| Acronym | Meaning |
| SFE | Stacking Fault Energy |
| PQL | Practical Quantitation Levels (of Pollutants |
| DCCC | Droplet Counter Current Chromatography |
| RSF | Radial Structure Function |
| MTR | Minimum Technology Requirements (RCRA) |
| EGCM | Eddy-Resolving General Circulation Model |
| HPLS | Hierarchical Partial Least Squares |
| ITRS | International Technology Roadmap For Semiconductors |
| SHADOZ | Southern Hemisphere Additional Ozone Sounding Program |
| MINOS | Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search |