| Acronym | Meaning |
| OSA | Optical Society Of America |
| NCEP | National Centers For Environmental Prediction |
| ADI | Alternating Direction Implicit |
| MTC | Main Trunk Circuit |
| DD+ | Domestic Data Plus |
| AGC | Automatic Gain Control |
| EXAMETNET | Experimental Inter-American Meteorological Rocket Network |
| PFA | Prime Factor Algorithm |
| HRM | High Rate Multiplexer |
| MIZEX | Marginal Ice Zone Experiment |