| Acronym | Meaning |
| DMSP | Defense Meteorological Satellite Program |
| SDF | Shared Data Facility |
| PIRAC | PC-based Integrated Radar Acquisition Card |
| AC | Adirondac Conference |
| MPD | Magnetospheric Particles Detectors |
| EO | Ethylene Oxide |
| MPOA | Multi-Protocol Over ATM |
| MRS | Mesoscale Research Section |
| DPMI | DOS Protected Mode Interface |
| S/TM | Stratospheric/tropospheric Measurements |