| Acronym | Meaning |
| ECOD | Export Control Operations Division |
| DSN | Defense Switched Network |
| ELP | Emission Line Polarimeter |
| ASROC | Antisubmarine Rocket |
| ASW | Antisubmarine Warfare |
| BASIC | Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code |
| TIP | Terminal Interface Processor |
| TDLAS | Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy |
| UARC | Upper Atmosphere Research Corporation |
| ESL | Earth Sciences Laboratories |