| Acronym | Meaning |
| MSU | Mass Storage Unit |
| EEI | Edison Electric Institute |
| RASTER | (Remote) ASTER |
| ATM | Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
| NCIS | Nadir Climate Interferometer Spectrometer |
| LAMPS | Limited-Area Mesoscale Prediction System |
| MAC | Medium Access Control |
| GLWQA | Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement |
| SSM/I | Special Sensor Microwave Imager |
| GUI | Graphical User Interface |