| Acronym | Meaning |
| OAR | Office Of Atmospheric Research |
| MBT | Miscellaneous Budget Transactions |
| I2L | Integrated Injection Logic |
| GLGS | GOES Local Groundstation System |
| IR | Infrared |
| DCE | Distributed Computing Environment |
| IAG | Instrumentation Advisory Group |
| ABC | Advanced Ball Concept |
| ASEP | Accident Sequence Evaluation Program |
| CALTECH | California Institute Of Technology |