| Acronym | Meaning |
| NWC | Naval Weapons Center (china Lake) |
| BOA | Basic Ordering Agreement |
| PSA | Problem Statement Analyzer |
| GPI | Government Preliminary Inspection |
| UOC | Usable On Code |
| ADSU | Air Direction Sensing Unit |
| WUF | Work Utilization Form |
| LCVP | Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel |
| RMS | Root-mean-square |
| IOPB | Input/output Parameter Buffer |