| Acronym | Meaning |
| APL | Applied Physics Laboratory |
| AIM | Advanced Industrial Materials |
| AMBIENS | Atmospheric Mass Balance Of Industrially Emitted & Natural Sulfur |
| EOP | Equal Employment Opportunity |
| JAROS | Japan Resources Observation System Organization |
| GPRA | Government Performance And Results Act |
| SISEX | Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment |
| MEF | Master E-mail Facility |
| CCCO | Committee For Climatic Change And The Ocean |
| HERS | Human Ecology Research Service |