| Acronym | Meaning |
| NAOS | North American Observing System |
| RTH | Regional Telecommunications Hubs |
| AREA | File Format Used For Graphic Images By The McIDAS Application |
| MIP | Millions Of Instructions Per Second |
| ELVD | Every Launch Vehicle Directorate |
| WVIOP | Water Vapor Intensive Observing Period |
| ESSL | Earth & Sun Systems Laboratory (formerly ATD) |
| SPEC | Scientific Programs Evaluation Committee |
| NOAO | National Optical Astronomy Observatories |
| AWC | Association Of Women In Computing |