| Acronym | Meaning |
| PMEL | Pacific Marine Environment Laboratory |
| ORNL | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| AFSC | Air Force Systems Command |
| IRLS | Interrogation & Reading Location System |
| SMTP | Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
| GDP | GARP Data Processing |
| VISTA | Visual Terrain Analyzer |
| HIRRLS | High Resolution Research Limb Sounder |
| BOSS | Badge Office Security Sytem |
| FWPCA | Federal Water Pollution Control Act |