| Acronym | Meaning |
| VIS-UV | Visible/ultraviolet Spectrometer |
| UVSP | Ultra-violet Spectrometer/polarimeter |
| CDIS | Command And Data Interface Simulator Unit |
| IPMMI | International Photolysis Measurements And Modeling Intercomparison |
| HRV | High-resolution Visible |
| BER | Biological And Environmental Research |
| ADEOS | Advanced Earth Observing Satelite |
| DSM | Demonstration Support Model |
| GOCO | Government Owned |
| EMU | Electromotive Unit |