| Acronym | Meaning |
| PRISM | Portable Reuseable Integrated Software Nodules |
| STEP | Spec To Executable Program; |
| AFS | A Distributed Product Of Transarc |
| DT | Development Testing |
| OW | Outer Wing |
| NTIS | National Technical Information Service |
| ESA | Environmental Sensor Assessment |
| JON | Job Order Number |
| NAMO | Naval Air Maintenance Office (pax River) |
| UTM | Universal Transverse Mercator |