| Acronym | Meaning |
| IDE | Initial Design Evaluation |
| RTE | Responsible Test Engineer |
| GSFC | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| MDCS | Maintenance Data Collection System |
| LOAP | List Of Applicable Publications |
| MTEM | Maintenance Test Equipment Module |
| HMS | History Memory System |
| DBCI | DB With Respect To A Circular Polarized Antenna |
| PL | Postlanding (P/L Preferred) |
| N&G | Navigation And Guidance (G&N Preferred) |