| Acronym | Meaning |
| PICF | Principal Investigator Computing Facility |
| ODGA | Office Of Development And Government Affairs |
| AGM | Atmospheric Gas Measurements Section |
| LC | Inductance-capacitance |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| SERP | Strategic Environmental Research Program |
| VLA | Very Large Array |
| NTISS | National Telecommunications And Information Systems Security |
| WERC | World Environment And Resources Council |
| ZAMS | Zero Age Main Sequence |