| Acronym | Meaning |
| PAR | Performance Assurance Requirements |
| AEM | Application Evaluation Matrix |
| AFB | Air Force Base |
| NEC | Norman (Oklahoma) Evaluation Committees |
| IUPAB | International Union Of Pure And Applied Biophysics |
| DYNA | Structural Dynamics Analysis |
| ANS | Advanced Neutron Source |
| PDW | Preliminary Design Walk-through |
| FAGS | Federation Of Astronomical And Geophysical Services |
| ASSET | Aerothermodynamicelastic Structure Systems Environmental Tests |