| Acronym | Meaning |
| SDHS | Satellite Data Handling System |
| ARS | American Rocket Society |
| PHIGS | Portable Hierarchical Image And Graphic Standard |
| AIRS | Atmospheric Infrared Sounder |
| UMF | User Master File |
| ACS | American Chemical Society |
| ATSR | Argonne Thermal Source Reactor |
| KDP | Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphate |
| NRLSI | National Reference Library Of Science And Invention |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |