| Acronym | Meaning |
| NTP | Network Time Protocol |
| AL/PIRD | AL Personnel |
| AFP | Advanced Flexible Processor |
| AXBT | Expendable Bathythermographs Air Dropped Temperature Device |
| DLT | Digital Linear Tape |
| HIAPER | High-Performance Instrumented Airborne Platform For Environmental Research |
| AP | Attached Payload |
| FPI | Fabry-Perot Interferometer |
| GCI | Global Change Institute |
| FTAM | File Transfer Access Management |