| Acronym | Meaning |
| APLE | Average Power Laser Experiment |
| ELVIS | ELectromagnetic Very Weak Instabilities Saturated |
| GTP | Geophysical Turbulence Program |
| GCTE | Global Change And Terrestrial Ecosystems |
| BFS | Business And Financial Services |
| SWEAT | Severe Weather Threat |
| P/L-EX | Payload Executive |
| FORTRAN | FORmula TRANslation |
| SIFE | Second ISLSCP Field Experiment |
| HEAO | High Energy Astronomy Observatory |