| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESD | Environmental Services Division (US EPA) |
| TIARA | Takasaki Ion Accelerator For Advanced Radiation Application |
| PERC | Passivated Emitter And Rear Cell (solar Cells) |
| MOT | Magnetooptical Trap |
| PSL | Polystyrene Latex |
| CEDRA | Controlled Simple Excitation For Dephasing Rotational Amplitudes |
| EFS | Elec. Field Stimulation |
| HIFU | High-intensity Focused Ultrasound |
| DEPT | Distortionless Enhancement By Polarization Transfer |
| BO | Brueckner Orbital |