| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACS | Auxiliary Cooling System |
| APEX | APLE Prototype Experiment |
| MEGAN | Model Of The Exchange Of Gases Between The Atmosphere And Nature |
| NFS | Network File System |
| TIROS | Thermal Infrared Observational Satellite |
| ASI | Advanced Simulation Initiative |
| (C4) | Center For Clouds |
| MIMD | Multiple Instruction Multiple Data |
| FWPCA | Federal Water Pollution Control Act |
| EUCLID | European Cooperation For The Long Term In Defense |