| Acronym | Meaning |
| I/ O | Input/output |
| MCR | Multichannel Cloud Radiometer |
| ACN AWIPS | Communication Network |
| SESAME | Severe Environmental Storms And Mesoscale Experiment |
| QPF | Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting |
| SISEX | Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment |
| VTPR | Vertical Temperature Profile Radiometer |
| NSI | NASA Science Internet |
| FET | Field-effect Transistor |
| ACOS | Advanced Coronal Observing System |