| Acronym | Meaning |
| BEW | Base (or Biological) Equivalent Weight |
| SNPS | Space Nuclear Power System |
| NDSC | Network For The Detection Of Stratospheric Change |
| KISS | KPNO International Spectroscopic Survey |
| GLAST | Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope |
| APG | Alkyl Polyglycosidepar |
| HAPEM | Hazardous Air Pollutant Exposure Model |
| CAQ | Computer Aided Quality Assurance |
| SPIPES | Spin Polarized Inverse Photoemission Spectroscopy |
| STD | Sexually Transmitted Disease |