| Acronym | Meaning |
| CAS | Center For Automotive Safety |
| NCHPC | National Consortium For High Performance Computing |
| JEC | Joint-Evaluation Committee |
| TOGA | Tropical Ocean And Global Atmosphere Program(me) |
| GOS | Geomagnetic Observing System |
| NOC | Naval Oceanographic Command |
| MHD | Magnetohydrodynamic |
| GMU | Gyro Mechanical Unit |
| MD FILE | N/A |
| ESO | European Southern Observatory |