| Acronym | Meaning |
| NASCO | NAS Committee On Oceanography |
| BD | Blowdown |
| FIRE | First ISCCP Radiation Experiment |
| INTERNET | The Collection Of All Interconnected Computer Networks Around The Globe That Use The TCP/IP Protocol |
| ALBM | Air-launched Ballistic Missile |
| MLI | Multiple Layer Insulation |
| APLE | Average Power Laser Experiment |
| CAOS | Center For Atmosphere/Ocean Studies |
| AIDA | Archive 1 Data Analyzer |
| OSL | Orbiting Solar Laboratory |