| Acronym | Meaning |
| DBX | Debugger For UNIX |
| SDS | Scientific Data Systems |
| NWSTC | National Weather Service Telecommunications |
| POES | Polar Operational Environmental Satellite |
| NMFS | National Marine Fisheries Service |
| DEBITS | Deposition Of Biogeochemical Important Trace Species |
| NASDA | National Space Development Agency |
| LANTEX | Lantau Experiment |
| WORM | Write Once |
| PRECP | Processing Of Emissions By Clouds And Precipitation |