| Acronym | Meaning |
| HCSEL | Horizontal Cavity Surface Emitting Laser |
| NNDC | National Nuclear Data Center |
| NDI | Nondestructive Inspection |
| FIM | Field-Ion Microscopy |
| ICL | Interface Control Layer |
| PCILOCC | PCILO For Crystal Calculations |
| CSRS | Coherent Stokes-Raman Spectroscopy |
| DPH | Diamond Pyramid Hardness |
| AHR | Airway Hyperresponsiveness |
| CXC | Chandra X-ray Center |