| Acronym | Meaning |
| HRS | Hyper-Rayleigh Scattering |
| PCE | Polychromatic Erythrocytes |
| FAO | Frozen Atomic Orbital |
| TELS | Transmission Energy Loss Spectroscopy |
| BRS | Bibliographic Retrieval System |
| SMFS | Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy |
| CGR | Crack Growth Rate |
| SNO | Sudbury Neutrino Observatory |
| RCIS | Resource Center Information System |
| HMIX | Hazardous Materials Information Exchange |