| Acronym | Meaning |
| NAIC | National Astronomy And Ionosphere Center |
| MAR | Modernization And Associated Restructing |
| PPO | Profiler Program Office |
| DBX | Debugger For UNIX |
| DASD | Direct Access Storage Device |
| ICMSSR | Interagency Committee For Meteorological Services And Supporting Research |
| MASI | Middle Atmosphere Science Initiative |
| AY | Sandia National Laboratory |
| ALPEX | Alpine Experiment |
| CBB | Contract Budget Baseline |