| Acronym | Meaning |
| CHESS | Community Health And Environmental Surveillance System |
| QPCR | Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| SASA | Solvent-accessible Surface Area |
| PIDAS | Portable Instantaneous Display And Analysis Spectrometer |
| RNO | Reaction Natural Orbital |
| LTMED | Low Temperature Multi-effect Distillation |
| PIAD | Plasma-ion Assisted Deposition |
| S/MTD | STOL Maneuvering Technology Demonstrator (program) |
| MCPB | (4-(2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxy)butyric Acid |
| RTU | Remote Terminal Unit |