| Acronym | Meaning |
| PDS | Platform Data System |
| CDFS II | Cloud Depiction And Forecast System |
| EMI | Electromagnetic Radiation Interference |
| SLAC | Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (or Collider) |
| MATCH | McGill University; Technical Improvements To The Large-scale Spectral Element Ocean Model (SEOM) |
| HPD | Hourly Precipitation Data |
| ERTD | Environmental Research & Technology Division |
| THIR | Temperature And Humidity Infrared Radiometer |
| DPFC | Defense Program Field Council |
| MIDNET | N/A |