| Acronym | Meaning |
| BSU | Beam Steering Unit |
| MIDI | Musical Instrument Digital Interface |
| AACR | Angle-American Cataloging Rules |
| CAI | Computer-aided Instruction |
| AMS | Analysis Mass Spectrometer |
| WIFE | Wildfire Experiment |
| RISE | Radiative Inputs From Sun To Earth |
| TIE | The Institute Of Ecology |
| PDF | Probability Density Functions |
| ELVD | Every Launch Vehicle Directorate |