| Acronym | Meaning |
| DTRD | Development Test Requirements Document |
| MAB | Master Acquisition Bus |
| IPS | IRME Initiator Resistance Measuring Equipment |
| LV | Lift Vector |
| EMI | Electromagnetic Interference |
| DLAT | Destructive Lot AccePtance Testing |
| PH | Personal Hygiene |
| CS | Control Segment |
| CCP | Contract Change Proposal |
| CCU | Communications Carrier Umbilical |