| Acronym | Meaning |
| LSST | Large Synoptic Survey Telescope |
| HP | IB -Hewlett-Packard Instrument/Interface Bus (first Implementation Of GP-IB |
| NOPA | National Office Products Alliance - National Office Products Association |
| MCDL | Model Composition Definition Language |
| ASG | Area Support Group |
| UESAC | Uppsala-ESO Survey Of Asteroids And Comets |
| MIRA | MILAN Infra-Red Acquisition (thermal Sight) |
| BMEWS | Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (bee-mews) |
| SPOD | Sea Port Of Debarkation |
| SIMP | Strongly Interacting Massive Particle |