| Acronym | Meaning |
| FRC | Federal Radiation Council |
| CCR | Configuration Change Request |
| O AND A | Orbit And Altitude |
| AMAX | American Metals Climax |
| OTA | Office Of Technology Assessment |
| SLIP | Serial Line Internet Protocol |
| VAS | VISSR Atmospheric Sounder |
| UNCOQ | Unaccompanied NonCommissioned Officers' Quarters |
| AOML | Atlantic Ocean Meteorological Laboratory |
| TBM | Terabit Memory System |