| Acronym | Meaning |
| MIT | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology |
| AFWL | Air Force Weapons Laboratory |
| VF | Voice Frequency |
| CDR | Critical Design Review |
| NOSC | Naval Ocean Systems Center |
| SGML | Standard Generalized Markup Language |
| CCRI | Climate Change Research Initiative |
| ETS | Emergency Transponder System |
| QBO | Quasi-Biennial Oscillation |
| DECAFE | Dynamique Et Chimie De L'Atmosphere En Foret Equitoriale |