| Acronym | Meaning |
| PAGE | Program For The Advancement Of Geoscience Education |
| DIP DUAL IN-LINE PACKAGE | N/A |
| IWGMFS | International Working Group On Magnetic Field Satellites |
| DRMS | Data Record Management System |
| AP | Anomalous Propagation |
| I/O | Input/output |
| BIP | Balloon-borne (instrument) Platform |
| PIDC | Precision Instrument Development Center |
| LTLOG | Landsat Technical Working Group |
| BMRR | Brookhaven Medical Research Reactor |