| Acronym | Meaning |
| VTO | Vertical Takeoff |
| DAMA | Demand Assigned Multiple Access (uhf Satellite) |
| SBIR | Small Business Innovative Research |
| PFA | Participating Field Activity |
| ASIS | Anti Submarine Information System |
| ECS | Engineering Change Support |
| MATE | Mainframe Automatic Test Equipment |
| PAR | Parts Approved Request |
| HI | High |
| DTS | Data Transfer System |