| Acronym | Meaning |
| PACX | Private Automatic Computer Exchange |
| DTF | Data Test Facility |
| ORCP | Ocean Ridge Crest Processes |
| ACE | Alliance For Clean Energy |
| NASDA | National Space Development Agency |
| GRI | Gas Research Institute |
| NEXUS | Next-generation Upper-air Sounding System |
| AX | Auxiliary Systems |
| EOLE | The French Program Like GHOST |
| AES | Atomic Emission Spectroscopy |