| Acronym | Meaning |
| VDI | Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (German Engineers Society) |
| COSE | Committee On Optical Science And Engineering |
| SBZ | Surface Brillouin Zone |
| BTCC | Biological Threat Characterization Centerpar |
| CDK | Cyclin Dependent Kinase |
| SASE | Self-amplified Spontaneous Emission |
| ITRS | International Technology Roadmap For Semiconductors |
| SCI | Super Configuration Interaction |
| MCLT | Minority Carrier Lifetime |
| TIC | Total Inorganic Carbon |