| Acronym | Meaning |
| VISSR | Visible And Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer |
| LME | Layer Management Entity |
| RAG | Resource Accounting Group |
| DGPS | Differential Global Positioning System |
| FSDR | Final System Design Review |
| XUV | Extreme Ultraviolet |
| PROPHET | Program For Research On Oxidants |
| ECP | Engineering Change Proposal |
| CCMS | CCM0B |
| BMRR | Brookhaven Medical Research Reactor |