| Acronym | Meaning |
| CDCL | Contract Document Control List |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovative Research |
| AC | Adirondac Conference |
| FLMPA | Federal Land Management Policy Act |
| ARWG | Atmospheric Radiation Working Group |
| P/L-EX | Payload Executive |
| GPX | A Suffix Which Designates Graphics Capabilities On The DEC MicroVax System (typically Seen As DEC VAXstation/GPX.) |
| WEFAX | Weather Facsimile |
| RDAS | Reflectivity Data Acquisition System |
| TOSS | Tiros Operational Satellite System |