| Acronym | Meaning |
| APLI | Atmospheric Pressure Laser Ionization |
| ATM | Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
| AMC | Airborne Molecular Contamination |
| CVAFS | Cold Vapor At. Fluorescence Spectrometry |
| NRBC | Nucleated Red Blood Cells |
| LPME | Liquid-phase Microextraction |
| CBF | Core-binding Factor |
| MICS | Magnetospheric Ion Compn. Spectrometer |
| ACTI | Advanced Computational Technology Initiative |
| NEDB | National Exposure Database (HSE) |