| Acronym | Meaning |
| CM&S | Communications Maintenance And Storage |
| MBPS | Megabits Per Second |
| MEL | Master EquipmentList |
| M-M-L-S | Model-Modes-Loads-Stresses |
| FS | Full Scale |
| SPRT | Sequential Probability Ratio Test |
| MCDU | Multifunction CRT Display Unit |
| OPTB | Opposite |
| VP | Shuttle Payloads (KSC VO Dir. |
| LAAD | Los Angeles Aircraft Division (Rockwell) |