| Acronym | Meaning |
| POSIX | Portable Operating System Interface For Computer Environments |
| AL/SPD | AL Special Programs Division |
| FICA | Federal Insurance Contributions Act |
| NEXAIR | Next Generation Upper Air System |
| CCM1 | Community Climate Model 1 |
| NHAP | National High Altitude Photography |
| ASRC | Atmospheric Sciences Research Center |
| EEPROM | Electronically Eraseable And Programmable Read Only Memory |
| IMOS | Inadvertent Modification Of The Stratosphere |
| D/RADEX | Digital Radar Experiment |