| Acronym | Meaning |
| BAA | Buy American Act |
| BSDI | Berkeley Software Design |
| NFS | Network File System |
| ISA | Instrument Society Of America |
| SCAR | Scientific Committee For Antarctic Research |
| EMU | Electromagnetic Units |
| PAGE | Program For The Advancement Of Geoscience Education |
| ASTER | Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer |
| OFDA | Office Of Foreign Disaster Assistance |
| IOC | Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |