| Acronym | Meaning |
| EGD | Evolved Gas Detection |
| AEM | Acoustic Emission Monitoring |
| CONCAWE | Conservation Of Clean Air And Water In Western Europe [European Community Organization] |
| FEWS | Fiber-optic Evanescent Wave Spectroscopy |
| CPP | Core Polarization Potential |
| FOE | First-order Exchange (in Electron-atom Scattering Calcn.) |
| PELAN | Pulsed Elemental Analysis With Neutrons |
| SPEELS | Spin-polarized Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy |
| XES | X-ray Emission Spectroscopy |
| AIROF | Anodic Iridium Oxide Film |