| Acronym | Meaning |
| MLS | Microwave Limb Sounder |
| EISA | Extended Industry Standard Architecture |
| TCP/IP | Transmission Control Program/Internet Protocol |
| JEFNIC | Jeffco Network Infrastructure Completion Project |
| OSD | Office Of Systems Development |
| GLOBEC | Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics |
| ACB | Air-operated Circuit Breaker |
| MAR | Modernization And Associated Restructing |
| PCRGA | Precipitation Chemistry |
| AIDJEX | Arctic Ice Dynamics Joint Experiment |