| Acronym | Meaning |
| FMVCP | Federal Motor Vehicle Control Program |
| APCAR | Angular Correlation Of Positron Annihilation Radiation |
| MILC | Metal Induced Lateral Crystallization |
| DEPC | Diethyl Pyrocarbonate |
| BIXS | Beta-ray Induced X-ray Spectrometry |
| CAB | Continental Arc Basalt |
| ORPA | Optimized Random Phase Approximation |
| RAILE | Retro-Assisted Imaging Laser Experiment |
| ALAP | As Low As Possible |
| AKH | Adipokinetic Hormone |