| Acronym | Meaning |
| ABMA | American Boiler Manufacturers Association |
| DIM | Dissolved Inorganic Matter |
| CCC | Counter Current Chromatography |
| ATG | Derivative Thermal Anal. |
| CAIBE | Chemically Assisted Ion Beam Etching |
| DEP | Diethyl Phthalate |
| QMAR | Quantitative Migration-activity Relationship |
| LEEBI | Low Energy Electron Beam Irradiation |
| ATM | Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
| BIPM | Bureau International Des Poids Et Mesures |