| Acronym | Meaning |
| FLP | Relocating Floating Point Interpreter |
| HST | Hubble Space Telescope |
| VAS | VISSR Atmospheric Sounder |
| ESS | Engineering Equipment Surveillance System |
| EMDS | Emergency Management Decision Support System |
| INSTAAR | Institute For Arctic And Alpine Research |
| DSL | Distributed Software Libraries |
| IOC | Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
| TTO/NAS | Transient Tracers In The Ocean (TTO)/North Atlantic Study |
| LMOS | Lake Michigan Ozone Study |