| Acronym | Meaning |
| RTE | Responsible Test Engineer |
| TGSE | Telemetry Ground Support Equipment |
| DCS | Design Criteria Specification |
| OSE | Orbiter Support Equipment |
| NNI-I | NASA Standard Initiator-Type I (was SMSI) |
| SRVL | Survival |
| GOP | GrGOPGround Operations Panel |
| ERP | Effective Radiation Power |
| DBGMP | DBIUData Bus Interface Unit |
| LOU | Input/Output Unit |