| Acronym | Meaning |
| AMSOC | American Miscellaneous Society |
| NET | Noise-equivalent Temperature |
| EPL | Electron Prototype Lab |
| CAENEX | Complex Atmospheric Energetics Experiment |
| MGA | Meteorological And Geoastrophysical Abstracts |
| AWC | Association Of Women In Computing |
| AFEL | Advanced Free-electron Laser |
| MCA | Manufacturing Chemists Association |
| MNRAS | Monthly Notes Of The Royal Astronomical Society |
| CDDF | Central Data Distribution Facility |