| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACE | American Council On Education |
| QBO | Quasi-Biennial Oscillation |
| MASDIS | Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System |
| JIC | Joint Implementation Committee |
| ISOC | Integrated Science Operations Center |
| ACDA | Arms Control And Disarmament Agency |
| OSR | Office Of Scientific Research |
| IEEE | Institute Of Electrical And Electronic Engineers |
| STRATCOM | Stratospheric Composition Experiment |
| CAI | Computer-aided Instruction |