| Acronym | Meaning |
| APDF | Accelerator Performance Demonstration Facility |
| LAGEOS | Laser Geodynamics Satellite |
| SUPERNET | Colorado-based State Network |
| PD | Positive Definite |
| STC | Society For Technical Communication |
| FAC | Friday Afternoon Club |
| PCAST | President's Council Of Advisers On Science And Technology |
| IAU | International Astronomical Union |
| OPPE | Office Of Policy |
| FAPS | Freedom Attached Payloads |