| Acronym | Meaning |
| BBC | British Broadcasting Corporation |
| ND | Near-dedicated |
| KBPS | Kilobits (103) Per Second |
| LDAD | Local Data Acquisition And Dissemination |
| AMTEX | Air Mass Transformation Experiment |
| VIS-UV | Visible/ultraviolet Spectrometer |
| IOC | Inception Of Contract |
| INTERFACE | A Common Boundary Between Software Systems Or Pieces Of Equipment |
| DOE/HQ-EH | DOE Headquarters |
| UWIS | University Of Wisconsin At Green Bay |