| Acronym | Meaning |
| IRAF | Image Reduction And Analysis Facility |
| MAS | Millimeter-wave Atmospheric Sounder |
| SDSS | Sloan Digital Sky Survey |
| IR | InfraRed |
| DSO | Detailed Supplementary Objective |
| ZCG | Zeolite Crystal Growth |
| LLNL | Lawrence-Livermore National Laboratory |
| RCT | Radiometric Calibration Target |
| HAO | High Altitude Observatory |
| APL | Applied Physics Laboratory (at Johns Hopkins) |