| Acronym | Meaning |
| GCEC | Global Change And Ecological Complexity |
| ANACONDA | Intense Electron Beam Accelerator |
| D/L | Downlink |
| ECOD | Export Control Operations Division |
| MOS | Metal-oxide Semiconductor |
| AMC | Army Materiel Command |
| TDF | Technology Development Facility |
| IR | Infrared |
| BCD | Barcode Decal |
| NOAO | National Optical Astronomy Observatories |