| Acronym | Meaning |
| STOAT | Sewage Treatment Operation And Analysis Over Time [model] |
| MWPC | Multiwire Proportional Chamber |
| ND | Nitrification Denitrification |
| MAO | Methyl Aluminoxanes |
| NSF | Near-surface Fractionated (mantle) |
| ACC | Aquifer Contamination Control |
| GOOMEX | The Gulf Of Mexico Offshore Operations Monitoring Expt. |
| NGFI | Nerve Growth Factor-inducedpar |
| CHORUS | CERN Hybrid Oscillation Research Apparatus |
| GDR | German Democratic Republic |