| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICAR | International Cooperation In Aviation Research |
| OS/2 | A Multitasking Operating System Developed By IBM For Its PC-class Computers |
| INO | Institute For Naval Oceanography |
| IRCTR | International Research Centre For Telecommunication-transmission And RADAR |
| UVDM | Ultraviolet Double Monochromator |
| MSDOS | Microsoft Disk Operating System |
| POD | Probability Of Detection |
| UNCHE OR UNCHE | United Nations Conference On The Human Environment |
| IGPP | Institute Of Geophysics And Planetary Physics |
| SDS | Scientific Data Systems |