| Acronym | Meaning |
| XRCF | X-ray Calibration Facility |
| NAS | National Academy Of Science |
| ESHRE | European Society For Human Reproduction And Embryolog |
| ACT | Activated Clotting Time |
| CAN | Cellulose Acetate Nitrate |
| COSE | Committee On Optical Science And Engineering |
| CIS | Characteristic Isochromat Spectroscopy |
| SCPW | Symmetrized Combination Of Plane Waves |
| SOCAB | South Coast Air Basin |
| ESDB | Endangered Species Database/Reach Scanlink |