| Acronym | Meaning |
| AMIE | Assimilative Mapping Of The Ionospheric Electrodynamics |
| PRAIRE | Polarization Radar Illinois Rainfall Experiments |
| NREN | National Research And Education Network |
| IQSY/EX | International Quiet Years Of The Sun Experiments |
| WATS | Wide Area Telecommunications Service |
| USAF | United States Air Force |
| EURATOM | European Atomic Energy Agency/Community |
| DOS | Department Of Space |
| FATS | FORTRAN Automatic Timing System |
| I/ O | Input/output |