| Acronym | Meaning |
| ALC | Airlift Circulator |
| QCMS | Quality Control Monitoring System |
| GISMOS | Global Incoherent Scatter Measurements Of Substorms |
| AIM | Adaptive Injection Molding |
| AER | AWIPS Forecast Preparation System |
| CCMS | CCM0B |
| VLSI | Very Large Scale Interface |
| ASOS | Automated Surface Observing System |
| CCTM | Community Chemistry Transport Model |
| IRE | Institute Of Radio Engineers |