| Acronym | Meaning |
| LIS | Library And Information Systems |
| ADI | Air Defense Initiative |
| IPOMS | International Polar-Orbiting Meteorological Satellite Group |
| BRMS | Basin Rainfall Monitoring System |
| CCB | Change Control Board |
| OPP | Office Of Polar Programs |
| BATCH MCIDAS | Routine That Runs Sequences Of McIDAS Commands From A Script |
| DSB | Direct Soundings Broadcast |
| CAPS | Cassini Plasma Spectrometer |
| PEACE | DOD Atoll-drilling Program For Coral Core Sample |