| Acronym | Meaning |
| PCC | Profiler Control Center |
| ASIC | Application Specific Integrated Circuit |
| CAR | Central African Republic |
| PROM | Programmable Read-Only Memory |
| LITE | Lidar In Space Technology Experiment |
| CDC | Control Data Corporation |
| BDN | Bacteria-derived Nuclei |
| DISA | Defense Information Systems Agency |
| USERC | United States Environmental And Resources Council |
| MOCD | Magneto-optics Compact Disk |