| Acronym | Meaning |
| LBW | Laser-beam Welding |
| MOSIS | Metal Oxide Semiconductor Implementation Service |
| SLI | Somatic Liver Index |
| IGCC | Integrated Gasification Combined Cycles (electric Power Generation Technology) |
| WRDC | Wright Research And Development Center |
| CVFEM | Control Volume Finite Element Method |
| ESE | Electron Spin Echo |
| CPHSDM | Constant Pattern Homogeneous Surface Diffusion Model |
| QBM | Quantal Brownian Motion (model) |
| CTDO | Conductivity-Temperature-Depth-Oxygen Profiler |