| Acronym | Meaning |
| SPNR | Spinner |
| VOR/ILS/MB | Vhf Omni Range/instrument Landing System/marker Beacon |
| BAUD | Characters Xmitted/sec Serially From A Computer Holding Reg |
| PFM | Plan For Maintenance |
| READS | Requirements Entry Allocation Decomposition System |
| GOSIP | Government Open Systems Interconnection Protocol |
| AWP | Awaiting Parts |
| YP | Patrol Craft (self-propelled)(misc) |
| VSTOL | Vertical/short Takeoff And Landing |
| PVSG | Periscope Visual Scene Generator |