| Acronym | Meaning |
| CARB | California Air Resources Board |
| AM | Amplitude Modulation |
| PIRAQ-III | PC-based Radar Acquisition ? 3rd Generation |
| HIMSS | High Resolution Microwave Spectrometer Sounder |
| MIMSA | Minority Institutions In Marine Sciences Association |
| ASSET | Aerothermodynamicelastic Structure Systems Environmental Tests |
| SISEX | Shuttle Imaging Spectrometer Experiment |
| ESIS | ESA Space Information Systems |
| VHS | Video-Home System |
| S&B | Salary And Benefits |