| Acronym | Meaning |
| UWIS | University Of Wisconsin At Green Bay |
| DB | Division Burden |
| ASCENT | Atmospheric Sounding |
| CBO | Congressional Budget Office |
| DIF | Data Interface Facility |
| OB | Optical Bench |
| VM/SP | Virtual Machine/System Product |
| CARA | Center For Astrophysical Research In Antarctica |
| AMTEL | Advanced Materials Testing & Evaluation Laboratory |
| AMU | Aqueous Makeup |