| Acronym | Meaning |
| ATHENA | Advanced Thermal-Hydraulic Energy Network Analyzer |
| SLED | Single Large Expensive Disk |
| ALAP | As Low As Possible |
| NSRDS | National Standard Reference Data System |
| CDOS | Customer Data And Operations System |
| PMA | Platform Management Application |
| AML | Acronym Master List |
| STRATRAD | Strategic Management Of Research And Development |
| PDT | Product Development Team |
| STEM | Science Technology Engineering And Mathematics |