| Acronym | Meaning |
| I&T | Integration And Test |
| PCM | Punched Card Machine |
| SDVR | Single-Doppler Velocity Retrieval |
| AFA | American Forestry Association |
| LAS | LAGEOS Apogee Stage |
| JOI | Joint Oceanographic Institutions |
| ASIC | Application Specific Integrated Circuit |
| BIGIT | A Binary Digit |
| PDE | Partial Differential Equation |
| LCM | Large Core Memory |