| Acronym | Meaning |
| RAS | Royal Astronomical Society |
| ESTAR | Electrically Steered Thinned Array Radiometer |
| ARISTOTELES | Applications And Research Involving Space Technologies Observing The Earth's Field From Low Earth Orbiting Satellite |
| ITVF | Integration |
| ACCENT | Atmospheric Chemistry Of Combustion Emissions Near The Tropopause |
| FRG | Federal Republic Of Germany |
| DES | Data Encryption Standard |
| GAMIT | Not An Acronym |
| FFP | Firm Fixed Price |
| MS | The Company Microsoft |