| Acronym | Meaning |
| BRL | Ballistics Research Laboratory |
| GEMPAK | General Meteorological Package |
| APG | Aberdeen Proving Ground |
| EOSP | Earth Observing Scannign Polarimeter |
| OA | Office Automation |
| ECR | Engineering Change Request |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organization |
| PDM | Pulse Duration Modulation |
| DR | Discrepancy Report |
| SCEP | Study Of Critical Environmental Problems |