| Acronym | Meaning |
| MAIDS | Murine Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| OTEC | Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion |
| PTCA | Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty |
| SMART-1 | Small Missions For Advanced Research In Technology-1 |
| FFA | Flammable Fabrics Act |
| SESAME | Second European Stratospheric Arctic And Midlatitude Experiment |
| GTAW | Gas-tungsten Arc Welding |
| LASCR | Light-activated Silicon Controlled Rectifier |
| LSD-SCF | Local Superdirect-self-consistent Field |
| LOPC | Laser Optical Particle Counter |