| Acronym | Meaning |
| RCM | Reliability Centered Maintenance |
| MALS | Marine Air Logistics Squadron |
| PCCL | Pre-contract Cost Letter |
| MAC | Months After Contract (award) |
| POSIX | Portable Operating System Interface |
| PME | Precision Measurement Equipment |
| SRD | System Readiness Test |
| NP | Power Turbine Speed |
| MTBMA | Mean Time Between Maintenance Action |
| EOFCS | Electro-optical Fire Control System (seafire) |