| Acronym | Meaning |
| SI | Surface Ionization |
| ASF | Atomic Sensitivity Factor |
| BEKP | Backscattered Electron Kikuchi Pattern |
| STRP | Short Tandem Repeat Polymorphism |
| KERD | Kinetic Energy Release Distribution |
| VCAM-1 | Vascular Cell Adhesion Mol. 1 |
| SCPM | Scanning Chemical Potential Microscopy |
| EUSIDIC | European Society For Information Dissemination In Chemistry |
| SMS | Single Molecule Spectroscopy |
| NLC | Nematic Liq. Crystal |