| Acronym | Meaning |
| F | Forad |
| IOC | Initial Operating Capability |
| NPRM | Notice For Proposed Rule Making |
| UID | User Identification |
| AIS | Affiliate Information System |
| I/O | Input/output |
| SOO | Science And Operations Officer |
| TIP | Terminal Interface Processor |
| AEOS | Analytic Equation-of-state |
| AMS | American Mathematical Society |