| Acronym | Meaning |
| APHA | American Public Health Association |
| DPS | Data Production Services |
| QSO | Quasi-stellar Object |
| RH | Relative Humidity |
| ATST | Advanced Technology Solar Telescope |
| VTVM | Vacuum Tube Voltmeter |
| DASA | Defense Atomic Support Agency |
| URIP | University Research Initiative Program |
| GSP | Geophysical Statistics Project |
| MAPR | Multi-angle Profiling Radar |