| Acronym | Meaning |
| TAEM | Terminal Area Energy Management |
| USRA | Universities Space Research Association |
| HMF | Hypergot Maintenance Facility |
| MHD | Multihead Disc |
| QPS | Quality Planning Specification |
| PPL | Provisioning Parts List |
| CAM | Content Addressable Memory |
| TCV | Temperature Control Voltage |
| DUM | Dummy |
| CADE | Controller/Attitude-Direct Electronics |