| Acronym | Meaning |
| STL | Space Technology Laboratory |
| ATSDR | Agency For Toxic Substances And Disease Registry |
| DEA | Drug Enforcement Administration |
| SMOW | Standard Mean Ocean Water |
| ESCAP | Economic Social Commission For Asia And The Pacific |
| GOS | Geomagnetic Observing System |
| MODE | MODE In Cospar Papers |
| GAC | Global Atmospheric Chemistry |
| WORM | Write Once |
| WGS84 | World Geodetic Survey 1984 |