| Acronym | Meaning |
| MERIE | Magnetically Enhanced Reactive Ion Etching |
| ISV | Initial Settling Velocity |
| SHED | Sealed Housing For Evaporative Detn. |
| HHG | High-order Harmonic Generation |
| CLEA | Collection Of Laws For Electronic Access |
| SSMS | Spark Source Mass Spectrometry |
| PACT | Process Automation Configuration Tool [EPRI Software] |
| CID | Configuration Interaction With Doubly Excited Configurations |
| KBES | Knowledge-based Expert System |
| LSPR | Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance |