| Acronym | Meaning |
| COED | Computer Optimized Experimental Design |
| VIRTIS | Visual IR Spectral And Thermal Spectrometer |
| NSC | National Safety Council |
| TSCA | Toxic Substances Control Act |
| UA | Unequilibrated Aggregate (interplanetary Dust Particle) |
| AGNIC | Agriculture Network Information Center |
| NAMA | National Air Monitoring Audits |
| ABXP | Ab Initio Dv-x.alpha. Point Charge Approxn. (in Solid Surface Electronic Structure Calcn.) |
| APSIS | Athenian Photochem. Smog Intercomparison Of Simulations |
| STORET | Storage And Retrieval Of U.S. Waterways Parametric Data |