| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCIM | Standard Cubic Inches Per Minute |
| UPLK | Uplink |
| PRM | Payload Retention Mechanism |
| CONUS | Continental United States |
| CST | Crew Station Trainer |
| GMAL | General Electric Macro Assembly Language |
| BCD | Binary Coded Decimal |
| PAP | Product Assurance Plan |
| PIA | Preinstallation Acceptance |
| CNRL | Communications And Navigation Research Laboratory |