| Acronym | Meaning |
| LANL | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| RUC | Rapid Update Cycle |
| HSCT | High Speed Civil Transport |
| MTF | Mississippi Test Facility |
| DCA | Data Collection Assignment |
| NOC | Network Operations Center |
| ADTF | At Depth Test Facility |
| GLOBEC | Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics |
| FORTELL | Not An Acronym |
| GEOS | Geostationary Earth-Orbiting Satellite |