| Acronym | Meaning |
| NDE | Nondestructive Evaluation |
| PATS | Program For Analysis Of Time Series |
| CM | Crew Module |
| OASCB | Orbiter Avionics Software Control Board |
| SDT | Shuttle Data Tape |
| DEFL | Deflect |
| GDSM | Ground Data Systems Manager |
| CEQ | Council On Environmental Quality |
| CRG | Change Review Group |
| MSTR | Master |