| Acronym | Meaning |
| FRG | Federal Republic Of Germany |
| HL | Half Life |
| BPA | Bonneville Power Administration |
| HIRS | High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder |
| QSO | Quasi-stellar Object |
| OCME | Oceanographic Community Modeling Effort |
| ATR | Alliance For Transportation Research |
| CCSF | Colorado Computational Science Fair |
| TRMM | Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission |
| ACB | Air-operated Circuit Breaker |