| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASAP | Ariane Structure For Auxiliary Payloads |
| BOMAP | BOMEX Analysis Program |
| CAPE | Convection And Precipitation/Electrification Experiment |
| EG&G | Inc. |
| DB | Division Burden |
| ISNAR | International Service For National Agricultural Research |
| CACM | Communications Of The ACM |
| IRJE | Internet Remote Job Entry |
| IUGS | International Union Of Geological Sciences |
| IMU | Inertial Measurement Unit |