| Acronym | Meaning |
| MO | Manned Orbiter |
| MS | Material Specification |
| CC | Carbon-Carbon |
| CRO | Cathode Ray Oscillograph(s) Or Oscilloscopes |
| RDR | Raw Data Recorder |
| CACC | Communications And Configuration Console |
| IPD | Information Processing Division |
| CMOS | Complementary Metal Oxide Silicon |
| BDCR | Baseline Document Change Request |
| JSLWG | Joint Spacelab Working Group |