| Acronym | Meaning |
| GEM | Gas Electron Multiplier |
| MCT | MOS Controlled Thyristor |
| SSRM | Scanning Spreading Resistance Microscopy |
| CWP | Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis |
| ZF-NQR | Zero-field-nuclear Quadrupole Resonance |
| ECFS | Hot And Cold Potable Water (French; L'eau Chaude Et Froide Sanitaire) [a Class Of Pipe Application] |
| MBSCI | Minimum Basis Set Configuration Interaction |
| SCLCP | Side-chain Liquid-crystalline Polymer |
| BCRU | British Committee On Radiation Units And Measurements |
| ALAP | As Low As Practical |