| Acronym | Meaning |
| FOCSY | Foldover-corrected Correlation Spectroscopy |
| NSTX | National Spherical Torus Experiment |
| RCRA | Resource Conservation And Recovery Act Of 1976 |
| SRLS | Stimulated Raman Loss Spectroscopy |
| HSE | Heat-shock Element |
| SPM | Scanning Proton Microprobe |
| CCFL | Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp |
| SRXPS | Spin-resolved X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| DSRT | Deep Sea Reversing Thermometer |
| SDIO | Strategic Defense Initiative Organization |