| Acronym | Meaning |
| NVIS | Near Vertical Incident Skywave |
| SLWT | Side Loading Warping Tug (landing Craft) |
| SASTS | Submarine Advanced Signal Training System |
| ARDM | Medium Auxiliary Repair Dry Dock (non Self-propelled) |
| DH | Decision Height |
| PCOTES | Prototype Carrier Operational Test And Evaluation System |
| FFS | Force Feel System |
| TRD | Test Requirement(s) Document (data) |
| MIPR | Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request |
| MCBF | Mean Cycles Between Failures |