| Acronym | Meaning |
| NUSC | Naval Underwater Systems Center |
| TIC | Technical Information Center |
| PEP | Proposal Evaluation Plan |
| AEL | Allowance Equipage List |
| PNL | Panel |
| M/S | Milestone |
| EIOP | Extended Input/output Processor |
| AMP | Acquisition Management Plan |
| CIC | Combat Information Center |
| FD/LC | Fault Detection/location Subsystem |