| Acronym | Meaning |
| UFC | Uniform Fire Code |
| CGDE | Contact Glow Discharge Electrolysis |
| ASLE | American Society Of Lubrication Engineers (USA |
| LBW | Laser-beam Welding |
| ALTER | Acceptable Long-term Exposure Range |
| LSDXS-SIC | Local-spin-density (with) Screened Exchange (and) Self-interactiond Correction |
| HRTEM | High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| BIOMOVS | Biosphere Model Validation Study |
| DADI | Direct Analysis Of Daughter Ions |
| CAIBE | Chemically Assisted Ion Beam Etching |