| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASPR | Armed Services Procurement Regulation |
| FWPCA | Federal Water Pollution Control Act |
| GVAR | GOES Variable |
| ASM | American Society For Metals |
| GDP | Ground Data Processor |
| ARIS | Airborne Research Instrumentation System |
| EOB | Executive Office Building |
| LEADEX | Lead Experiment |
| SIBIZMIR | Siberian Institute Of Terrestrial Magnetism |
| ML | Mesa Laboratory |