| Acronym | Meaning |
| YD | Floating Crane (non Self-propelled)(misc) |
| RFI | Radio Frequency Interference |
| FOD | Field Operations Division |
| IRST | Infrared Search And Track System |
| RTA | Receiver-transmitter Antenna |
| B | Bottom |
| CPD | Consolidated Procurement Directive (ntec-3930/27) |
| DEN | Data Element Number |
| ASWOC | Anti-submarine Warfare Operations Center |
| MTBMCF | Mean Time Between Mission Critical Failures |