| Acronym | Meaning |
| VISTA | Visual Terrain Analyzer |
| FSDR | Final System Design Review |
| NACCAM | National Coordinating Committee On Aviation Meteorology |
| WORMTOMS | WORM To Mass Storage System |
| FLP | Relocating Floating Point Interpreter |
| SPAWAR | Space And Naval Warfare Systems Command |
| NOMSS | National Operational Meteorological Satellite System |
| IFYGL | International Field Year For The Great Lakes |
| PACEM | Physics And Chemistry Of Earth Materials |
| AEERL | Air And Energy Engineering Research Laboratory |