| Acronym | Meaning |
| DIS | Deep Inelastic Scattering |
| HTLV | Human T-lymphotropic Virus |
| FIIAA | Flow Injection Immunoaffinity Analysis |
| RTA | Rapid Thermal Annealing |
| AOB | Analytical Operations Branch (OSWER) |
| EOLM | Electro-optical Light Modulation |
| NTD | Neutron Transmutation Doping |
| UIHRS | Upflow Inclined High-rate Settlers |
| SART | Specific Alternation Of Rhythm In Temperature |
| THFA | Target Hartree-Fock Approximation |