| Acronym | Meaning |
| ATE | Automated Test Equipment |
| FPS | Frames Per Second |
| FMEC | Forward Master Events Controller |
| LP | Liquid Propellant |
| TB | Terminal Base |
| TAEM | Terminal Area Energy Management |
| PCA | Pneumatic Control Assembly |
| SMS | Shuttle Mission Simulator |
| ORLA | OPtimum Repair Level Analysis |
| OWF | OPtimum Working Frequency |