| Acronym | Meaning |
| CWM | Chemical Waste Management |
| NIS | Sodium Iodide Symporter |
| VAM | Valid Analytical Measurement |
| ALMA | Analytical Laboratory Managers Association |
| IOC | Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
| ARPA | Augmented Random Phase Approximation |
| CDC | Center For Disease Control |
| LIGO | Laser-interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory |
| WEP | Weak Equivalence Principle |
| NFKB | Nuclear Factor Kappa B |