| Acronym | Meaning |
| FOV | Field Of View |
| TB | Terabytes |
| AFWL | Air Force Weapons Laboratory |
| DBA | Data Base Administrator |
| WPL | Wave Propagation Laboratory |
| TCS | Thermal Control System |
| ELVD | Every Launch Vehicle Directorate |
| IASPEI | International Association Of Seismology And Physics Of The Earth's Interior |
| PCMDI | Program For Climate Model Diagnosis And Intercomparison |
| IFREMER | Institut Francais Re'checche Pour L'Exploitation De La Mer |