| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACD | Atmospheric Chemistry Division |
| ALA-O | Delta-aminolevulinic Acid Dehydrates |
| CAST | Council For Agricultural Science And Technology |
| ORSTOM | Institut Francais Pour Le Developpment En Corporation |
| NSPI | National Society For Programmed Instruction |
| PCC | Profiler Control Center |
| ROC | Regional Observational Cooperative |
| AIRS | Advanced Inertial Reference Sphere |
| PACT | Professional Association Of Computing And Technology |
| MB | Megabits |