| Acronym | Meaning |
| AC | Alternating Current |
| ASI | Agenzia Spaxiale Italiano |
| APET | Accident Progression Event Tree |
| FIRE | First ISCCP Radiation Experiment |
| MODE | Mid-Oceanic Dynamics Experiment |
| DTC | Developmental Testbed Center |
| I2L | Integrated Injection Logic |
| IRD | Instrument Requirement Document |
| BCS | Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer |
| DS | Lightning Detection Systems |