| Acronym | Meaning |
| NIEHS | National Institute Of Environmental Health Science |
| HHW | Household Hazardous Waste |
| IMSD | Information Management And Services Division |
| LIS | Lightning Imaging Sensor |
| ASCII | American Standard Code For Information Interchange |
| DIBS | Dual Ion Beam Sputtering |
| RFDR | Radiofrequency-driven Dipolar Recoupling |
| APWR | Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor |
| BPR | Bromopyrogallol Red |
| BLAST | Burst Locations With Arc Second Telescope |