| Acronym | Meaning |
| MAN | Metropolitan Area Network |
| LOHSS | Local Hardware And Software Systems |
| LOWL | Low Degree Oscillations Experiment |
| AAM | Air-to-air Missile |
| GAIM | Global Analysis |
| ESSC | Earth System Science Committee |
| ISSE | Institute For The Study Of Society And The Environment |
| STIWG | Satellite Telemtry Interagency Working Group |
| ESF | European Science Foundation |
| SEDI | Structure Of The Earth's Deep Interior |