| Acronym | Meaning |
| CAT | Coordinated Analysis Of The Thermosphere |
| MS | The Company Microsoft |
| AGRICLIMSS | Agicultural Climate Service System |
| ESSIS | Earth System Science Information System |
| USJGOFS | United States Joint Global Ocean Flux Study |
| AA | Adverse Action |
| DWB | Library |
| ATLID | Atmospheric LIDAR |
| HARS | High-Altitude Route Structure Workstation |
| DPMI | DOS Protected Mode Interface |