| Acronym | Meaning |
| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
| BASC | Board On Atmospheric Sciences And Climate |
| APL | Applied Physics Laboratory |
| AACS | Airborne Activity Confinement System |
| KRMS | Ka-band Radiometer Mapping System |
| FAN | File Array Notation |
| DIPS DMS IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM | N/A |
| DMMR | Distributed-Memory Microprocessor Systems |
| AIDS | Activity Information Data Systems |
| SAC-C | Argentina's Scientific Applications Satellite |