| Acronym | Meaning |
| LOTUS | Lower Thermosphere And Upper Stratosphere |
| IRLS | Interrogation & Reading Location System |
| SHIRE | Southern Hemisphere Infrared Experiment |
| AC | Adirondac Conference |
| HSMT | Helical Scan Magnetic Tape |
| IUCR | International Union Of Crystallography |
| SLACE | Surface Layer Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment |
| PRECP | Program On Nonlinearity Of Acid Precipitation Process |
| MUSE | Monitor Of Ultraviolet Solar Energy |
| API | Application Program Interface |