| Acronym | Meaning |
| BOD | Beneficial Occupancy Date |
| LIDAR | Light Detection And Ranging Instrument |
| VIMHEX | Venezuela International Meteorological And Hydrological Experiments |
| AGR | Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor |
| HRSR | High Resolution Scanning Radiometer |
| MIT | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology |
| I2L | Integrated Injection Logic |
| ALT | Altimeter |
| UCAR | Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft |
| OSA | Optical Society Of America |