| Acronym | Meaning |
| AS | Arsenic |
| MBA | Main Battle Area - Main Belt Asteroid - Masters Of Business Administration |
| TES | Tactical Event System |
| CTO | Chief Technical Officer - Chief Technology Officer |
| FSS | Fire Support Station |
| EI | Exbi |
| ALS | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Automatic Landing System |
| MPEC | Minor Planet Electronic Circular |
| NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| CHIP | California Highway Patrol |