| Acronym | Meaning |
| POLEX | Polar Experiment |
| GRA | Graduate Research Assistant |
| TCP/IP | Transmission Control Program/Internet Protocol |
| ASIS | American Society For Industrial Security |
| ACR | Air Conditioner |
| FX | FSL's X-window Workstation |
| GEOSAT | Geodesy Satellite |
| DA | Drift Angle |
| NCMC | Non-Classical Mesoscale Circulations |
| ABRES | Advanced Ballistic Re-entry System |