| Acronym | Meaning |
| CRISM | Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer For Mars |
| ASMA | Alpha-smooth Muscle Actins |
| RLS | Resonance Light Scattering |
| RTU | Remote Terminal Unit |
| SHC | Selective Hydrophobic Coagulation |
| VDAC | Voltage-dependent Anion Channel |
| EBHT | Electron Beam Hardening Treatment |
| PTGS | Picosecond Transient Grating Spectroscopy |
| IDEAL | International Digital Electronic Access Library |
| AFIS | Advanced Fiber Information System |