| Acronym | Meaning |
| CBR | Cosmic Background Radiation |
| DDM | Decoupled Direct Method |
| MIR | Mid Infrared |
| DRS | Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy |
| SNUR | Significant New Use Rule |
| CODEX | Centerband-only Detection Of Exchange |
| PBDE | Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether |
| DPT | Diffuse Phase Transition |
| ESW | Equivalent Slab Waveguide |
| HTTP | Hypertext Transfer Protocol |