| Acronym | Meaning |
| BPA | Blanket Purchase Award |
| NECHE | Northeast Colorado Hail Experiment |
| TCS | Thermal Control System |
| OPC | Optical Propagation Conference |
| HRDL | High-resolution Doppler Lidar |
| INQUA | International Quaternary Research Association Or International Association On Quaternary Research |
| JAROS | Japan Resources Observation System Organization |
| EDRS | European Data Relay Satellite |
| AF | Auxiliary Feed |
| IUPAC | International Union Of Pure And Applied Chemistry |