| Acronym | Meaning |
| BER | Bit Error Rate |
| CPF | Cargo Processing Facility |
| FACS | Finance And Control System |
| TA | Time Actual |
| SATAF | Shuttle Activation Task Force |
| MG | Middle Gimbal (YAW) |
| SAL | SALCSacramento Air Logistics Center |
| RAPS | Right AFT Propulsion System |
| DMP | DEU Message Processor |
| WBDI | Wideband Data Interleaver |