| Acronym | Meaning |
| EAD | Energy And Air Division (EPA |
| PXBT | Expendable Bathythermograph (water Dropped Temperature Device) |
| PRAIRE | Polarization Radar Illinois Rainfall Experiments |
| TECOM | Test And Evaluation Command |
| OIR | Office Of Industry Relations |
| MTM | Mechanical Test Model |
| IAU | International Astronomical Union |
| EM | Evaluation Model |
| NOAANET | NOAA Network |
| NEXRAD | Next Radar |