| Acronym | Meaning |
| TCO | Transparent Conducting Oxide |
| CCFL | Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp |
| MOVPE | Metallo-organic Vapor-phase Epitaxy |
| HMG-COA | 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl Coenzyme A |
| SCPF | Self-consistent Polarization Field Method |
| TIARA | Takasaki Ion Accelerator For Advanced Radiation Application |
| ACEI | Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor |
| PIES | Partial Integration Exterior Scaling (in Calcns. On Resonance Positions And Lifetimes |
| CIDR | Controlled-internal Drug Release |
| AFS | AIRS Facility Subsystem (subsystem Of AIRS) |