| Acronym | Meaning |
| BUC | Backup Computer |
| CMAO | Contract Management Assistance Officer |
| BATT | Battery |
| MADS | Modular Auxiliary Data System |
| B&W | Black And White |
| MAC | Maximum Concentration Of Organics |
| ICC | Intercomputer Channel |
| GPL | General Purpose Laboratory |
| POGO | Polar Orbiting GeophYsical Observatory |
| SCS | Spacecraft Control System |