| Acronym | Meaning |
| A2LA | American Association For Laboratory Accreditation |
| CVA | Characteristic Vector Analysis |
| MPF | Maturation-promoting Factor |
| SISF | Superlattice Intrinsic Stacking Fault |
| MWC | Municipal Waste Combustor(s) |
| IMS | Intelligent Manufacturing Systems |
| CJD | Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease |
| IPDI | Isophorone Diisocyanate |
| RDS | Raman Difference Spectroscopy |
| DSS | Deep Seismic Sounding |