| Acronym | Meaning |
| MATEX | Massive Air Tracer Experiment |
| ETA | A Subsidiary Of Control Data Corporation That Manufactures Supercomputers |
| ANL | Argonne National Laboratory |
| OBAC | Office Of Budget And Control |
| ASD | Aircraft Situation Display |
| AFP | Approved Financial/funding Plan |
| GALA | Geoscience Airborne Laser Altimeter |
| ASP | Astronomical Society Of The Pacific |
| MTC | Main Trunk Circuit |
| ITWIS | Integrated Terminal Weather Information System |