| Acronym | Meaning |
| AECMA | European Association Of Aerospace Manufacturers |
| AEHA | Army Environmental Hygiene Agency |
| HAADF | High-angle Annular Dark-field |
| TCM | Total Capacitance Method |
| XANES | X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure |
| PLAP | Pulsed-laser Atom Probe |
| (PI)SDCI | (pi)-electron Singly And Doubly Excited CI |
| AGR | Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor |
| BLM | Bilayer Lipid Membrane |
| BPSG | Borophosphosilicate Glass |