| Acronym | Meaning |
| ALMS | Atomic Line Molecular Spectroscopy |
| BSU | Beam Steering Unit |
| CASP | Canadian Atlantic Storms Project (or Program) |
| FP | Fixed Price Contract |
| TCP | Transport Control Protocol |
| WG/MDM | Working Group For Meteorological Data Management |
| GSN | Global Seismic Network |
| GEISA | Management And Study Of Atmospheric Spectroscopic Information |
| SUNY | The State University Of New York |
| SVHS | Super Video-home System |