| Acronym | Meaning |
| VNS | Vicarious Nucleophilic Substitution |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| TSR | Thermal Shock Resistance |
| ASHES | Axial Seamount Hydrothermal Emissions Study |
| DSPSE | Deep Space Probe Science Experiment |
| CFS | Cubic Feet Per Second |
| DEF | Dose Effect Factor |
| HCPA | Homomorphic Cluster Coherent Potential Approximation |
| NET | Norepinephrine Transporter |
| PAS | Photoacoustic Spectroscopy |