | Modernization And Associated Restructing |
| TIAA | Teachers Insurance And Annuity Association |
| LBN | Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory |