| Acronym | Meaning |
| APOL | Analytical Photonics And Opto-Electronics Laboratory |
| BCCB | Baseline Change Control Board |
| FIPS | Federal Information Processing Standard |
| E | Epsilon |
| IIOE | International Indian Ocean Expedition |
| SLAP | Shuttle Laser Altimeter Prototype |
| MW | Microwave |
| L2D2 | Lightweight LORAN Digital Dropsonde |
| CCMS | CCM0B |
| WEFAX | Weather Facsimile |