| Acronym | Meaning |
| PDL | Program Design Language |
| ALA-O | Delta-aminolevulinic Acid Dehydrates |
| SCM | Stratospheric Circulation Model |
| VLBI | Very Long Baseline Interferometry |
| DECAFE | Dynamique Et Chimie De L'Atmosphere En Foret Equitoriale |
| ILI | Instrumentation And Laboratory Improvement |
| FOCAL | Programme Francais Ocean Et Climat Dans D'Atlantique Equatorial |
| MFM | Standard Hard Drives |
| BAC | Boeing Airplane Company |
| EIR | Eidgenossisches Institut Fur Reaktorforschung |