| Acronym | Meaning |
| GISMOS | Global Incoherent Scatter Measurements Of Substorms |
| SOHO | Solar And Heliosphysical Observatory |
| CCR | Configuration Change Request |
| METAR | Meteorological Aviation Reports |
| GBYTE | Gigabyte (109) |
| IFD | Indirect Flare Detector |
| VAS | VISSR Atmospheric Sounder |
| NLDS | National Lightning Detection System |
| ABAQUS | Finite-element Computer Code |
| ABV | Auxiliary Building Ventilation |