| Acronym | Meaning |
| FFTS | Fast-Fourier Transforms |
| OSL | Orbiting Solar Laboratory |
| STC | Sensitivity Time Control |
| DELNI | Digital Equipment Local Network Interconnect |
| RDC | Regional Data Center |
| SDM | Scientific Data Management |
| UNICOS | Unix Cray Operating System |
| CCPR | Coherent Cloud Physics Radar |
| ETAG | Educational Technologies Assistance Group |
| OGP | Office Of Global Programs |